Durval

Early career

Born in Cruz do Espírito Santo, Paraíba, Durval began his career playing as a midfielder for amateur side Flamengo de São Felipe. Known as Pedrão at the time, he caught the eye of local scouts and was invited to join Confiança de Sapé in 1995, and he would make his first team debut in the 1999 Campeonato Paraibano. Shortly after making his senior debut, where he would play some matches as a centre-back due to squad shortage, Durval moved to Unibol to play in the 1999 Série C, returning to the midfield position and adopting his current nickname. He returned to his native state in 2002, signing for Botafogo-PB; initially used as a left-back, he established himself as a starter in the centre-back position in the following year, as his side narrowly missed out promotion from the Série C and won the 2003 Paraibano, his first state league title. Ahead of the 2004 season, Durval moved to Brasiliense, helping the side to win the year's Campeonato Brasiliense and the 2004 Série B. In the latter tournament, he scored the winner in a 1–0 away win over Fortaleza which assured the team's first-ever promotion to the Série A.

Atlético Paranaense

On 1 January 2005, Atlético Paranaense sign Durval from Brasiliense. Initially a backup option, he established himself as a starter and made his top tier debut on 24 April, starting in a 1–0 home loss to Ponte Preta. Durval was a regular starter of Atlético in their 2005 Copa Libertadores run, but saw his playing time…

On 13 November 2012, Durval was called up to the Brazil national team by head coach Mano Menezes for the year's Superclásico de las Américas against Argentina, as both sides only called up local players. He made his full international debut eight days later, starting in a 2–1 loss in the second leg at the La Bombonera.

Club

International

Botafogo-PB Campeonato Paraibano: 2003 Brasiliense Campeonato Brasiliense: 2004 Atlético Paranaense Campeonato Paranaense: 2005 Sport Campeonato Pernambucano: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014 Copa do Brasil: 2008 Copa do Nordeste: 2014 Santos Campeonato Paulista: 2010, 2011, 2012 Copa do Brasil: 2010 Copa Libertadores: 2011 Recopa Sudamericana: 2012