Claudio Reyna

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Claudio Reyna
Personal information
Full name	Claudio Reyna
Date of birth	July 20, 1973 (age 33)
Place of birth	Livingston, NJ, United States
Height	5'9
Position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Manchester City
Number	6
Youth clubs
1991-1994	University of Virginia
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1995-1997 1997-1999 1999-2001 2001-2003 2003-	Bayer Leverkusen VfL Wolfsburg Rangers Sunderland Manchester City	28 (0) 48 (6) 64 (10) 28 (3) 64 (4)
National team**
1994-2006	United States	112 (8)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 September 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2006.

Claudio Reyna (born July 20, 1973 in Livingston, New Jersey), is the son of an Argentinean father and Portuguese mother. He was the captain of the U.S. national team before retiring from international soccer immediately following the USA's exit from the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Reyna, a midfielder, plays his club football for Manchester City in the FA Premier League.

Contents 1 High School 2 College 3 Bundesliga 4 Rangers 5 Premiership 6 National Team 7 External links

[edit] High School

Reyna attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in New Jersey, and was a teammate of Gregg Berhalter. He graduated in 1991. St Benedict's was undefeated (65-0) during Reyna's three years on the team. Reyna is the only two-time Parade Magazine's national high school Player of the Year.

[edit] College

Reyna played college soccer at the University of Virginia, where he was coached by former U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena, winning the Hermann Trophy in 1993 and the MAC Award in 1992 and 1993.

[edit] Bundesliga

He first joined the Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, but received little playing time there, and later transferred to fellow Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, where he was far more successful. At Wolfsburg, he became the first American to captain a major European club.

[edit] Rangers

He then was transferred to Rangers in Scotland, playing there for almost three years (January 1999 to December 2001). Despite building his reputation on the national team as a creative midfielder, he spent most of his years at Rangers playing either defensive midfield or right back.

[edit] Premiership

From Rangers, he transferred to Premiership side Sunderland.

In October 2002, he injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, keeping him out of action for the rest of the 2002-2003 season. With Sunderland's relegation that season they could not afford Reyna's high wage demands, and the Black Cats sold him to Manchester City in the 2003 off-season. Reyna had further injury troubles in his first season for City, but returned to the starting lineup at the end of the season.

[edit] National Team

As a U.S. national player, Reyna got his first cap against Norway on January 15, 1994. He was a member of the team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but did not play due to injury. Reyna did play in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. Despite sitting out the opening match, a 3-2 upset against Portugal, he was a key contributor in the next three US games -- a tie against South Korea, a loss to Poland, and a win over CONCACAF rival Mexico. In the quarterfinals the US lost to eventual runner-up Germany. He became the first American ever named as a starter on the World Cup's all-tournament team. He also represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Summer Olympics.

For the fourth consecutive time, Reyna was named to the U.S. World Cup roster on May 2, 2006. However, Reyna's form was lacking in this tournament culminitating with getting stripped of the ball by Haminu Dramani in front of goalkeeper Kasey Keller who was helpless to stop Ghana from taking a surprising early lead. Reyna was subbed out of the crucial match after just 40 minutes with the US a goal behind. With Reyna on the sidelines, the Americans pressed forward confidently, scoring an equalizer 3 minutes later through Clint Dempsey before losing on a controversial penalty kick.

On June 23, 2006, the day after the U.S. was eliminated from the World Cup, Reyna announced his retirement from the national team. He ended his storied career with 112 caps, 8 goals and 12 assists.

In Britain, he is frequently referred to as Captain America because of his status as captain of the U.S. national team. That title may change, however, after his retirement from international play [1].

Reyna married the former Danielle Egan in July 1997, one week after attending the FIFA All-Star Game in Hong Kong and two weeks after the U.S. team’s qualifier in El Salvador. They have two children: Jack, who was born in 1999, and Giovanni, who was born in 2002. His wife was a former member of the United States women's national soccer team.

[edit] External links

• Claudio Reyna articles on Yanks Abroad
• Claudio Reyna's U.S. Olympic Team bio
• Leverkusen who's who
• Sam's Army Profile

	United States squad - 1994 World Cup
1 Meola | 2 Lapper | 3 Burns | 4 Kooiman | 5 Dooley | 6 Harkes | 7 Perez | 8 Stewart | 9 Ramos | 10 Wegerle | 11 Wynalda | 12 Sommer | 13 Jones | 14 Klopas | 15 Moore | 16 Sorber | 17 Balboa | 18 Friedel | 19 Reyna | 20 Caligiuri | 21 Clavijo | 22 Lalas | Coach: Milutinović

	United States squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Friedel | 2 Hejduk | 3 Pope | 4 Burns | 5 Dooley | 6 Regis | 7 Wegerle | 8 Stewart | 9 Moore | 10 Ramos | 11 Wynalda | 12 Agoos | 13 Jones | 14 Preki | 15 Deering | 16 Sommer | 17 Balboa | 18 Keller | 19 Maisonneuve | 20 McBride | 21 Reyna | 22 Lalas | Coach: Sampson

	United States squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Friedel | 2 Hejduk | 3 Berhalter | 4 Mastroeni | 5 O'Brien | 6 Regis | 7 Lewis | 8 Stewart | 9 Moore | 10 Reyna | 11 Mathis | 12 Agoos | 13 Jones | 14 Cherundolo | 15 Wolff | 16 Llamosa | 17 Beasley | 18 Keller | 19 Meola | 20 McBride | 21 Donovan | 22 Sanneh | 23 Pope | Coach: Arena

	United States squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Howard | 2 Albright | 3 Bocanegra | 4 Mastroeni | 5 O'Brien | 6 Cherundolo | 7 Lewis | 8 Dempsey | 9 Johnson | 10 Reyna | 11 Ching | 12 Berhalter | 13 Conrad | 14 Olsen | 15 Convey | 16 Wolff | 17 Beasley | 18 Keller | 19 Hahnemann | 20 McBride | 21 Donovan | 22 Onyewu | 23 Pope | Coach: Arena

Manchester City F.C. - Current Squad
1 Isaksson | 2 Richards | 3 Thatcher | 4 Jordan | 5 Dabo | 6 Reyna | 7 Ireland | 8 Barton | 11 Vassell | 12 Weaver | 14 Dickov | 15 Distin | 16 Onuoha | 17 Sun | 18 D. Mills | 20 Samaras | 21 Hamann | 22 Dunne | 24 Beasley | 25 Hart | 26 M. Mills | 27 Trabelsi | 28 Sinclair | 30 Corradi | 33 Johnson | 39 Laird | 43 Miller | Manager: Pearce