José Manuel Reina

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José Reina
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Reina Páez
Date of birth August 31, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth    Madrid, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Nickname Pepe
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Liverpool
Number 25
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999-2000
2000-2002
2002-2005
2005-		 FC Barcelona B
FC Barcelona
Villarreal CF
Liverpool		 041 (0)
030 (0)
109 (0)
063 (0)   
National team2
2005- Spain 005 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 14:28, 5 April 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 15 November 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

José Manuel Reina Páez (born 31 August 1982 in Madrid, Spain), is commonly known as Pepe Reina (his preferred nickname), or José Reina. He is a goalkeeper, son of famed Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Miguel Reina Santos, and currently plays club football for Liverpool.

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[edit] Career

Although he was born in Madrid, Reina started his career with FC Barcelona. He made his debut for the Catalan team at the age of 18. During the UEFA Cup 2000-01 campaign he played against what was to be his current team, Liverpool, in the semi-final.

To get some first team football he joined Villarreal CF on loan in 2002. The switch was made permanent in 2004 and Reina helped Villareal to secure a UEFA Champions League position at the end of the 2004–05 season, saving seven out of nine spot kicks.

He was signed by Liverpool from Villarreal in July 2005, with manager Rafael Benítez hailing him as "the best goalkeeper in Spain". Reina made his Liverpool debut against Total Network Solutions F.C. (TNS) in the 1st qualifying round for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League.

For the 2005–06 season Reina has took over as Liverpool's first choice goalkeeper, relegating 2005 Champions League hero Jerzy Dudek to the bench. Also at the start of the season Reina made his international debut for Spain in a friendly match against Uruguay on 17 August 2005. Spain won 2-0.

The season turned out to be a successful one for Liverpool as they improved upon the previous season's league placing and won the FA Cup. It was also a huge success personally for Reina as he notched up various new Liverpool records. On 3 December 2005 Reina kept his sixth consecutive clean sheet against Wigan Athletic F.C. in the Premier League to break the Liverpool club record for successive clean sheets in the Premiership era. He surpassed David James' record of five games from the 1996–97 season. Reina's incredible run ended at eight league games when Everton F.C.'s James Beattie headed past him into the Liverpool net in Liverpool's 3-1 win over their Merseyside rivals on 28 December 2005.

A big talking point in the season occurred on 5th February 2006 in a league game against Chelsea F.C.. Reina, having made a clumsy challenge on Eiður Guðjohnsen moments earlier, was controversially sent off for putting his hand on Arjen Robben's face, who fell down somewhat easily and theatrically.[1] Liverpool ended up losing the game 2-0 and Reina was given a three match ban. The media however roundly condemned Robben.

On 16 April 2006 Reina celebrated his 50th appearance for Liverpool by keeping a clean sheet against Blackburn Rovers F.C.. As a result he holds a Liverpool record for the fewest number of goals conceded by a 'keeper in their first fifty games. The previous record was held by Ray Clemence in 1970–71 for conceding only 32 goals, while Pepe conceded only 29.

In May 2006 Reina was awarded the Premier League's golden Gloves award for keeping 20 clean sheets in the 2005-06 season. His performances put him ahead of Manchester United F.C.'s Dutch keeper Edwin van der Sar (18) and the previous year's winner Petr Čech of Chelsea (17).[2]

In the final domestic game of the season — the FA Cup Final on 13 May 2006 — Reina was both a villain and a hero as Liverpool defeated West Ham United F.C.. During the normal time Reina made a number of errors to allow the Hammers to lead 3-2. Steven Gerrard saved Reina's blushes with a late equaliser, and then Reina made a crucial save in extra-time. The match ended 3-3 and went to penalties, where Reina lived up to his penalty saving reputation as he saved three out of four penalties. Liverpool won the cup and Reina was a hero again.

During the 2006-2007 season, Reina was guilty of commiting a string of embarrassing mistakes which lead to Liverpool slipping down the Premier League table. However, manager Rafael Benitez continued to place his faith in Reina and as a result the Spaniard's form began to slowly return. Reina once again restored his defensive record thanks to a series of saves in all competitions. Reina's status as Liverpool's number one keeper was further cemented by Liverpool's second keeper Jerzey Dudek conceding two "easy to save" goals in the FA Cup tie against Arsenal F.C.. Liverpool fans responded to Dudek's lacklustre performance by claiming that Reina would have easily saved the first goal and the third. They also claimed that Reina would have had no trouble with the second. Reina was once again Liverpool's number one. When the reds played Arsenal again at Anfield on the 31st of March 2007, Reina played a key part in helping manager Rafael Benitez mastermind a 4-1 victory over the Gunners, providing a world-class save by somehow managing to push Emmanuel Adebayor's goal-bound header onto the post.

[edit] Personal life

Reina married long term girlfriend Yolanda Ruiz in Cordoba on 19 May 2006[3], before joining up with the Spanish national squad for the 2006 World Cup. The couple have one daughter, Grecia, born in February 2007.[4][5]

[edit] Statistics

Cl.S. = Clean sheets

Club Performance
Club Season Premiership FA Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Cl.S. App Cl.S. App Cl.S. App Cl.S. App Cl.S. App Cl.S.
Liverpool FC 2006-07 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
2005-06 33 20 5 2 0 0 13 7 2 1 53 30
Total 33 20 5 2 0 0 14 7 3 1 55 30
Club Season La Liga Spanish Cup - Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Villarreal 2004-05 38 0 0 0 - - 19 0 0 0 57 0
2003-04 38 0 0 0 - - 15 0 0 0 53 0
2002-03 33 0 0 0 - - 4 0 0 0 37 0
FC Barcelona 2001-02 11 0 1 0 - - 4 0 0 0 16 0
2000-01 19 0 7 0 - - 7 0 0 0 33 0
FC Barcelona B 2000-01 11 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 11 0
1999-00 30 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 30 0
Overall Total 213 0 12 0 0 0 63 0 3 0 292 0

[edit] Career Honours

[edit] Honours As Player

[edit] Flag of Spain Villarreal

Winner

[edit] Flag of England Liverpool

Winner

Runner Up

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4744098.stm
  2. ^ Reina wins Golden Gloves. Retrieved on May 11, 2007.
  3. ^ http://www.bendykopsit.com/bendykopsit/bendykopsit.php/2006/05/
  4. ^ Liverpool star Crouch breaks nose
  5. ^ Esperan a su hija Grecia para el duelo de Anfield

[edit] External links


Flag of Spain Spain squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Flag of Spain

1 Casillas | 2 Salgado | 3 Pernía | 4 Marchena | 5 Puyol | 6 Albelda | 7 Raúl | 8 Xavi | 9 Torres | 10 Reyes | 11 García | 12 López | 13 Iniesta | 14 Alonso | 15 Ramos | 16 Senna | 17 Joaquín | 18 Fàbregas | 19 Cañizares | 20 Juanito | 21 David Villa | 22 Pablo | 23 Reina | Coach: Aragonés
Liverpool F.C. - Current Squad

1 Dudek | 2 Arbeloa | 3 Finnan | 4 Hyypiä | 5 Agger | 6 Riise | 7 Kewell | 8 Gerrard | 9 Fowler | 10 Luis García | 11 Mark González | 12 Fábio Aurélio | 14 Xabi Alonso | 15 Crouch | 16 Pennant | 17 Bellamy | 18 Kuyt | 20 Mascherano | 22 Sissoko | 23 Carragher | 25 Reina | 26 Anderson | 29 Paletta | 30 Padelli | 32 Zenden | 38 Lindfield | 39 Darby | 42 El Zhar | Manager: Benítez
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