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Pepe Reina
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Reina Páez
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 25
Youth career
EF Madrid Oeste
1995–1999 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Barcelona B 41 (0)
2000–2002 Barcelona 30 (0)
2002–2005 Villarreal 109 (0)
2005– Liverpool 182 (0)
International career‡
1999 Spain U17 2 (0)
2000 Spain U18 1 (0)
2000–2003 Spain U21 20 (0)
2005– Spain 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:24, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Template:Spanish name 2 José Manuel "Pepe" Reina Páez (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse maˈnwel ˈreina ˈpa.eθ]; born 31 August 1982), is a Spanish footballer who is currently playing as a goalkeeper for the English Premier League side Liverpool and the Spain national football team.

The son of famed FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Miguel Reina, Reina began his career with the FC Barcelona youth team and made his La Liga debut in the 2000-01 season. He signed for Villarreal in 2004. However, he soon moved on to Liverpool and making his debut in 2005. He instantly became first-choice goalkeeper and won his first major honour in 2006, the FA Cup. He saved three out of four West Ham united penalties in the final to help win the trophy. In 2007, Liverpool reached the Champions League Final, matching the feat achieved by his father in 1974, but they lost to A.C. Milan. Reina has set a number of goalkeeping records for Liverpool and he won the Premier League Golden Glove award for clean sheets in four of his first five seasons at the club.

At international level, Reina played for Spain's youth team, winning the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in 1999. He made his senior debut in 2005, and has generally been selected as the second-choice keeper behind Iker Casillas. He was part of the Spain squad for the 2006 World Cup and made one appearance in their victorious Euro 2008 campaign, earning him his first international honour. In 2010 he won FIFA World Cup with Spain, despite not making an appearance in the competition.

Club career

Early career

Son of a former FC Barcelona goalkeeper, Reina began his football career in the youth academy of Barcelona, the La Masia. From 1997 he played as a first-choice goalkeeper for the Barcelona reserve side, which then competed in the third tier in the Spanish football pyramid. In 2000 Aged 18 he was called up for the Barcelona first-team, after the first and second choice goalkeepers, Richard Dutruel and Frances Arnau, suffered injuries. According to the first-team coach Serra Ferrer, who had called up Reina, the keeper showed great promise, but after a couple of months Ferrer was himself fired and Reina demoted from first team action.[2] Two years later, in 2002, he was loaned out Villareal, becoming their first-choice goalkeeper. Following some good performances, he caught the attention of Liverpool.

Liverpool

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Reina playing for Liverpool in 2007.

Reina 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, now known as The New Saints, in the first qualifying round for the 2005-06 UEFA Champions League.

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

The season turned out to be a successful one for Liverpool as they improved upon the previous year'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 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's James Beattie headed past him into the Liverpool net in Liverpool's 3-1 win over their Merseyside rivals, on 28 December 2005. Reina also broke Liverpool FC's consecutive clean-sheet record, with 11 between October and December 2005. Mineiro, of São Paulo, finally scored past him on 18 December 2005, during the FIFA Club World Cup Final.

A big talking point in the season occurred on 5 February 2006, in a league game against Chelsea. Reina, having made a challenge on Eiður Guðjohnsen moments earlier, was controversially sent off for patting the face of Arjen Robben, who fell down theatrically.[3], described as "going down like he'd been sledgehammered" by pundit Alan Hansen. Liverpool ended up losing the game 2-0 and Reina was given a three match ban.

On 16 April 2006, Reina celebrated his 50th appearance for Liverpool by keeping a clean sheet against Blackburn Rovers. As a result, he holds a Liverpool record for the fewest goals conceded by a keeper in their first 50 games. The previous record was set by Ray Clemence in 1970-71, when he conceded 32 goals. Reina conceded just 29.

In May 2006, Reina was awarded the Premier League's Golden Glove award for keeping 20 clean sheets in the 2005-06 season.

In the final domestic game of the season - the FA Cup Final on 13 May 2006 - Reina made a number of errors to allow the Hammers to lead 3-2. Steven Gerrard saved Reina's blushes with a late equaliser, before the goalkeeper made a crucial save in extra time. The match ended 3-3 and went to penalties, where Reina saved three out of four penalties to gain the cup win.

During the 2006-07 season, despite making early season blunders (most notably against Liverpool city rivals Everton in a 3-0 defeat), Reina's status as Liverpool's number-one keeper was further cemented by Dudek's conceding nine goals within a week in two cup ties against Arsenal. After the 2007 Champions League semi-final first-leg against Chelsea, Reina was awarded man of the match by Liverpool supporters thanks to a string of superb saves, including two stunning saves from England midfielder Frank Lampard. He repeated his good form in the second leg, keeping a clean sheet. The match went to a penalty shootout, where Reina reinforced his penalty-saving reputation, stopping two of the three Chelsea kicks as Liverpool won 4-1. On his return home from the match, he discovered his house in Woolton had been burgled. Three weeks later, in Athens, Reina became only the third player to follow in his father's footsteps by appearing in a European Cup final. Reina signed a new deal with Liverpool - until 2012 - on 7 June 2007.[4]

In August 2007, Reina once again won the Premier League's Golden Glove Award for the second successive season, after keeping 19 clean sheets in the 2006-07 Premier League campaign.[5][6]

On 2 February 2008, Reina became the quickest goalkeeper in Liverpool history to keep a half century of clean sheets. He hit the milestone during a 3-0 win against Sunderland, on his 92nd league outing, beating the previous record by three.[7] He then went on to tie with Petr Cech for the Barclays Golden Glove award for the season, but the latter was awarded the trophy with a better goals to game ratio. Reina signed a new contract with Liverpool, replacing his previous one. The contract keeps him at Anfield until 2016. About signing for such a long time he said “Why commit? Because I am happy here and I think the club is happy too. I see no reason to leave.”[8]

Reina got his 2010-11 season off to a mixed start, making some world class saves against Arsenal in Liverpool's opening Premier League fixture, before pushing Marouane Chamakh's effort into his own goal. Manager Roy Hodgson, Club captain Steven Gerrard and vice-captain Jamie Carragher were all quick to get behind Reina and back him to not let the mistake affect his season.[9][10][11]

However, he seemed slightly edgy which is expected in the following Europa League game. But true to his steely determination and label as one of the best goalkeepers in the world he kept a clean sheet and ensured that Liverpool go into the second leg with a 1-0 advantage.

International career

Reina has been a regular in the Spain squad, mostly as the second choice keeper after Iker Casillas. He was part of the team that won the Euro 2008 but only played one game in the finals. He played a full game against Greece which Spain won 2-1.

In October 2008, he and Casillas broke the national record for the longest time spent without conceding a goal. They went unbeaten for 710 minutes, longer than the legendary Andoni Zubizarreta and Francisco Buyo. Wesley Sonck of Belgium ended their goalless streak when he scored against them in a 2010 World Cup qualifying match. In July 2010 he won FIFA World Cup in South Africa with Spain, despite failing to make an appearance in the competition.

Personal life

Reina married longtime girlfriend Yolanda Ruiz in Córdoba on 19 May 2006,[12] before joining up with the Spanish national squad for the 2006 World Cup. The couple have two daughters, Grecia (born February 25, 2007) and Alma (born July 30, 2008). He is also the next door neighbour of Liverpool striker and Spanish international Fernando Torres.[13][14]

His father Miguel Reina was in goal for Atlético Madrid in the 1974 European Cup Final which they lost to FC Bayern Munich 4-0 in a replay after the first match finished 1-1.

Although a steely and serious figure in his role as goalkeeper, Reina is known for his exuberant, jester-like character off the pitch, often entertaining his teammates with jokes and songs[15][16], and famously acting as a crowd-pleasing master of ceremonies at Spain's official victory celebrations following the 2008 European Championship[17] and the 2010 World Cup[18].

Statistics

  • Correct as of 6 February 2010

(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 2009-10 38 17 1 0 0 0 13 4 0 0 52 21
2008-09 38 20 2 0 0 0 11 5 0 0 51 25
2007-08 38 18 0 0 0 0 14 6 0 0 52 24
2006-07 35 19 0 0 1 0 14 7 1 0 51 26
2005-06 33 20 5 2 0 0 13 7 2 1 53 30
Liverpool Total 182 94 8 2 1 0 65 29 3 1 259 126
Club Season La Liga Spanish Cup - Europe Others Total
App Cl.S. App Cl.S. App Cl.S. App Cl.S. App Cl.S. App Cl.S.
Villarreal 2004-05 37 14 0 0 - - 19 ? 0 0 57 14
2003-04 38 10 0 0 - - 15 ? 0 0 53 ?
2002-03 30 8 0 0 - - 4 ? 0 0 37 ?
Villarreal Total 105 32 0 0 - - 38 ? 0 0 147 ?
Barcelona 2001-02 11 4 1 ? - - 4 1 0 0 16 5
2000-01 19 ? 7 ? - - 7 ? 0 0 33 ?
Barcelona B 2000-01 11 ? - - - - - - 0 0 11 ?
1999-00 30 ? - - - - - - 0 0 30 ?
Barcelona Total 71 ? 8 ? - - 11 ? 0 0 90 ?
Overall Total 346 ? 15 ? 1 0 106 ? 3 1 471 ?

Honours

Club

Runner Up:

Country

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Liverpool Squad Profile". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  2. ^ Roy, Joaquín (2009). Football, European Integration, National Identity: The Case of FC Barcelona. ECSA. p. 3-5.
  3. ^ "Mourinho in a mess". BBC News. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Reina pens new Liverpool contract". BBC Sport. 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
  5. ^ "REINA NETS GOALKEEPING AWARD". Retrieved 9 August 2007.
  6. ^ "Reina has the safest hands". Retrieved 9 August 2007.
  7. ^ "Pepe breaks Anfield record". Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  8. ^ http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2010/04/08/pepe-reina-signs-new-six-year-deal-at-liverpool-fc-92534-26197801/
  9. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8916002.stm
  10. ^ http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/stevie-reina-will-make-up-for-it
  11. ^ http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/carra-pepe-will-bounce-back
  12. ^ www.bendykopsit.com - May 2006
  13. ^ Liverpool star Crouch breaks nose
  14. ^ Esperan a su hija Grecia para el duelo de Anfield
  15. ^ Reina celebrates on the plane after winning the European Cup, 2008
  16. ^ Reina sings to Iker Casillas and his girlfriend after winning the 2010 World Cup
  17. ^ Video: Pepe Reina MC's Spain's 2008 European Championship victory celebration
  18. ^ Video: Pepe Reina MC's Spain's 2010 World Cup victory celebration

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