José Manuel Reina Páez
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José Manuel "Pepe" Reina Páez (xoˈse maˈnwel ˈreina ˈpa.eθ; born 31 August 1982), is a Spanish footballer who is currently playing as a goalkeeper for English Premier League team Liverpool
. Reina is well known for his distribution, and ability to save penalties. José Manuel is the 2nd vice-captain for Liverpool in the absence of Jamie Carragher
and Steven Gerrard
. In the 2010-11 season he made his 100th Premier League clean sheet for Liverpool, in a 3-0 win against Aston Villa.
The son of famed FC Barcelona
and Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Miguel Reina
, Reina began his career with the 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 made 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. 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 won the Premier League Golden Glove
award for clean sheets in first three seasons at the club and is regarded by some as the best goalkeeper in the premier league and and the world.
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.
Reina has been an ever-present fixture for Liverpool in the league since the start of the 2007-08 season. He is also the record holder for appearances by a Spanish player in the Premier League, with more than 200 appearances in just the first five seasons, 108 of the 219 appearances being clean sheets.
goalkeeper, Miguel Reina
, José Manuel began his football career in the youth academy of Barcelona, 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 Francesc 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. Two years later, in 2002, he was loaned out Villarreal
, becoming their first-choice goalkeeper. Following some good performances, he caught the attention of Liverpool .
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 season on 17 August 2005, Reina made his international debut for Spain
in a friendly against Uruguay
. Spain won 2–0.
The season turned out to be successful 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 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 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., described as "going down like he'd been sledgehammered" by pundit (and ex-Liverpool player) 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.
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.
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. He then went on to tie with Petr Čech
for the Barclays Golden Glove award for the season, but Cech 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.”
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. In the Europa League match against SSC Napoli, in the second half both Gerrard and Carragher were absent, so Reina once again captained the team to a credible 0–0 draw.
It was announced by manager Roy Hodgson on 1 December 2010 that Reina would captain the Reds in their forthcoming match against Steaua in the Europa League. This was due to the absences of regular club captain Steven Gerrard
and vice-captain Jamie Carragher
. Reina captained Liverpool in the Premier League on 6 December 2010, in a 3-0 victory against Aston Villa. This clean sheet gave him his 100th in 198 games, the fastest Liverpool keeper to reach this landmark. On 9 May 2011, Reina played His 150th consecutive league game for Liverpool. Reina was only one of two players to have played in all of Liverpool's league games for 2010-2011 season the other being Martin Skrtel. In June 2011, Reina had a double hernia operation. Reina announced on 3rd September 2011 that he wanted to stay at Liverpool for another 5 or 6 years, because he and his family had settled in so well, and the people were so nice to him.
, mostly as 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 not playing in the competition.
on 19 May 2006, before joining up with the Spanish national squad for the 2006 World Cup. The couple have two daughters, Grecia and Alma, and a son named Luca Reina. Luca was born 26 May 2011. Reina was the former next door neighbour of Chelsea F.C.
striker and Spanish international teammate Fernando Torres
.
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 as goalkeeper, Reina is known for his exuberant, jester-like character off the pitch, often entertaining his teammates with jokes and songs, and famously acting as a crowd-pleasing master of ceremonies at Spain's official victory celebrations following the 2008 European Championship and the 2010 World Cup.
(Cl.S. = Clean sheets)
Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
. Reina is well known for his distribution, and ability to save penalties. José Manuel is the 2nd vice-captain for Liverpool in the absence of Jamie Carragher
Jamie Carragher
James Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool...
and Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard
Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger...
. In the 2010-11 season he made his 100th Premier League clean sheet for Liverpool, in a 3-0 win against Aston Villa.
The son of famed FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Miguel Reina
Miguel Reina
Miguel Reina Santos is a retired Spanish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:During his playing years, he played for Córdoba CF, FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, and earned 5 caps for the Spain national football team...
, Reina began his career with the Barcelona youth team and made his La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
debut in the 2000–01 season. He signed for Villarreal in 2004. However, he soon moved on to Liverpool and made his debut in 2005. He instantly became first-choice goalkeeper and won his first major honour in 2006, the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
. He saved three out of four West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
penalties in the final. In 2007, Liverpool reached the Champions League Final
2007 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2007 UEFA Champions League Final was an association football match between A.C. Milan of Italy and Liverpool F.C. of England on 23 May 2007 at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece. The showpiece event was the final match of the 2006–07 season of Europe's premier cup competition, the UEFA...
, matching the feat achieved by his father in 1974, but they lost to A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
. Reina has set a number of goalkeeping records for Liverpool and won the Premier League Golden Glove
Barclays Golden Glove
The Barclays Golden Glove is an annual association football award that is won by the goalkeeper who has kept the most clean sheets in that season's Barclays Premier League. It was formerly called the Barclaycard Golden Glove....
award for clean sheets in first three seasons at the club and is regarded by some as the best goalkeeper in the premier league and and the world.
At international level, Reina played for Spain's youth team, winning the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
The UEFA U-17 Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. From 1982 to 2001 it was an Under-16 event.This meeting serves as a preliminary competition for the FIFA U-17 World Cup every other year....
in 1999. He made his senior debut in 2005, and has generally been selected as the second-choice keeper behind Iker Casillas
Íker Casillas
Iker Casillas Fernández is a Spanish football goalkeeper who plays for the Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, being the captain of both...
. 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
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
with Spain, despite not making an appearance in the competition.
Reina has been an ever-present fixture for Liverpool in the league since the start of the 2007-08 season. He is also the record holder for appearances by a Spanish player in the Premier League, with more than 200 appearances in just the first five seasons, 108 of the 219 appearances being clean sheets.
Early career
Son of the former FC BarcelonaFC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
goalkeeper, Miguel Reina
Miguel Reina
Miguel Reina Santos is a retired Spanish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:During his playing years, he played for Córdoba CF, FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, and earned 5 caps for the Spain national football team...
, José Manuel began his football career in the youth academy of Barcelona, La Masia
La Masia
La Masia de Can Planes, usually shortened to La Masia, , is the name given to FC Barcelona's training facilities located near the Camp Nou in the Les Corts district of Barcelona, and is often used to generically describe the youth academy of Barcelona....
. 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
Richard Dutruel
Richard Philippe Dutruel is a retired professional French footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...
and Francesc Arnau
Francesc Arnau
Francesc Xavier Arnau Grabulosa is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper....
, 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. Two years later, in 2002, he was loaned out Villarreal
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
, becoming their first-choice goalkeeper. Following some good performances, he caught the attention of Liverpool .
Liverpool
Reina was signed by Liverpool from Villarreal in July 2005, with manager Rafael BenítezRafael Benítez
Rafael "Rafa" Benítez Maudes is a football manager, and former player. He is currently unemployed, after leaving as manager of Internazionale in December 2010....
hailing him as "the best goalkeeper in Spain". Reina made his Liverpool debut against Total Network Solutions, now known as The New Saints
The New Saints F.C.
The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club , also known as The New Saints or simply TNS is a full-time-professional British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Oswestry in Shropshire, England . They play in the Welsh Premier League...
, in the first qualifying round for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
.
For the 2005–06 season, Reina took over as Liverpool's first-choice goalkeeper, relegating 2005 Champions League hero Jerzy Dudek
Jerzy Dudek
Jerzy Henryk Dudek is a retired Polish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.After beginning his career in his home country, he went on to have successful spells in Netherlands and England, winning the UEFA Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, appearing in 186 official games for the club over...
to the bench. At the start of the season on 17 August 2005, Reina made his international debut for Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
in a friendly against Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
. Spain won 2–0.
The season turned out to be successful for Liverpool as they improved upon the previous year's league placing and won the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
. It was also a huge success personally for Reina as he notched up Liverpool records. On 3 December 2005, Reina kept his sixth consecutive clean sheet against Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
in the Premier League, to break the Liverpool club record for successive clean sheets in the Premiership era. He surpassed David James'
David James (footballer)
David Benjamin James is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bristol City.On 14 February 2009, he achieved the all-time Premier League appearance record with 536 appearances, overtaking Gary Speed. He held this record until being overtaken by Ryan Giggs on the 14th May 2011...
record of five games, from the 1996–97 season. Reina's incredible run ended at eight league games, when Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
's James Beattie
James Beattie (footballer)
James Scott Beattie is an English footballer who currently plays for Sheffield United as a striker.Born in Lancaster, Lancashire he came through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers eventually signing professionally for them in 1995...
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
São Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...
, finally scored past him on 18 December 2005, during the FIFA Club World Cup Final
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
.
A big talking point occurred on 5 February 2006, in a league game against Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
. Reina, having made a challenge on Eiður Guðjohnsen
Eiður Guðjohnsen
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for AEK Athens F.C. in the Superleague Greece. He has previously played for Premier League club Chelsea and FC Barcelona of Spain, having made his name with Bolton Wanderers. He was the captain of the Iceland national team until...
moments earlier, was controversially sent off
Misconduct (football)
Misconduct in association football is any conduct by a player that is deemed by the referee to warrant a disciplinary sanction in accordance with Law 12 of the Laws of the Game. Misconduct may occur at any time, including when the ball is out of play, during half-time and before and after the...
for patting the face of Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben is a Dutch footballer who plays for the German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Though often classified as a forward, he usually plays behind the forwards as a winger, and he is also known for his dribbling skills...
, who fell down theatrically., described as "going down like he'd been sledgehammered" by pundit (and ex-Liverpool player) Alan Hansen
Alan Hansen
Alan David Hansen is a Scottish former football player and BBC television football pundit. He played as a central defender for Partick Thistle, Liverpool and Scotland...
. 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
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
. 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
Ray Clemence
Raymond Neal "Ray" Clemence, MBE is one of English and European football's most decorated goalkeepers ever and was part of the Liverpool team of the 1970s.-Scunthorpe United:...
in 1970–71, when he conceded 32 goals. Reina conceded just 29.
In May 2006, Reina was awarded the Premier League's Golden Glove
Barclays Golden Glove
The Barclays Golden Glove is an annual association football award that is won by the goalkeeper who has kept the most clean sheets in that season's Barclays Premier League. It was formerly called the Barclaycard 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
FA Cup Final
The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just the Cup Final, is the last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup. With an official attendance of 89,826 at the 2007 FA Cup Final, it is the fourth best attended domestic club championship event in the world and the second most...
on 13 May 2006 - Reina made a number of errors to allow the Hammers to lead 3–2. Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard
Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger...
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
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
. After the 2007 Champions League semi-final first-leg against Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
, 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
Frank Lampard
Frank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side...
. 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
Woolton
Woolton is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located at the south of the city, bordered by Gateacre, Hunts Cross, Allerton and Halewood. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 14,836.-History:...
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.
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.
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. He then went on to tie with Petr Čech
Petr Cech
Petr Čech is a Czech footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Czech Republic as a goalkeeper. Čech previously played for Viktoria Plzeň, Chmel Blšany, Sparta Prague, and Rennes. He was voted into the all-star team of Euro 2004 after helping his country reach the semi-finals...
for the Barclays Golden Glove award for the season, but Cech 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.”
Reina got his 2010–11
2010–11 Premier League
The 2010–11 Premier League was the 19th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2010–11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 22 May 2011...
season off to a mixed start, making some world class saves against Arsenal in Liverpool's opening Premier League fixture, before pushing Marouane Chamakh
Marouane Chamakh
Marouane Chamakh is a French-Moroccan footballer who plays for English club Arsenal in the Premier League and the Moroccan national team as a striker. He is described as a prototypical target man and is noted for his "tall stature" and "excellent heading ability".Chamakh started his career...
's effort into his own goal. Manager Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson is a former English footballer and current head coach of West Bromwich Albion.Hodgson, who has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified...
, club captain Steven Gerrard and vice-captain Jamie Carragher
Jamie Carragher
James Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool...
were all quick to get behind Reina and back him to not let the mistake affect his season. In the Europa League match against SSC Napoli, in the second half both Gerrard and Carragher were absent, so Reina once again captained the team to a credible 0–0 draw.
It was announced by manager Roy Hodgson on 1 December 2010 that Reina would captain the Reds in their forthcoming match against Steaua in the Europa League. This was due to the absences of regular club captain Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard
Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger...
and vice-captain Jamie Carragher
Jamie Carragher
James Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool...
. Reina captained Liverpool in the Premier League on 6 December 2010, in a 3-0 victory against Aston Villa. This clean sheet gave him his 100th in 198 games, the fastest Liverpool keeper to reach this landmark. On 9 May 2011, Reina played His 150th consecutive league game for Liverpool. Reina was only one of two players to have played in all of Liverpool's league games for 2010-2011 season the other being Martin Skrtel. In June 2011, Reina had a double hernia operation. Reina announced on 3rd September 2011 that he wanted to stay at Liverpool for another 5 or 6 years, because he and his family had settled in so well, and the people were so nice to him.
International career
Reina has been a regular in the Spain squadSpain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
, mostly as second choice keeper after Iker Casillas
Íker Casillas
Iker Casillas Fernández is a Spanish football goalkeeper who plays for the Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, being the captain of both...
. 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
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
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
Andoni Zubizarreta
Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.The all-time most capped player for the Spanish national team for several years, he played with individual and team success for Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona , appearing in more than 950...
and Francisco Buyo
Francisco Buyo
Francisco 'Paco' Buyo Sánchez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Best known for his Sevilla and Real Madrid spells, he appeared in 542 La Liga matches, third all-time highest, winning 12 major titles with the latter club.A Spanish international during roughly one decade,...
. Wesley Sonck
Wesley Sonck
Wesley Sonck is a Belgian football player, who currently plays as a striker for K. Lierse S.K. who signed him in August 2010 and the Belgium national football team. He played for KRC Genk in the Belgian First Division from where he joined AFC Ajax in 2003 for about £5 million...
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
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
in South Africa with Spain, despite not playing in the competition.
Personal life
Reina, married longtime girlfriend Yolanda Ruiz in CórdobaCórdoba, Spain
-History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy...
on 19 May 2006, before joining up with the Spanish national squad for the 2006 World Cup. The couple have two daughters, Grecia and Alma, and a son named Luca Reina. Luca was born 26 May 2011. Reina was the former next door neighbour of Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
striker and Spanish international teammate Fernando Torres
Fernando Torres
Fernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker....
.
His father Miguel Reina
Miguel Reina
Miguel Reina Santos is a retired Spanish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:During his playing years, he played for Córdoba CF, FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, and earned 5 caps for the Spain national football team...
was in goal for Atlético Madrid in the 1974 European Cup Final
1974 European Cup Final
The 1974 European Cup Final was contested between FC Bayern Munich of West Germany and Atlético Madrid of Spain. Two goals in extra time meant the two sides could not be separated, so a replay was played two days later...
which they lost to FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
4-0 in a replay after the first match finished 1–1.
Although a steely and serious figure as goalkeeper, Reina is known for his exuberant, jester-like character off the pitch, often entertaining his teammates with jokes and songs, and famously acting as a crowd-pleasing master of ceremonies at Spain's official victory celebrations following the 2008 European Championship and the 2010 World Cup.
Statistics
- Correct as of 29/ 10/ 2011
(Cl.S. = Clean sheets)
| Club | Season | Premiership FA Premier League The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier... |
FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
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| App | Cl.S. | App | Cl.S. | App | Cl.S. | App | Cl.S. | App | Cl.S. | App | Cl.S. | ||
| Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
2011–12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Liverpool F.C. season The 2010–11 season was the 119th season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their 48th consecutive year in the top flight of English football. Liverpool were sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, after their deal with long-running sponsors Carlsberg finished after 18 years of sponsorship... |
38 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 19 | |
| 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 | 231 | 112 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 323 | 149 | |
| Club | Season | La Liga La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... |
Spanish Cup Copa del Rey The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol .... |
- | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
| App | Cl.S. | App | Cl.S. | App | Cl.S. | App | Cl.S. | App | Cl.S. | App | Cl.S. | ||
| Villarreal Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community... |
2004–05 2004–05 La Liga 2004–05 season was composed of the following clubs:* Albacete Balompié* Athletic Bilbao* Atlético Madrid* FC Barcelona* Real Betis* Deportivo de La Coruña* Espanyol* Getafe CF* Levante UD* Málaga CF* Real Mallorca* CD Numancia* CA Osasuna... |
38 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 20 | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 17 | ||||||||
| 2002–03 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | ? | 0 | 0 | 37 | 9 | ||||||||
| Villarreal Total | 109 | 34 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 46 | |
| Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
2001–02 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2000–01 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12 | ||||||||
| Barcelona B FC Barcelona B Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their... |
2000–01 | 11 | ? | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 11 | ? | ||||||||||
| 1999–00 | 30 | ? | |||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 30 | ? | ||||||||||
| Barcelona Total | 71 | ? | 8 | 4 | - | - | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ? | |
| Overall Total | 410 | ? | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 114 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 548 | ? | |
Club
VillarrealVillarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
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- UEFA Intertoto CupUEFA Intertoto CupThe UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
: 2003, 2004
- UEFA Intertoto Cup
Liverpool
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- UEFA Super Cup: 20052005 UEFA Super CupThe 2005 UEFA Super Cup was an association football match between Liverpool of England and CSKA Moscow of Russia on 26 August 2005 at Stade Louis II, Monaco, the annual UEFA Super Cup contested between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup. Liverpool were appearing in the Super Cup...
- FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
: 2006 - FA Community ShieldFA Community ShieldThe Football Association Community Shield is English football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition...
: 20062006 FA Community ShieldThe 2006 FA Community Shield was a football match played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 13 August 2006 between the 2005–06 FA Premier League champions Chelsea and 2005–06 FA Cup winners Liverpool. Liverpool won the match 2–1, with goals coming from John Arne Riise and Peter Crouch... - UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
: 20072007 UEFA Champions League FinalThe 2007 UEFA Champions League Final was an association football match between A.C. Milan of Italy and Liverpool F.C. of England on 23 May 2007 at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece. The showpiece event was the final match of the 2006–07 season of Europe's premier cup competition, the UEFA...
Runner Up
- UEFA Super Cup: 2005
Country
SpainSpain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
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- UEFA U-16 ChampionshipUEFA European Under-17 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-17 Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. From 1982 to 2001 it was an Under-16 event.This meeting serves as a preliminary competition for the FIFA U-17 World Cup every other year....
: 19991999 UEFA European Under-16 Football ChampionshipThe 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship was the 17th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Czech Republic hosted the championship, during April 24 - May 7, 1999... - UEFA European Championship: 2008
- FIFA World CupFIFA World CupThe FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
: 2010
- UEFA U-16 Championship
Individual
- Barclays Golden GloveBarclays Golden GloveThe Barclays Golden Glove is an annual association football award that is won by the goalkeeper who has kept the most clean sheets in that season's Barclays Premier League. It was formerly called the Barclaycard Golden Glove....
: 2005/06; 2006/07; 2007/08; - Liverpool FC Player of the Season: 2009/10
- Standard Chartered Player of the Month: December 2010