Pepe Reina, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Pepe Reina

Spanish association football player

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1982

Place of Birth: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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About Pepe Reina

  • José Manuel "Pepe" Reina Páez (Spanish pronunciation: [xo'se ma'nwel 'pepe 'reina 'pa.e?]; born 31 August 1982) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club A.C.
  • Milan and the Spanish national team. The son of famed Barcelona and Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Miguel Reina, Pepe 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 2002, winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup twice.
  • Reina moved on to Liverpool and made his debut in the 2005 UEFA Super Cup, which Liverpool won.
  • He instantly became first-choice goalkeeper and went on to win both the FA Cup – where he saved three out of four West Ham United penalties in the final – and the FA Community Shield.
  • In 2007, he reached the Champions League Final with Liverpool, matching the feat achieved by his father in 1974, but Liverpool lost to Milan. Following eight consecutive seasons as Liverpool's first-choice keeper, Reina spent the 2013–14 season on loan at Napoli, where he was reunited with Rafael Benítez, the coach who signed him to play for Liverpool in 2005.
  • During his loan tenure in Naples, Reina was part of the side that won the 2014 Coppa Italia. 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 FIFA World Cup and made one appearance in their victorious UEFA Euro 2008 campaign, earning him his first international honour.
  • He was later part of the Spain squads that won their first ever World Cup in 2010 and their third UEFA European Championship in 2012, as well as featuring at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups. Reina is also the record holder for appearances by a Spanish player in the Premier League, with more than 200 appearances in just his first five seasons, 108 of the 219 appearances being clean sheets.
  • In the 2010–11 season, he kept his 100th Premier League clean sheet for Liverpool in a 3–0 win against Aston Villa.

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