Reina with Napoli in 2013.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Manuel Reina Páez | ||
Date of birth | 31 August 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Napoli | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
EF Madrid Oeste | |||
1988–1999 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999 | Barcelona C | 3 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Barcelona B | 41 | (0) |
2000–2002 | Barcelona | 30 | (0) |
2002–2005 | Villarreal | 109 | (0) |
2005–2014 | Liverpool | 285 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Napoli (loan) | 29 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Bayern Munich | 3 | (0) |
2015– | Napoli | 39 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1998–1999 | Spain U16 | 9 | (0) |
1999 | Spain U17 | 2 | (0) |
2000 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
2000–2003 | Spain U21 | 20 | (0) |
2005– | Spain | 33 | (0) |
2000 | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 September 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2014 |
José Manuel "Pepe" Reina Páez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpepe ˈreina ˈpaeθ]; born 31 August 1982) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club S.S.C. Napoli and the Spain national team.
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 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 they lost to A.C. 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 Rafa Benítez, the coach who signed him to play for Liverpool in 2005. During his loan tenure at the Italian club, Reina was part of the side that won the 2014 Italian Cup and finished third in the domestic league.