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Profile of Pepe Reina



Full name: José Manuel Reina Páez
Nickname: "The Ironman Reina", "Kappa", "Pepe"
Date of birth: August 31, 1982
Place of birth: Madrid, Spain
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Playing position: Goalkeeper
Current club: Liverpool
Number: 25

Jose Reina, is the No. 2 Spanish national team goalkeeper who is now defending the Reds club Liverpool. Which is identical to the goalkeeper's head plontosnya, had a good response so he often saves, and keep the goalkeeper not to concede.

Keeper who has a full name is José Manuel Reina Paez, was born in Madrid, Spain, August 31, 1982. Pepe Reina was the son of the famous Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Miguel Reina Santos, in the last three seasons Reina won the Golden Glove Premiership. For you fans of the Reds Lverpool, definitely want to know the complete biography of this flagship goalkeeper. Here Profiles and Detailed Biography of Jose Pepe Reina.



Career

Spain

Although Madrid, Reina began his career with La Liga club FC Barcelona, ​​where he started playing professionally at age 18. In the UEFA Cup 2000-2001]] he played against Liverpool, in the semi-finals, at which time Barcelona lost.

In order to get a place in the first team he joined Villarreal CF on loan in 2002, which later mempermanenkannya in 2004. Reina managed to bring Villarreal to maintain the ticket to the Champions League at the end of season 2004-05 season, Reina managed to thwart the season 7 of 9 penalty kicks.

Reina regularly included in the Spanish team though mostly only as a substitute for Iker Casillas. He became part of the team that won the Euro 2008 final, played in full during the match against Greece diamana Spain won 2-1.

Liverpool F.C.

He signed for Liverpool from Villarreal in July 2005, where the manager Rafael Benítez regarded him as "the best goalkeeper in Spain". Reina played for the first time with Liverpool during a match against Total Network Solutions FC in the first qualifying round of the Champions Champion2005-06.

In the 2005-06 season, Reina gained confidence as the main goalkeeper, shifting the 2005 Champions League hero Jerzy Dudek to the bench. At the beginning of the season, Reina also made his international debut with the Spanish national team in a friendly against Uruguay on August 17, 2005. At that time Spain won the match by a score of 2-0.



Senior career


1999-2001 FC Barcelona
2000-2002 FC Barcelona
Villarreal CF 2002-2005
2005 - Liverpool

National team

2005 - Spain