José Manuel "Pepe" Reina Páez born 31 August 1982, is a Spanish footballer who is currently playing as a goalkeeper for the English Premier League side Liverpool. Reina is well known for his distribution, and ability to save penalties. Pepe 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 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 three of his first five seasons at the club and is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the premier league & 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.
Personal information
Full name: José Manuel Reina Páez
Date of birth: 31 August 1982 (1982-08-31)
Place of birth : Madrid, Spain
Height: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position: Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Liverpool
Number 25
Youth career
EF Madrid Oeste
1995–1999 Barcelona
Senior career*
1999–2000 Barcelona B 41 (0)
2000–2002 Barcelona 30 (0)
2002–2005 Villarreal 109 (0)
2005– Liverpool 208 (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 21 (0)
