Jose Antonio Reyes: football player, striker Spanish "Hispaniola"

Jose Antonio Reyes (football player) - forward of the Spanish club "Espanyol". Also very often acts as a left winger (a football player who plays across the left brow, practicing both in defense and in attack).

Jose Antonio Reyes: Biography

He was born on September 1, 1983 in Utrera, Spain. Since childhood, he loved to play football, so his parents gave it to the section. Young Jose Antonio Reyes showed a good game, the guy was endowed with incredible talent. At the age of ten he joined the ranks of the youth football club Sevilla (Spain). Here he continued to play, gradually moving through all age categories of "youth".

The first professional he signed in 1999, but could not gain a foothold in the basis. For two seasons of the Spanish championship, Jose Antonio Reyes went on the field only a couple of times. Further, he gradually recruited the form, took over the experience, and in the following seasons he was released in the starting lineup much more often. From 2001 to 2004 (for three football seasons of the championship of Spain), Jose played 84 matches for Sevilla, of which he managed to score 22 goals.

Contract with the London Arsenal

After bright and brilliant goals Reyes caused considerable interest from the "big" clubs in Europe. The football grandees of the top championships fought for the contract with the fast-footed young striker. In autumn 2004, London Arsenal (England) became such a lucky man, who signed a three-year contract with the Spanish striker for $ 30 million. In the "Gunners" Jose Antonio Reyes debuted on February 2, 2004, in a principled fight against the club "Manchester City", then the match ended with a total score of 2-1 in favor of "City". Reyes was laid out to the full, but he did not manage to score a goal. The debut goal for "Arsenal" happened very soon - in a couple of days. "Gunners" received guests from the city of Middlesbrough (the club's name of the same name). The match ended 5-3 in favor of the hosts, and Jose Antonio Reyes (photo below) managed to score a goal 65 minutes into the match.

In the English championship, the Spanish winger played almost three seasons (23 goals in 110 games). Thanks to the friendly and engaging London tandem in which Reyes was directly involved, Arsenal became the champion of the English football championship in the 2003/2004 season and also the FA Cup winner in the 2004/2005 season. Also noteworthy is that in the UEFA Champions League Cup 2006 "Arsenal" reached the final, but lost to the Spanish "Barcelona" with a score of 2-1.

Jose Antonio Reyes - player of the Spanish club "Real Madrid"

After the end of the English Championship 2005/2006, the football press began to gleam with news that the Royal Club of Spain "Real Madrid" showed interest in Antonio Jose Reyes. The Spanish forward has repeatedly stated that he wants to return to his homeland and will happily transfer to the Madrid club. English and Spanish media continued to write about the possible transition of Reyes. And yet it happened. Head coach of Londoners Arsene Wergen for a long time did not want to let the Spaniard, but his patience was exhausted. As a result, the leadership of "Arsenal" decided to give the player to the "Real", but with several conditions:

1. Jose Antonio Reyes turns into the "cream", but the legal ownership of the player remains for "Arsenal".
2. In exchange for Reyes, "Real" gives the "gunners" of his midfielder Julio Baptista.

Gossip of the football media

The football year in Spain was incredibly successful for Reyes. The season of La Liga 2006/2007 ended with the triumph of Real Madrid. Reyes played for "creamy" 30 matches, in which he managed to score a scored goal 6 times. In the last round of the Spanish championship, "Real Madrid" met with "Mallorca". This game was decisive for the further championship of the Royal Club. As a result, the match ended with a score of 3-1 in favor of Madrid, and Jose Reyes scored two beautiful goals.

Soon rumors began circulating in the football media that the Spanish winger is in talks with the French club "Olympic Lyon". For unknown reasons, the deal broke down, and soon the footballer receives a new proposal from Atletico Madrid. In late July 2007, Jose Reyes signed a contract for 4 years with "mattresses". The amount of the transfer deal was $ 15 million, which was transferred to Arsenal.

A successful career for the "Indians" (Atletico Madrid)

In the new club, Reyes quickly became his own, but for many reasons he could not get out for a long time at the heart of "mattresses" (injuries, recovery and personnel competition). In 2010, "Atletico Madrid" became champions of the League of Europe. In the same year, the owner of the Champions League Cup became the Italian "Inter". The teams met on August 27 during the final stage of the UEFA Super Cup. The match ended in favor of Madrid with a total score of 2-0, where Reyes scored a goal scored.

Going to Sevilla

In early 2012, the Spaniard signed a new contract with Sevilla for two and a half years. The amount of the transfer deal was $ 4 million. Together with the "Seville" Jose Antonio Reyes became the champion of the Europa League in the season 2014/2015. This event was a record for Jose Antonio - he became the first and only player who managed to win the UEFA Cup / Europa League as many as 5 times.

At the end of June 2016, the 32-year-old Reyes signed a contract with the "Hispaniola" for a period of two years.