José Antonio Reyes
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| José Antonio Reyes | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Antonio Reyes Calderón | |
| Date of birth | September 1, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Utrera, Spain | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Forward, Left Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | SL Benfica | |
| Number | 6 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1994–1999 | Sevilla | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999–2004 2004–2007 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008-2009 |
Sevilla Arsenal → Real Madrid (loan) Atlético Madrid → SL Benfica (loan) |
95 (25) 110 (23) 36 (7) 28 (0) 6 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003– | Spain | 21 (4) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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- This is a Spanish name; the first family name is Reyes and the second is Calderón.
José Antonio Reyes Calderón (born September 1, 1983 in Utrera, Seville) is a Spanish footballer who plays for portuguese club S.L. Benfica. He has previously played for Sevilla, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, and is also a member of the Spanish national team.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career
Born in Utrera, a town south-east of Seville, Reyes joined the youth ranks of Seville club Sevilla FC at the age of 10. His talent was identified, and he represented the club at all youth levels. He finally signed a full contract in 1999 at the age of 15. Reyes made his senior debut a year later as a substitute in a game against Real Zaragoza and was later called up to Spain's under-17 youth national team for the Under-17 European Championships.
Reyes established his reputation as a versatile forward, playing either as a left winger or a second striker. His 22 goals in 86 matches, over four seasons at Sevilla led to other clubs taking notice, but Reyes' popularity with the club's fans made a move to a bigger Spanish club politically difficult for Sevilla FC's club president.
[edit] Arsenal
Despite Sevilla manager Joaquín Caparrós wishing to hang onto him, Reyes signed with English club Arsenal F.C. during the January transfer window of the 2003-04 season. The £10.5m fee was negotiated with top ups, depending on the success of Arsenal, which could have risen to £17m.
He made his debut on February 1, 2004 in a 2-1 win over Manchester City. Two days later, he scored an own goal against Middlesbrough in the Carling Cup. Later that month, Reyes scored twice against Chelsea to knock them out of the FA Cup. He also scored against Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal, and his goals in the penultimate two games of the season helped keep Arsenal's unbeaten run in the FA Premier League going.
Hat tricks in friendlies during the summer 2004 showed his improvement and Reyes was a prominent influence on Arsenal's impressive start to the 2004-05 season, in which he managed to score in each of the first six games. However, Reyes struggled during the middle of the season after Arsenal's defeat by Manchester United at Old Trafford. His inconsistent performance brought little reward for much of the season, and yet towards the end of it he scored three valuable goals.
In early 2005, he was reported to be homesick while at Arsenal, even though José's parents Mari and Francisco as well as brother Jesús lived with him in England. During a prank call perpetrated by COPE Radio of Spain in February 2005, a prankster claiming to be the president of Spanish club Real Madrid reportedly called Reyes' agent and spoke to Reyes himself about a possible transfer deal. In the ensuing conversation, Reyes allegedly declared that life in London was far from what he had envisioned and he would welcome a move back to his native Spain. Reyes also supposedly said that he wanted out of the club as there were "bad people" at Arsenal.[1]
On May 21, 2005, Reyes became the only second player in history (after Kevin Moran) to be sent off in an FA Cup final, when he was dismissed for a second yellow card.
He temporarily ended speculation about a move away from Highbury in July 2005, when he signed a new six-year contract and declared that he was "looking forward to having many more successful years at the club."[2]
In Arsenal's 2005-06 UEFA Champions League run, Reyes featured heavily against, among others, Real Madrid, Juventus F.C. and Villarreal CF, in the most impressive Champions League results for Arsenal to date. He came on as a substitute in the May 17, 2006 final against Spanish champions F.C. Barcelona, which Arsenal lost 2-1. However, in August 2006 he expressed a desire not to play in Arsenal's 2006-07 Champions League qualifying match against Dinamo Zagreb - to do so would render him 'cup-tied' and complicate a move to Real Madrid.[3] Wenger left him out of the team, thus fuelling speculation that a transfer was soon to be agreed.
[edit] Real Madrid
Reyes was linked to Real Madrid along with Arsenal teammate Cesc Fàbregas in the summer of 2006, when the candidate Arturo Baldasano of the then on-going Real Madrid presidential campaign claimed he would sign them, if elected.[4] Reyes further hinted towards a transfer to Real Madrid. After making two official statements on Arsenal's website denying media reports of being unhappy, alleged quotes from Reyes in the Spanish press contradicted his denials. This tested the patience of Arsène Wenger, who reacted angrily to Real Madrid's attempts to unsettle his player, suggesting that it was not the first time Real Madrid had used the media and agents in Spain as a destabilising tactic. Shortly before the closure of the 2006 summer transfer window, Madrid and Arsenal agreed to exchange Reyes for Brazilian international Júlio Baptista, each on a season-long loan deal. [5]
Reyes scored his first goal for Real Madrid on September 17, 2006 with a free kick against Real Sociedad.
On the final day of the 2006-07 season, the focus was on David Beckham and Roberto Carlos in their final match for Real but Reyes, in the final game of his loan spell, came on as a substitute for the injured Beckham, scoring with his first touch and again later on. Real came back from a 1-0 deficit to win 3-1, claiming the La Liga title.
Real Madrid appointed former Getafe coach Bernd Schuster on July 8, 2007 increasing the chances that Reyes would sign a permanent deal and stay in Spain.[6]
[edit] Atlético Madrid
However, reports surfacing on July 29 indicated that Madrid rivals Atlético Madrid were on the verge of landing the player.[7] Later that day, Wenger confirmed that Reyes' departure was imminent, and that a more specific announcement would be made "shortly".[8]
On July 30, Reyes passed his medical. He was unveiled on July 31 as an Atletico player for the next four years.[9] It is believed Arsenal will receive €12m (£8.1m) for the transfer.[10] Reyes made his debut for Atlético in a match against S.S. Lazio, in which he scored a goal and made an assist in a 3-1 victory in the annual Amsterdam Tournament. Reyes has had previous success in this pre-season tournament, being named player of the tournament in the 2004 Amsterdam Tournament while playing for Arsenal. Ironically, Arsenal were winners of the 2007 Amsterdam Tournament. He has had a disastrous 2007/08 campaign in Madrid, failing to score a single goal in 26 appearances. On July 25, rumor has it that Olympiacos Piraeus has reportedly made an undisclosed offer to Atletico Madrid for capturing his signature. On August 8, Benfica announced the signing of Reyes on a one year loan deal. Benfica also bought 25% of his playing rights for a fee of 2,65 million Eur and ensured a buying option of the remainder 75% for an undisclosed fee.
[edit] Benfica
He was presented to the associates on August 8, 2008 and made his debut in a friendly match against Feyenoord. He replaced Urretavizcaya in the 79th minute and a minute afterwards, following a cross from Makukula he made a volley which hit the post. His debut goal on SL Benfica was scored against Sporting CP on September 28th, after an understanding between Reyes and Pablo Aimar, and a pass from the same, he scored an astounding goal. Later in the same week he would score again against S.S.C. Napoli, putting SL Benfica ahead in that year's UEFA Cup First Round.
In an enquiry made by portugues sports newspaper "A Bola", Reyes was a runner-up for the best transfer for Benfica in the 2008/2009 transfer window. He was beaten by just one point by Hassan Yebda.
[edit] International career
Reyes earned his first full cap in September 2003 against Portugal. However, he was left out of Iñaki Sáez's 2004 European Championship squad. Although Reyes has been picked consistently in national team squads, he has only 21 caps and 4 goals. He is not a regular starter, due to former national team coach Luis Aragonés' preference to play Fernando Torres, David Villa, and Luis García up front. Most recently, Reyes played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup game against Saudi Arabia.
[edit] Club career statistics
- (correct as of 13 July 2006)
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1999-00 | Sevilla | La Liga | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000-01 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | La Liga | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | 30 | 8 | ||
| 2002-03 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | 37 | 11 | |||
| 2003-04 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 25 | 6 | |||
| England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2003-04 | Arsenal | Premier League | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| 2004-05 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 12 | ||
| 2005-06 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 44 | 6 | ||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2006-07 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 7 |
| 2007-08 | Atlético Madrid | La Liga | 26 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Portugal | League | Cup of Portugal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2008-09 | Benfica | Portuguese Liga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | Spain | 116 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 131 | 32 | |
| England | 69 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 110 | 23 | ||
| Portugal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Career Total | 185 | 44 | 28 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 241 | 55 | ||
[edit] Honours
- Sevilla
- Segunda División 2000-01
- Arsenal
- FA Premier League 2003-04
- FA Cup 2005
- UEFA Champions League runner-up 2005-06
- Real Madrid
- La Liga 2006-2007
[edit] References
- ^ Reyes tricked into Real admission, BBC Sport, 11 February, 2005
- ^ Reyes and Clichy sign new deals, BBC Sport, 15 July, 2005
- ^ Graeme Bailey, Reyes pleads not to play, Sky Sports, 4 August 2006
- ^ United deny Ronaldo exit, Guardian Unlimited, June 27, 2006
- ^ Arsenal swap Reyes for Baptista, BBC Sport, 31 August, 2006
- ^ La Liga - Real to appoint Schuster; Reyes could stay,Yahoo! Sport, 5 July, 2007
- ^ Atletico move in on Reyes - Report, FOX Sports, 29 July, 2007 (Retrieved 29 July, 2007)
- ^ Sky Sports - Arsenal cool Roeder talk
- ^ El Atlético hace oficial el fichaje de Reyes (Spanish)
- ^ Sky Sports - Atletico strike Reyes deal
[edit] External links
- José Antonio Reyes FIFA competition record
- José Antonio Reyes career stats at Soccerbase
- José Antonio Reyes - Official Site
- FootballDatabase profile and statistics
- 4thegame.com profile
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Calderón, José Antonio Reyes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reyes, José Antonio |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1983-09-01 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Utrera , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
