Claudio Reyna

Claudio Reyna is, to me, a quietly pivotal figure in American soccer's rise. Born in New Jersey in 1973, this midfielder did what few of his generation managed: he built most of his career in Europe, playing in the Bundesliga for Leverkusen and Wolfsburg, in the Premier League for Sunderland and Manchester City, and for Rangers in Scotland. That breadth tells me he was trusted at a high level abroad when American players still had to prove themselves. After hanging up his boots he moved into executive work, most recently as Austin FC's sporting director. I respect that he stayed invested in growing the game he played.

Name (English)

Claudio Reyna

Name (Japanese)

クラウディオ・レイナ

Reading

くらうでぃお・れいな

Born

July 20, 1973 (age 53)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Origin

Livingston, New Jersey, United States

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player / sports executive

University

University of Virginia

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A

Tags

• New Jersey
• association football player
• sports executive

Last updated

2026-06-02

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