Pepe Reina

What I respect most about Pepe Reina is the second act. Goalkeeping is the loneliest, least glamorous job on the pitch, yet he built a long Spanish career on it, then turned around to coach Villarreal's youth side. That move from last line of defense to teacher tells me a lot about the man: the discipline that kept him calm in the box is now being handed down. I always find the quiet craftsmen more interesting than the highlight-reel strikers, and Reina strikes me as exactly that kind of steady, generous professional worth admiring.

Name (English)

Pepe Reina

Name (Japanese)

ペペ・レイナ

Reading

ぺぺ・れいな

Born

August 31, 1982 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dog

Origin

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Height

183 cm

Occupation

association football player

Awards & achievements

• 2011 Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit
• 2009 Medal of Andalusia

• Official sitehttps://pepereina25.com/en/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/preinaofficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/PReina25
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe%20Reina
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q163666

Tags

• Community of Madrid
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-17

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