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José Antonio Reyes | ||
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Full name: | José Antonio Reyes Calderón | |
Date of birth: | 1 September 1983 | |
Place of birth: | Utrera, ![]() | |
Date of death: | 1 June 2019 | (aged 35)|
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
Playing position: | Left winger | |
Youth clubs | ||
1994–1999 | ![]() | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
1999–2001 2000–2004 2004–2007 2006–2007 2007–2011 2008–2009 2012–2016 2016–2017 2018 2018 2019 Total |
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86 (21) 69 (16) 30 (6) 103 (8) 26 (4) 109 (9) 21 (3) 17 (1) 14 (4) 9 (0) 516 (73) | 32 (1)
National team | ||
1999–2000 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2006 2013 |
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7 (3) 7 (3) 21 (4) 1 (0) | 7 (5)
José Antonio Reyes Calderón (1 September 1983 – 1 June 2019) was a Spanish professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger but also as a forward.
He made his professional debut for Sevilla at only 16, signing for England's Arsenal in January 2004. He returned to Spain after two years, going on to represent the two largest clubs in Madrid, Real and Atlético Madrid, and winning La Liga with the former. He also had a short loan spell in Portugal with Benfica, re-joining Sevilla late in his career and winning the Europa League three times for a record total of five. He was playing for Extremadura UD when he died in a car crash at the age of 35.
Reyes earned 21 caps for Spain, and represented the nation at the 2006 World Cup.
Personal life and death[]
Reyes married Noelia López in June 2017. Together, they had two daughters, Noelia and Triana.
Reyes also had a son, José Antonio Jr., from a previous relationship. His son signed for Real Madrid in June 2019, aged 11.
On 1 June 2019, Reyes died at the age of 35 following a car accident while travelling between Utrera and Seville with his cousins, Jonathan Reyes, who also died, and Juan Manuel Calderón, who was taken to a hospital in serious condition. According to the police, the car had been traveling between 111 km/h (69 mph) and 130 km/h (81 mph) and potentially suffered a steering or tyre failure. This report disputed the earlier claims that the car was speeding at 220 km/h (135 mph).
Many footballers and his former clubs offered their condolences to Reyes' family, and a moment of silence was observed at the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final, played in Madrid later that day. His funeral took place on 3 June in his hometown of Utrera, and his last team Extremadura retired his shirt number 19 shortly after; in February 2020 this number was erroneously given to Chinese new signing Gao Leilei, with the error being later rectified.
External links[]
- José Antonio Reyes profile at BDFutbol
José Antonio Reyes profile at Soccerbase
- Antonio Reyes José Antonio Reyes at National-Football-Teams.com
José Antonio Reyes FIFA competition record
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Spain – 2006 FIFA World Cup - Round of 16 |
1. Casillas
2. Salgado
3. Pernía
4. Marchena
5. Puyol
6. Albelda
7. Raúl (c)
8. Xavi
9. F. Torres
10. Reyes
11. Luis García
12. A. López
13. Iniesta
14. Alonso
15. Ramos
16. Senna
17. Joaquín
18. Fàbregas
19. Cañizares
20. Juanito
21. Villa
22. Ibáñez
23. Reina
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