Giuseppe "Billy" Reina (born 15 April 1972) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1] He spent nine seasons in the Bundesliga with Arminia Bielefeld, Borussia Dortmund and Hertha BSC.[2]
.jpg) Reina with Sportfreunde Siegen in 2005 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Unna, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1990 | Rot Weiß Unna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Königsborner SV | ||
| 1993–1996 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 56 | (15) |
| 1996–1999 | Arminia Bielefeld | 97 | (22) |
| 1999–2003 | Borussia Dortmund | 84 | (17) |
| 2004–2005 | Hertha BSC | 23 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Sportfreunde Siegen | 14 | (1) |
| Total | 274 | (59) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editReina was born in Unna. He is of Italian descent.[3]
For the 2005–06 season, he joined Sportfreunde Siegen who played in the 2. Bundesliga at the time.[4]
Arminia Bielefeld contract
editWhilst signing for Arminia Bielefeld, Reina had an unusual stipulation inserted into his contract stating that the club must build a new house for him for every year that he spent with them. Because the type or size of the houses were not specified, the club made three Lego houses for Reina, leading to a legal disagreement that was settled out of court.[5][6]
Honours
editBorussia Dortmund[7]
References
edit- ^ "Reina, Giuseppe" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Giuseppe Reina". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Sport: Borussia Dortmund: Verständigung mit den Füßen" – via Tagesspiegel.
- ^ Baumeister, Martin (10 December 2005). "Siegen-Stürmer Billy Reina: Südwestfalen statt Sonneninsel". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "9 of the Weirdest Clauses Inserted Into Football Player and Coach Contracts". 90min.com. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ Flohr, Stephan (7 December 2016). "Jedes Jahr ein neues Haus". Die Welt.
- ^ "Ex-BVB-Kicker arbeitet heute als Kellner". Bunte.de (in German). 26 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
External links
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Media related to Giuseppe Reina (footballer) at Wikimedia Commons
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