Jose Antonio Reyes

Jose Antonio Reyes , born on September 1st 1983 with Utrera (Province of Seville, in Spain), is a Football Spanish or evolving/moving at the station of attacker. He currently plays pout the Spanish club of the Atlético of Madrid. Jose Antonio also plays for the Spanish selection, with which it took part in the World cup 2006.

Career in club

Beginnings in Spain

Jose Antonio Reyes was born in Utrera, a city in the south-east of Seville. It joined the rows of the team of young people of FC Seville at the 10 years age. Its talent is such as it becomes the figure of the young team until in 1999 where it signs a contract with the team first, it is then 15 years old. It makes its beginnings equips with it first as a substitute at the time of a meeting against the Real Saragossa before being called at less than 17 years Spanish for the Championships of Europe of less than 17 years.

Reyes builds the reputation of a before with the multiple talents playing as well left station of winger as center-forward. Its 22 goals in 86 matches with Seville draw the attention of the other Spanish and European clubs.

Departure for Arsenal

Although the trainer of the FC Seville, Joaquín Caparrós, wants to keep it, Reyes signs for the club English of Arsenal FC at the time of the mercato of winter of the season 2003-2004. Reyes leaves Spain for 17,5 million £.

It makes its beginnings the 2004 at the time of victory 2-1 against Manchester City. Two days later, it marks its first goal against Middlesbrough at the time of the League Cup. A few days later it marks twice against Chelsea, eliminating the Blues from the Coupe of England. It also marked against Chelsea at the time of the quarterfinals of the Ligue of the Champions and its goals at the time of the last two matches of the season made it possible Arsenal to remain unconquered in the championship during the season 2003-2004.

Its Coup of the hat at the time of the friendly matches of summer 2004 shows its progress, Reyes becomes thus influential in the beginning impressing of Arsenal at the time of the season 2004-2005 during which it marks at the time of each of the first six matches. However at the time of the defeat against Manchester United in middle of season, one sees it cynically put out of the play by Gary Neville. Its unconsciousness this day will appear harmful for the remainder of the season when it will mark only three invaluable goals thereafter.

In at the beginning of 2005, one says that it has the evil of the country even if his/her parents, Mari and Francisco, like his Jesús brother, live with him in England. In February 2005, it is made trap by a Spanish radio, an impostor is made pass for the president of the Real Madrid and speaks with him about a possible transfer in the Spanish capital. With her knowledge, Reyes declares that its life with London is far from until it waited and which it would not be against a return to the country. Reyes also implies that he wants to start from this club where there was " bad personnes".

The May 21st 2005, Reyes becomes only the second player of the history to being excluded from a final of Coupe of England (after Kevin Moran) after having received a second yellow paperboard.

It puts an end to the rumors of transfer in July 2005 when it signs a prolongation of contract which still binds it to the Gunners for six years. He declares then: " I am very happy to have prolonged my contract with Arsenal and I am in a hurry to still live of many years of success with the club".

At the time of the countryside of Arsenal in League of the Champions 2005-2006, Reyes offers solids services against, inter alia, the Real Madrid, the Juventus, Villarreal CF, the ones of the best European services of Arsenal in date. The day of the finale of the May 17th 2006, he is substitute against the FC Barcelona which beats Arsenal 2-1. However in August 2006 it emits the desire not to play the matches of qualifications of the Ligue of the Champions 2006-2007 against the Dynamo Zagreb not to compromise a possible transfer towards Real Madrid. Arsène Wenger thus draws aside it from the group, which does not fail to start again the speculations on its future transfer.

Loan in Real Madrid

During the summer 2006, it is question of a double transfer towards Real of Reyes and her compatriot Cesc Fàbregas in the candidature of Arturo Baldasano to the presidency of the club inhabitant of Madrid. Reyes shows himself then interressé by a departure/return in Spain. After having made two denials on its official site as for the states of heart of its player, Arsenal must face its declarations in the Spanish press. Wenger is solved then with waitings of Real but adds that it is not the first time that the club uses the media voice to make transfer a player. Finally, at the end of the summer 2006, right before the closing of the mercato, Real and Arsenal agree on an exchange with international the Brazilian Julio Baptista in the form of one season loans.

Reyes marks its first goal for Real the September 7th 2006 on frank blow against the Real Sociedad. At the time of the last day of the championship 2006-2007 it is him which marks the two goals which offer a victory 3-1 to the inhabitants of Madrid and especially the championship.

During the be 2007, Reyes reaffirms her desire for not turning over to England. It evokes the evil of the country, the London climate considered rainy,… One can however suspect that its integrations with the centres of the Gunners was not the best.

The nomination of Bernd Schuster at the post of trainer of Real the July 8th 2007 increases the chances of Jose Antonio Reyes to remain in Madrid for the season 2007-2008. The new trainer indeed states to want to preserve the player. However, the Olympique Lyonese wishes to carry out a " large coup" and wishes to enlist Reyes. The player is not against a transfer to the OL, provided that its wages remain the same one (200 000€ Nets not month), an effort that the sextuple champion of France is ready to agree. During a certain time, one believes Reyes close to the Lyons club. But reality is very different.

Signature in Atlético Madrid

The player indeed wishes to remain in the Spanish championship. The July 30th 2007, its desire is exaucé, since it signs for four years in favor of the other club of the Spanish capital, the Atlético of Madrid. It is thus finally in Spain that Reyes is established again for an amount of 12 million euros.

International career

Reyes carries out her first selection in September 2003 against the Portugal. However it does not make party of the team of Iñaki Sáez for the Euro 2004. Although Reyes was called régulièrment in national team, it counts only 21 selections and 4 goals. Indeed the current selector, Shine Aragones, prefers to him Fernando Torres, David Villa or Luis Garcia in attack. More recently, Jose Anronio Reyes played the match against the Saudi Arabia at the time of the Football world cup of 2006.

Prize list

Champion of England: 2004 (Arsenal FC).
Victorious of the Community Shield: 2004 (Arsenal FC).
Victorious of the Cut of England: 2005 (Arsenal FC).
Finalist of League of the champions: 2006 (Arsenal FC).
Champion of Spain: 2007 (Real Madrid)

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