Giuseppe Reina

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]

Giuseppe Reina
Reina with Sportfreunde Siegen in 2005
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-04-15) 15 April 1972
Place of birth Unna, West Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1990 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

Reina 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

Whilst 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

Borussia Dortmund[7]

References

  1. "Reina, Giuseppe" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. "Giuseppe Reina". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  3. "Sport: Borussia Dortmund: Verständigung mit den Füßen" via Tagesspiegel.
  4. Baumeister, Martin (10 December 2005). "Siegen-Stürmer Billy Reina: Südwestfalen statt Sonneninsel". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  5. "9 of the Weirdest Clauses Inserted Into Football Player and Coach Contracts". 90min.com. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. Flohr, Stephan (7 December 2016). "Jedes Jahr ein neues Haus". Die Welt.
  7. "Ex-BVB-Kicker arbeitet heute als Kellner". Bunte.de (in German). 26 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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