Giuseppe Reina

Giuseppe Reina
	Reina with Sportfreunde Siegen in 2005
Personal information
Date of birth	15 April 1972 (age 52)
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
1990–1993	Königsborner SV
1993–1996	SG Wattenscheid 09
1996–1999	Arminia Bielefeld
1999–2003	Borussia Dortmund
2004–2005	Hertha BSC
2005–2006	Sportfreunde Siegen
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

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]

Bundesliga: 2001–02

References

^ "Reina, Giuseppe" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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.

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[1] "Reina, Giuseppe" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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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