Giuseppe Reina

Giuseppe Reina
Personal information
Date of birth	15 April 1972 (age 49)
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*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

For the 2005–06 season, he joined Sportfreunde Siegen who played in the 2. Bundesliga at the time.^[3]

Arminia Bielefeld contract[]

Whilst signing for Arminia Bielefeld, Reina had an unusual stipulation inserted into his contract stating the club must build a new house for him every year he spent with them. Because the type or size of the houses were not specified, the club and Reina had a legal disagreement and settled the case out of court.^[4] ^[5]

Honours[]

Borussia Dortmund^[6]

Bundesliga: 2001–02

References[]

^ "Reina, Giuseppe" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
^ "Giuseppe Reina". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
^ 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.
^ https://www.welt.de/print/welt_kompakt/print_sport/article160056932/Jedes-Jahr-ein-neues-Haus.html
^ "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.de. Retrieved 21 April 2013.

[2] "Giuseppe Reina". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

[3] Baumeister, Martin (10 December 2005). "Siegen-Stürmer Billy Reina: Südwestfalen statt Sonneninsel". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 3 April 2016.

[4] "9 of the Weirdest Clauses Inserted Into Football Player and Coach Contracts". 90min.com. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

[5] ttps://www.welt.de/print/welt_kompakt/print_sport/article160056932/Jedes-Jahr-ein-neues-Haus.html

[6] "Ex-BVB-Kicker arbeitet heute als Kellner". Bunte.de (in German). 26 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-04-15) 15 April 1972 (age 49)
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
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only