Claudio Reyna– Former Footballer (In a Nutshell)
- Claudio Reyna was born in the United States on July 20th, 1973.
- He was a Midfielder.
- In his College career he played for Virginia Callers.
- During his Senior career he has played for Bayern Leverkusen who loaned him out to Vfl Wolfsburg. Following that he joined Rangers and also played for Rangers, Sunderland, Manchester City and New York Red Bulls.
- He played for the United States 112 times and scored eight goals.
- The decision to retire was made by him on July 16th, 2008.
Claudio Reyna– Former Footballer (Nitty Gritty)
- “We’re a crazy country about sports, but for the longest time, only followed our own sports.”- Claudio Reyna
- “I think we have our sports within our own culture that are huge with baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. Those are the sports in America that we grow up with and soccer isn’t really there yet.”- Claudio Reyna
Claudio Reyna– Former Footballer (What set him apart)
- “The more people who come from abroad who played soccer and are brought up playing and watching it, then come over to America and bring what they know and what they play, that’s how the sport will grow.”- Claudio Reyna
- “Over the last 10-15 years, you’ve seen soccer finally start to grow at a fast pace, start to get the recognition it deserves, and I think it has to do with all of the people who come to America from foreign countries.”- Claudio Reyna
Claudio Reyna– Footballer (Final Thoughts)
- “It’s the only sport that’s played in every country in the world. It’s played and watched all over the world, it’s the most popular sport in probably 90% of the countries, and then the World Cup, you have the most viewed tournament of any sport in the world.”- Claudio Reyna