Ricky Reina

Enrique Iglesia Reina (born Folkestone, 2 October 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brentford.

Ricky Reina
Personal information
Full name Enrique Iglesia Reina[1]
Date of birth (1971-10-02) 2 October 1971
Place of birth Folkestone, England
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Folkestone Invicta
1995–1996 Sing Tao
1996–1997 Dover Athletic 33 (9)
1997–1998 Brentford 6 (1)
1998–1999 Dover Athletic 26 (4)
2000–2001 Ramsgate
2001–2002 Folkestone Invicta 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Reina began his career with non-League club Folkestone Invicta,[2] before moving to Dover Athletic and then to Brentford in September 1997, for a £50,000 fee.[3] He made 9 appearances for the Second Division club,[4] but was forced to retire from professional football due to a knee injury in April 1998.[3][5] He returned to Dover Athletic for the 1998–99 season and played for Ramgate, before ending his career with Folkestone Invicta at the end of the 2001–02 season.[2][5]

Rowing

Reina has been active in endurance rowing.[6] In February 2016, he and partner John Wilson set heavyweight world records in the age 40–49 category in Tandem Longest Continual Row and Tandem Million Meters.[7][8]

Personal life

In 2003, Reina set up Reina Group, a Folkestone-based heating and plumbing services company.[6][9]

Honours

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1997–98[4] Second Division 6 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 1
Folkestone Invicta 2001–02[10] Southern League Premier Division 21 1 0 0 — 0 0 21 1
Career total 27 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 30 2

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 517. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. "Supporters' Player of the – Folkestone Invicta Football Club". folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 133. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. "Games played by Ricky Reina in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. Ricky Reina at Soccerbase
  6. "OUR TEAM". Atlantic Avengers. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. "World Longest Continual Row". Concept2. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  8. "World Million Meters". Concept2. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  9. "Meet The Team At Reina Group, MSC Heat Pump Installers". www.reinagroup.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  10. "SoccerFacts UK Player Details". soccerfactsuk.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.