Claudio Reyna

Claudio Reyna

Reyna with the New York Red Bulls in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-07-20) July 20, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Austin FC (technical advisor)
Youth career
1988–1991	St. Benedict's Gray Bees
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1993	Virginia Cavaliers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1999	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	26	(0)
1997–1999	→ VfL Wolfsburg (loan)	48	(6)
1999–2001	Rangers	64	(10)
2001–2003	Sunderland	28	(3)
2003–2007	Manchester City	87	(4)
2007–2008	New York Red Bulls	29	(0)
Total		282	(23)
International career
1994–2006	United States	112	(8)
Medal record Men's football Representing  United States CONCACAF Gold Cup Runner-up 1998 United States 1996 United States 2003 United States-Mexico Pan American Games 1991 Havana Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Claudio Alejandro Reyna (born July 20, 1973) is an American former professional soccer player and former executive. He most recently served as sporting director of Austin FC.

A former midfielder, he spent most of his professional career in Europe, playing in the Bundesliga for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg, the Premier League for Sunderland and Manchester City, and in the Scottish Premier League for Rangers. He finished his career in 2008 for New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer, where he was team captain.^[2]

Reyna earned 112 caps for the United States men's national team from 1994 to 2006, being selected for four FIFA World Cups and retiring from the team after the 2006 edition. He was also chosen for two Olympic tournaments, four CONCACAF Gold Cups and the 1995 Copa América. He was named in the Team of the Tournament for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.

Following retirement, Reyna continued his association with the City Football Group and became technical director of New York City FC in 2013, a position he held until 2019 before joining Austin FC in a similar position.