Miguel Reina

Club career Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Reina finished his development with local Córdoba CF. He made his La Liga debut on 11 October 1964 in a 2–0 home win against Elche CF, aged only 18, and finished his first season with 26 appearances as his team ranked in fifth position.

From 1978 to 1980, Reina only managed to be third choice at Atlético, and retired at the age of 34 with 424 competitive matches to his credit. He held the record for the fastest goalkeeper to achieve 100 clean sheets in La Liga history – a feat which he accomplished in 222 appearances – until it was broken by Jan Oblak in 2020, who achieved the milestone in only 182.

International career Reina earned five caps for Spain, in a period of three and a half years. His debut came on 15 October 1969 in a 6–0 win against Finland for the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, played at La Línea de la Concepción.

Previously, Reina was selected by manager José Villalonga for his 1966 World Cup squad in England, remaining on the bench for the entire tournament.

Personal life Reina's son, Pepe, was also a goalkeeper. He too played for Barcelona and Spain, also representing Liverpool for several years.

In the 1970–71 season, Reina was only played by English coach Vic Buckingham away from the Camp Nou as the player was consistently booed by his own fans after a poor performance against FC Dynamo Moscow.

Reina was elected to his hometown's council in 2011, for the People's Party. He supported prison for the leaders of the Catalan independence movement.

Honours Barcelona Copa del Generalísimo: 1967–68, 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1971

Atlético Madrid La Liga: 1976–77 Copa del Generalísimo: 1975–76 Intercontinental Cup: 1974 European Cup runner-up: 1973–74

Spain U18 UEFA European Under-18 Championship runner-up: 1964

Individual Ricardo Zamora Trophy: 1972–73, 1976–77