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{{short description|American soccer player}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Claudio Reyna
| image = Claudio Reyna.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Reyna with the [[New York Red Bulls]] in 2008
| fullname = <!--Do not add without a reliable source-->
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|7|20}}
| birth_place = [[Livingston, New Jersey]], U.S.
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}<ref name="USprofile">{{cite web|url=https://ussoccerplayers.com/player/reyna-claudio|title=Claudio Reyna|publisher=US Football|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1988–1991
| youthclubs1 = [[St. Benedict's Preparatory School|St. Benedict's Gray Bees]]
| collegeyears1 = 1991–1993
| college1 = [[Virginia Cavaliers]]
| years1 = 1994–1999
| clubs1 = [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen]]
| caps1 = 26
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1997–1999
| clubs2 = → [[VfL Wolfsburg]] (loan)
| caps2 = 48
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 1999–2001
| clubs3 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| caps3 = 64
| goals3 = 10
| years4 = 2001–2003
| clubs4 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2003–2007
| clubs5 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| caps5 = 87
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2007–2008
| clubs6 = [[New York Red Bulls]]
| caps6 = 29
| goals6 = 0
| totalcaps = 282
| totalgoals = 23
| nationalyears1 = 1994–2006
| nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| nationalcaps1 = 112
| nationalgoals1 = 8
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
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{{MedalComp|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1998 United States]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1996 United States]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2003 United States-Mexico]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1991 Pan American Games|1991 Havana]]|[[Football at the 1991 Pan American Games|Team]]}}
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'''Claudio Alejandro Reyna''' (born July 20, 1973) is an American former professional [[association football|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 A.F.C.|Sunderland]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], and in the [[Scottish Premier League]] for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]. He finished his career in 2008 for [[New York Red Bulls]] of [[Major League Soccer]], where he was team [[Captain (association football)|captain]].<ref name="mlsnet-redbull">{{cite news | title=Reyna coming home to join Bulls | url=http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070124&content_id=82387&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127100533/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070124&content_id=82387&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 27, 2007 | first=Jonathan | last=Nierman | publisher=MLSnet.com | date=January 24, 2007 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Reyna earned 112 [[cap (sport)|caps]] for the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States men's national team]] from 1994 to 2006, being selected for four [[FIFA World Cup]]s and retiring from the team after the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 edition]]. He was also chosen for two [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic tournaments]], four [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]s 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, where he remained until 2023.

==Early life==
Reyna's father Miguel moved to the [[United States]] in 1968 from Argentina, where he had gone through the youth system of [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] and played professionally with [[Club Atlético Los Andes|Los Andes]].<ref>http://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?ART_ID=562138757 {{dead link|date=April 2013}}</ref> He settled in [[Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey|Springfield Township, New Jersey]] in the 1970s.<ref>Whiteside, Kelly. [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football /worldcup/2006-05-31-reyna-focus_x.htm "USA's Reyna personifies perseverance"], ''[[USA Today]]'', June 2, 2006. Accessed October 9, 2015. "Reyna's father, Miguel, is from Argentina, where he played professionally. His parents immigrated to New Jersey in the late 1950s, then settled a decade later in Springfield, N.J., where Reyna was raised."</ref> Reyna was born in [[Livingston, New Jersey]], where he learned the game from his father.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/101696128.html?dids=101696128:101696128&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+16%2C+1994&author=By+Jerry+Trecker.+SPECIAL+TO+NEWSDAY&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=WORLD+CUP+%2794+Making+A+Quick+Point+Newcomers%2C+one+local%2C+help+USA+over+Norway&pqatl=google | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130131150001/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/101696128.html?dids=101696128:101696128&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+16,+1994&author=By+Jerry+Trecker.+SPECIAL+TO+NEWSDAY&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=WORLD+CUP+'94+Making+A+Quick+Point+Newcomers,+one+local,+help+USA+over+Norway&pqatl=google | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 31, 2013 | title = WORLD CUP '94 Making A Quick Point Newcomers, one local, help USA over Norway | publisher = [[Newsday]] | date = January 16, 1994 | access-date = April 28, 2013 | first = Jerry | last = Trecker | quote = Chasing down a long throw from former Blau-Weiss Gottschee star Dario Brose, [Claudio Reyna], the 1993 College Player of the Year from the University of Virginia and Livingston, N.J., slammed a hard shot at Norway goalkeeper Frode Grodas to create a game-winning rebound chance for Cobi Jones as the United States defeated Norway, 2–1, in Sun Devil Stadium yesterday to begin its 1994 World Cup preparation with an upset triumph.}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Early career===
In [[New Jersey]], Reyna became a youth player at [[Jonathan Dayton High School]]<ref>[http://173.15.174.215/ECHO%20LEADER/1990/02-15-1990.pdf#page=13 "Parade honors Reyna"], ''Mountainside Echo'', February 15, 1990. Accessed January 18, 2023. "Claudio Reyna of Springfield, a former student at Jonathan Dayton Regional High, was one of three players from New Jersey to be named to the 12th annual Parade Magazine All-America High School Soccer Team."</ref> and then transferred to [[Saint Benedict's Preparatory School]], where he was a teammate of [[Gregg Berhalter]] and [[Robert Ducey]], before he graduated from St. Benedict's in 1991. During Reyna's three years with the team, St Benedict's went undefeated (65–0) while Reyna was named as the only two-time [[Parade (magazine)|Parade Magazine]]'s national high school Player of the Year and the [[Gatorade Player of the Year awards|Gatorade National Player of the Year]]. In 1999, he was named by ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'' as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://nj.com/hssports/ledger/index.ssf?/hssports/century/stories/bsoccerdecades.html | title = Top 10 Players of each decade | newspaper = [[The Star-Ledger]] | date =  November 7, 1999 | access-date = April 28, 2013 | first = Ron | last = Jandoli | archive-url = https://archive.today/20030110132039/http://nj.com/hssports/ledger/index.ssf?/hssports/century/stories/bsoccerdecades.html | archive-date = January 10, 2003}}</ref>

Highly recruited out of high school, Reyna elected to attend the [[University of Virginia]] from 1991 to 1993 on a full [[scholarship]]. While at Virginia, he spent three seasons on the men's soccer team, coached by future U.S. national team coach [[Bruce Arena]]. The Cavaliers won the [[NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament|NCAA Championship]] each of his three seasons. On an individual level, Reyna won the [[Hermann Trophy]] in 1993<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-09 |title=Winners |url=http://www.machermanntrophy.org/winners |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=MAC Hermann Trophy |language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[MAC Award]] in 1992 and 1993;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-09 |title=Claudio Reyna |url=http://www.machermanntrophy.org/claudio-reyna |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=MAC Hermann Trophy |language=en-US}}</ref> and was named the 1992 and 1993 [[Soccer America Player of the Year Award|''Soccer America'' Player of the Year]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maryland's Mullins repeats as Men's Player of the Year |url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/55813/marylands-mullins-repeats-as-mens-player-of-the.html |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=www.socceramerica.com |date=January 15, 2014 |language=en}}</ref> In 2000, the magazine placed him on its ''[[Soccer America College Team of the Century#Team of the Century|Team of the Century]]'' and named him the ''[[Soccer America College Team of the Century#Player of the Century|Male Player of the Century]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Claudio Reyna S |url=https://www.njsportsheroes.com/claudioreynas.html |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=www.njsportsheroes.com}}</ref>

===Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg===
On August 8, 1994, Reyna signed with German [[Bundesliga]] club [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen]] after playing in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]. He had difficulty finding playing time with the Leverkusen first team, making only five appearances. Leverkusen loaned Reyna to fellow Bundesliga side [[VfL Wolfsburg]] in July 1997. He quickly established himself in Wolfsburg's first team where he became the first American to captain a European club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-17 |title=Claudio Reyna |url=https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/national-soccer-hall-of-fame-biographies/national-soccer-hall-of-fame-player-biographies/claudio-reyna/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Society for American Soccer History |language=en-US}}</ref>

He was halfway through his second year with Wolfsburg when [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] expressed an interest in Reyna.

===Rangers===
On April 1, 1999, Rangers paid $826,400 to Wolfsburg and $2.76 million to Leverkusen for Reyna. Reyna would remain with Rangers until December 2001. Despite building his reputation in [[Germany]] and on the national team as a creative midfielder, he spent most of his years at Rangers playing right midfield. He scored thirteen goals for the Ibrox club in all competitions, one of the most notable was a strike that proved decisive over Italian club Parma for qualification for the [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League]]. He played for Rangers during the [[September 11 attacks]]; a Celtic fan at an Old Firm match in October 2001 was caught on camera making aeroplane gestures, for which the fan was much criticised, later apologising.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1574325.stm | title=Fan 'sorry' for plane gesture | date=October 2001 }}</ref>

===Sunderland===
On December 7, 2001, Reyna signed a five-year contract at Sunderland in England's [[Premier League]], for a fee of £4 million. He completed the deal minutes before the midday deadline, having played for Rangers in the [[UEFA Cup]] at [[Paris Saint-Germain]] the night before.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reyna completes £4m Sunderland move |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/dec/07/newsstory.sport |access-date=November 30, 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=December 7, 2001}}</ref>

Reyna made his debut on December 15, starting in a 2–0 loss at Southampton in place of the injured [[Julio Arca]], and had a 20-yard first-half shot saved by [[Paul Jones (footballer, born 1967)|Paul Jones]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Gerry |title=Craddock cooks his own goose |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/dec/16/match.sport2 |access-date=November 30, 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=December 16, 2001}}</ref> A week later, he scored the only goal of the game against Everton, in his first game at the [[Stadium of Light]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wardle |first1=John |title=Claudio clears clouds |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/dec/23/match.sport9 |access-date=November 30, 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=December 23, 2001}}</ref> On April 1, 2002, he scored twice in a 2–1 home win over [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in which all goals were scored in the first 18 minutes;<ref>{{cite news |title=Reyna rallies Sunderland |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1900972.stm |access-date=November 30, 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=April 1, 2002}}</ref> twelve days later he was sent off at the end of a loss to visitors [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] for a foul on goalscorer [[Michael Owen]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Owen stuns Sunderland |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1924904.stm |access-date=November 30, 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=April 13, 2002}}</ref>

In October 2002, Reyna injured the [[anterior cruciate ligament]] in his knee against [[Bolton Wanderers]], ruling him out for six months and ending his season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reyna out for six months |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/world-soccer-latest/reyna-out-for-six-months-52741 |access-date=November 30, 2022 |work=World Soccer |date=November 1, 2002}}</ref>

===Manchester City===
Reyna joined [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on August 29, 2003, for £2.5 million after a move on the same fee to [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] collapsed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.sunderlandecho.com/sport/reyna-seals-city-switch-1-1113257|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131002223131/http://m.sunderlandecho.com/sport/reyna-seals-city-switch-1-1113257|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-10-02|title=REYNA SEALS CITY SWITCH}}</ref>

Reyna's time at City was frequently punctuated by injury, restricting him to thirty appearances in his first season with the club, and causing him to miss six months of the [[2004–05 in English football|2004–05 season]]. In three and a half seasons at the [[City of Manchester Stadium]], Reyna made 87 appearances, scoring four goals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leigh |first=Neil |title=WORLD CUP A-Z: R IS FOR REYNA |url=https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2018/june/man-city-world-cup-az-claudio-reyna |website=Manchester City F.C.}}</ref>

On January 11, 2007, Manchester City manager [[Stuart Pearce]] announced that the club had agreed to terminate Reyna's contract with a view to a move to [[Major League Soccer]] for family reasons.  This was finalized on January 23, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pearce confirms Reyna request |work=Manchester Evening News |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchestercity/s/232/232917_pearce_confirms_reyna_request.html |access-date=January 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113111940/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchestercity/s/232/232917_pearce_confirms_reyna_request.html |archive-date=January 13, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6290317.stm | title =  Man City agree to release Reyna| publisher = BBC Sport | date = January 23, 2007 | access-date = April 28, 2013 }}</ref>

===New York Red Bulls===
On January 24, 2007, Reyna signed with [[New York Red Bulls]], where he rejoined his former University of Virginia and U.S. national team head coach [[Bruce Arena]].<ref name="mlsnet-redbull"/> However, much like his years in Britain, Reyna was almost constantly bothered by injuries. He only played in twenty-seven games during two years with New York and only six games in 2008 as he rehabilitated a [[Spinal disc herniation|herniated disc]]. Reyna announced his professional retirement on July 16, 2008.<ref name=mlsnet-retirement>{{cite web|first=Dylan |last=Butler |url=http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080715&content_id=172948&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp |title=Reyna announces his retirement |publisher=MLSnet.com |date=July 15, 2008 |access-date=July 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717092300/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080715&content_id=172948&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp |archive-date=July 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:ClaudioReyna USMNT 20060511.jpg|thumb|upright|Reyna practicing with the U.S. national soccer team in 2006.]]
As a U.S. national player, Reyna got his first cap against [[Norway national football team|Norway]] on January 15, 1994. He was a member of the team at the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] on home turf, but did not play due to a [[hamstring injury]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=1994-06-24 |title=Hamstring Injury Will Keep Reyna Out of World Cup |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-24-sp-7991-story.html |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Reyna did play in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] and [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]s.

In 2002, despite sitting out the opening 3–2 upset win over [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] due to injury, he was a key contributor in the next three U.S. games — a tie against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]], a loss to [[Poland national football team|Poland]], and a win over [[CONCACAF]] [[Mexico–United States soccer rivalry|rival]] [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]. In the [[Single-elimination tournament|quarterfinals]], the U.S. lost to eventual runner-up [[Germany national football team|Germany]]. He was named to the World Cup all-tournament team, the first American to do so.<ref name=wcas>{{cite news |title=Claudio Reyna honored as World Cup All-Star |url=https://virginiasports.com/news/2002/07/03/claudio-reyna-honored-as-world-cup-all-star/ |access-date=November 30, 2022 |publisher=Virginia Sports |date=July 3, 2002}}</ref>

In 2006, Reyna again captained the U.S. at the World Cup in Germany. Trailing 1–0 in the opener against the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], Reyna fired a 30-yard shot that bounced off the post, the best American chance in the game. In the final group game against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], Reyna suffered a sprained [[medial collateral ligament]] when he lost the ball to [[Haminu Draman]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Gary |last=Davidson |author2=Wagman, Robert |author3=Courtney, Chris |title=Ghana uses disputed penalty kick to end American World Cup 2–1 |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/2006/men/games/jun22.htm |publisher=Soccer Times |date=June 22, 2006 |access-date=November 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028002247/http://soccertimes.com/usteams/2006/men/games/jun22.htm |archive-date=October 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> who then dribbled in alone and scored Ghana's first goal.

On June 23, 2006, the day after the U.S. was eliminated from the World Cup, Reyna announced his retirement from the national team. He ended his international career with 111 caps and eight goals.<ref>{{NFT player|id=7133|name=Reyna, Claudio|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref>

Reyna also represented the U.S. at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in [[Barcelona]] and at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]].

In Great Britain, he was occasionally referred to as ''[[Captain America]]'' because of his status as captain of the U.S. national team.<ref>{{cite news | title = Claudio Reyna Signs With Red Bulls | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/24/AR2007012401122_pf.html | newspaper=The Washington Post | first=Tom | last=Canavan | access-date=April 30, 2010 | date = January 24, 2007}}</ref>

==Club Executive==

===New York City FC===
On May 22, 2013, Reyna was appointed Sporting Director of [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] expansion team [[New York City FC]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nycfc.com/post/2013/05/22/new-york-city-football-club-have-named-claudio-reyna-club%E2%80%99s-sporting-director| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140901023715/http://www.nycfc.com/post/2013/05/22/new-york-city-football-club-have-named-claudio-reyna-club%E2%80%99s-sporting-director| archive-date = 2014-09-01| title = New York City Football Club have named Claudio Reyna as the club's Sporting Director {{!}} New York City FC}}</ref> New York City FC made the conference semifinals four of the five years that Reyna was the [[Sporting director|Sporting Director]]. Between 2016 and 2019, New York City FC accumulated 231 points, the most of any team in the league during that time. Reyna left the club in November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FC |first=New York City |title=Claudio Reyna Departs New York City FC to Join Austin FC; Technical Director David Lee Promoted to Sporting Director |url=https://www.nycfc.com/news/claudio-reyna-departs-new-york-city-fc-join-austin-fc-technical-director-david-l |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=New York City FC |language=en}}</ref>

===Austin FC===
On November 21, 2019, Reyna was named Sporting Director of another MLS expansion team, [[Austin FC]]. Reyna led the club in its 2021 inaugural season with his former US national team teammate, Austin FC head coach [[Josh Wolff]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=Claudio Reyna named sporting director for Austin FC in historic appointment | url=https://austinfc.cdn.prismic.io/austinfc/fca002c3-1713-4200-95c9-a7429f2b4432_2CLAUDIO+REYNA+NAMED+SPORTING+DIRECTOR+FOR+AUSTIN+FC+IN+HISTORIC+APPOINTMENT.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220195434/https://austinfc.cdn.prismic.io/austinfc/fca002c3-1713-4200-95c9-a7429f2b4432_2CLAUDIO+REYNA+NAMED+SPORTING+DIRECTOR+FOR+AUSTIN+FC+IN+HISTORIC+APPOINTMENT.pdf | archive-date=2022-02-20}}</ref> He guided the club through their first two seasons of existence, including an MLS Western Conference Finals appearance in [[2022 Austin FC season|2022]].

On January 26, 2023, Reyna resigned from his role as sporting director amid a personal scandal, remaining as a technical advisor for the club.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.austinfc.com/news/claudio-reyna-resigns-as-sporting-director-reyna-to-continue-with-austin-fc-as-t | title=Claudio Reyna Resigns as Sporting Director; Reyna to Continue with Austin FC as Technical Advisor &#124; Austin FC }}</ref>  He had left the club entirely by April 17, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Claudio Reyna leaves Technical Advisor role at Austin FC, severing all ties to the club |url=https://capitalcitysoccer.com/2023/04/17/reyna-out-austinfc-technical-advisor/ |website=capitalcitysoccer.com |date=April 17, 2023 |publisher=Capital City Soccer |access-date=30 October 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life ==
Reyna married [[Danielle Reyna|Danielle Egan]], then a member of the [[United States women's national soccer team]], in July 1997, one week after attending the FIFA All-Star Game in [[Hong Kong]] and two weeks after the U.S. team's [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|World Cup qualifier]] at [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]]. They had four children: Jack (1999–2012), [[Giovanni Reyna|Giovanni]] (born 2002), Joah-Mikel, and Carolina.  Jack died of brain cancer in 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Former U.S. soccer star Claudio Reyna's son Jack loses his battle with cancer |url=https://www.si.com/si-wire/2012/07/20/claudio-reyna-son-jack-cancer |access-date=November 29, 2022 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=July 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://sinatraffh.com/tribute/details/1321/Jack-Reyna/obituary.html | title=Obituary of Jack Egan Reyna &#124; Sinatra Memorial Home }}</ref> Giovanni, named after former [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] teammate [[Giovanni van Bronckhorst]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/players/r/giovanni-reyna|title=Giovanni Reyna {{!}} U.S. Soccer Official Website|website=www.ussoccer.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref> transferred from the [[New York City FC]] development academy to [[Borussia Dortmund]]'s [[Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector|academy]] in November 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/sources-us-u-17-standout-reyna-to-join-borussia-dortmund/1dhjhllndk0p51d6f5fbx0cze5 |title=Sources: U.S. U-17 standout Reyna to join Borussia Dortmund academy |first=Ives |last=Galarcep |website=[[Goal (website)|Goal.com]] |date=August 16, 2018 |access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>  The family resided for a time in [[Bedford (town), New York|Bedford]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2017/12/06/giovanni-reyna-nycfc-europe-christian-pulisic-dortmund-bosz|title=Insider: U.S. prospect Reyna eyes '18 move to Europe|work=SI.com|access-date=2018-05-15|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/football-news/article/2854608|title=Club Saddened By News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721053433/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/football-news/article/2854608|archive-date=July 21, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=July 19, 2012}}</ref>

In February 2012, Reyna and fellow New Jersey native [[Tony Meola]] were elected to the [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]], with Reyna named on 96% of the ballots.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Giase |first1=Frank |title=Tony Meola, Claudio Reyna a pair of New Jersey natives reunited by the Soccer Hall of Fame |url=https://www.nj.com/soccer-news/2012/02/tony_meola_claudio_reyna_a_pai.html |access-date=November 30, 2022 |publisher=NJ.com |date=March 1, 2022}}</ref>

Reyna speaks fluent English and Spanish and is conversational in German.<ref>{{cite news|title=Claudio Reyna named sporting director for Austin FC in historic appointment|url=https://austinfc.cdn.prismic.io/austinfc/fca002c3-1713-4200-95c9-a7429f2b4432_2CLAUDIO+REYNA+NAMED+SPORTING+DIRECTOR+FOR+AUSTIN+FC+IN+HISTORIC+APPOINTMENT.pdf |access-date=September 22, 2020 |work=Austin FC|date=November 21, 2019}}</ref>

During and after the [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022 World Cup]], Claudio and Danielle Reyna were reported to have intervened with the [[United States Soccer Federation]], making "veiled threats" in an attempt to get Giovanni additional playing time and better treatment with the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]], and even attempting to [[blackmail]] then-coach Gregg Berhalter.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kramer |first1=Jenny |title=Alston & Bird's Report to the U.S. Soccer Federation |url=https://ussoccer.app.box.com/s/ycsf3xneaqbph329kilqy5upmk45sotb |publisher=U.S. Soccer |access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref>  One US Soccer staffer characterized Reyna's interactions as "inappropriate," "bullying" and "mean-spirited."  A report by the USSF found that facts gathered during the investigation "might raise a question about whether Mr Reyna's communications with US Soccer officials are violative of the [[FIFA]] Code of Ethics and its rule against abuse of position".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64946256 | title=Berhalter 'remains candidate' to be US coach | work=BBC Sport }}</ref> As a result of the scandal, Reyna stepped down from his position at Austin FC, and the USSF re-wrote its guidelines to limit parent/coach interactions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carlisle |first1=Jeff |title=Explained: What's next after U.S. Soccer finds Claudio Reyna 'bullying,' Gregg Berhalter told truth, more |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-usa/story/4900172/explained-usmnt-future-claudio-reyna-bullying-report-berhalter |access-date=16 March 2023 |work=ESPN Soccer |date=March 13, 2023}}</ref> The couple's actions have been criticized as a case of American soccer [[Elite|elitism]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Kirsten |date=2023-03-16 |title=Claudio, Danielle Reyna latest example of terrible sports parents in USMNT scandal |url=https://nypost.com/2023/03/16/claudio-danielle-reyna-latest-example-of-terrible-sports-parents-in-usmnt-scandal/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=[[New York Post]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tasch |first=Justin |date=2023-01-05 |title=Ex-USMNT stars rip Claudio, Danielle Reyna over Berhalter scandal |url=https://nypost.com/2023/01/05/ex-usmnt-stars-rip-claudio-danielle-reyna-over-berhalter-scandal/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=[[New York Post]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Michael |date=2023-01-04 |title=THE PLOT SICKENS: Report: Danielle Reyna admits she told U.S. Soccer about Berhalter violence incident |url=https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2023/01/04/the-plot-thickens-report-danielle-reyna-admits-she-told-u-s-soccer-about-berhalter-violence-incident/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Front Row Soccer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Layton |first=Jeremy |date=2023-01-04 |title=Claudio Reyna, wife exposed in alleged Gregg Berhalter World Cup blackmail attempt |url=https://nypost.com/2023/01/04/claudio-reyna-wife-exposed-in-alleged-gregg-berhalter-world-cup-blackmail-attempt/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=[[New York Post]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
:''Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Reyna goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Claudio Reyna
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || April 20, 1994 || [[Davidson, North Carolina]], United States || {{fb|MDA}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || May 7, 1994 || [[Fullerton, California]], United States || {{fb|EST}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|4–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|3 || June 18, 1995 || [[Washington, D.C.]], United States || {{fb|MEX}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|4–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|4 || June 9, 1996 || [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]], United States || {{fb|IRL|name=Ireland}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|5 || November 9, 1997 || [[Vancouver]], Canada || {{CAN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|6 || April 22, 1998 || [[Vienna, Austria|Vienna]], Austria || {{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|7 || February 6, 1999 || [[Jacksonville, Florida]], United States || {{fb|GER}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|8 || June 3, 2000 || Washington, D.C., United States || {{fb|RSA}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–0 || Friendly
|}

==Honors==
'''Rangers'''
* [[Scottish Premier League]]: [[1999–2000 Scottish Premier League|1999–2000]]
* [[Scottish Cup]]: [[1999–2000 Scottish Cup|1999–2000]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Hermann Trophy]]: 1993
* [[Fútbol de Primera Player of the Year]]: 2000
* [[FIFA World Cup]] [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|All-Star Team]]: [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]<ref name=wcas/>
* [[Soccer America College Team of the Century]]

==See also==
* [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

'''Book'''
*''More Than Goals: From Backyard Games to World Cup Competition'' with [[Mike Woitalla]] (2004, {{ISBN|978-0-7360-5171-2}})

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Soccerbase}}

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