Pepe Reina is a Liverpool legend who has finally announced his retirement from football at the age of 42.

As mentioned, most of the memories created by the Spaniard at Anfield are full of happiness, even if there was a balloon to ruin the fun at one point.

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It’s unclear what his next steps are going to be, but at the grand old age of 42, he more than deserves his time off with some Liverpool fans sharing their thoughts on the legacy he’s left behind.

“He was still playing?

While another said, “Enjoy retirement, Pepe, and thank you for that balloon memory.”

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This fan lauded Reina as he called him a “world-class keeper!” With another wishing him a “Happy retirement, a great legend.”

Another took a guess at what he could do next by saying, “He can be a coach now.”

“Legend,” one fan simply wrote.

With another saying, he was their “absolute goat.”

Finally, this fan dubbed the Spaniard “The bald goat.”

While the Spaniard was never regarded as the best ‘keeper in the world during his time in Merseyside, Reina certainly played his best football with Liverpool.



Games playedGoals concededClean sheets394339177The Liverpool career of Pepe Reina in numbers.

His departure from Liverpool in 2014 was a long time coming, with Reina being shipped out on loan to Napoli for the 2013-14 season.

However, the fact that both Martin Skrtel and Lucas Leiva named Reina in their all-time Liverpool five-a-side team outlines how much of an impact he had on the club during that era.