Pepe Reina reached an incredible career landmark as his side defeated Cadiz on Wednesday night. The ex-Liverpool stopper kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 victory in Villarreal’s penultimate home fixture of the La Liga campaign. The 40-year-old joins an exclusive list of players to have racked up a four-figure number of career appearances, including the likes of Xavi, Iker Casillas and Roberto Carlos. Congratulations on reaching 1000 professional appearances, .
His achievement is all the more impressive when you factor in that his entire career has been spent at top-flight clubs.
That’s the only secret, dedication, being as professional as I can,” Reina explained to the BBC World Service.
Reina made 394 of his appearances in a Liverpool shirt, helping the Reds on their way to the 2007 final in Athens.