Milton Alexánder Reyes Galeas (born 2 May 1974) is a retired Honduran

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player, who played for primarily F.C. Motagua.

Club career

Nicknamed ''Jocón'', Reyes began playing professional football as a central defender with

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of the Honduran second division in 1993. He moved to then newly promoted

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, for whom he made his debut in the Honduran National League on 24 September 1995 against Vida. He subsequently moved to Motagua, one of Honduras's most prestigious clubs, where he would play from 1997 to 2002, helping the club to five championships.

Major League Soccer

In 2002, he moved to

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, where he signed a contract with

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. Reyes immediately impressed with his offensive forays from the right back position, and ended the season with 24 starts and two assists to his credit. Unfortunately, Reyes tore his ACL in the 2003 preseason, and was forced to miss all of the 2003 season. Upon his return, Reyes was cut by D.C. United for salary cap reasons, and after considering a return to Honduras, decided to stay in MLS and sign with the

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. Although Reyes initially did not impress in Dallas, as he regained his old form his attacking abilities shone through, and he ended the season at Dallas starting both at the left midfield and left back positions for the team, ending the season with 828 minutes in nine starts. Reyes left the team after the season.

Back at Motagua

He came back to Motagua in 2005. Reyes announced his retirement after finishing the 2008 Clausura tournament but was persuaded to stay with the club until 2011. He retired after the ''clasico'' against Olimpia on 30 October 2011.

Domestic goals summary

International career

Reyes made his debut for

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in a March

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match against

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and has earned a total of 41 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 17

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matches and played at the

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and

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s as well as at the

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. He also appeared in the first match when Honduras took third place at the

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.Copa América 2001
– RSSSF His final international was an October 2006

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against

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Personal life

Milton Reyes has three kids.

Honours and awards

Club

;F>C. Motagua *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reyes, Milton 1974 births Living people Footballers from Yoro Department Men's association football defenders Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2001 Copa América players Independiente Villela players F.C. Motagua players D.C. United players FC Dallas players Major League Soccer players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Honduran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States F.C. Motagua managers Honduran football managers