Enrique Iglesia Reina (born

Folkestone Folkestone ( ) is a coastal town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour, shipping port, and fashionable coastal res ...

, 2 October 1971) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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in the

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for

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West (London sub region), West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the River Thames, Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has dive ...

Football career

Reina began his career with

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club

Folkestone Invicta Folkestone Invicta Football Club is a football club based in Folkestone, Kent, England. They are currently members of the and play at Cheriton Road. History The club was established in 1936 and joined the East Kent Wednesday League for the 1 ...

, before moving to

Dover Athletic Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the , the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1983 afte ...

and then to

in September 1997, for a £50,000 fee. He made 9 appearances for the

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club, but was forced to retire from professional football due to a knee injury in April 1998. Reina returned to Dover Athletic for the 1998–99 season and later played for

Ramsgate Ramsgate is a seaside resort, seaside town and civil parish in the district of Thanet District, Thanet in eastern Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century. In 2021 it had a population of 42,027. Ramsgate' ...

and Folkestone Invicta, before retiring at the end of the 2001–02 season.

Rowing

Reina has been active in endurance

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. In February 2016, he and partner John Wilson set heavyweight world records in the age 40–49 category in Tandem Longest Continual Row and Tandem Million Meters. In February 2019, the pair completed an 89-day row between

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and

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Personal life

In 2003, Reina set up Reina Group, a

-based heating and plumbing services company.

Honours

Supporters' Player of the Year: 1992–93

Career statistics

References

1971 births Living people Footballers from Folkestone English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Dover Athletic F.C. players Brentford F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Folkestone Invicta F.C. players Sing Tao SC players Hong Kong First Division League players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Southern Football League players Ramsgate F.C. players English expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong {{england-footy-forward-1970s-stub