Eric Reyes (soccer)

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Eric Reyes
Personal information
Full name Eric Emmanuel Reyes
Date of birth (1992-03-13) March 13, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Hollywood, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2006–2009 NSU University School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 3 (0)
2011–2012 FIU Panthers 14 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Bayamón Fútbol Club
International career
2011–2014 Puerto Rico 11 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Barry Buccaneers (goalkeepers)
2016–2017 Stetson Hatters (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Reyes (born March 13, 1992) is an American-born, Puerto Rican former soccer coach and player. He previously played as a professional goalkeeper and appeared for the Puerto Rico national football team.

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Playing career

Youth and college

Reyes has played college soccer for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and Florida International University. While a Gaucho in 2010, he appeared in and started 3 games. [1]

Professional

Reyes had a trial with Iceland club ÍBV men's football in January 2013, but he was not signed. [2] [3] He signed with Bayamón Fútbol Club in April 2013 and played the 2013 Puerto Rico Soccer League season for the club before being released at the conclusion of the season. [4] [5]

International

Reyes made his international debut for the Puerto Rico national football team on September 6, 2011, against Canada at the age of 19 years. [6] He appeared 11 times for Puerto Rico, the last coming in 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification.

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Reyes joined the coaching staff of the Barry Buccaneers. He joined the men's and women's teams as goalkeeper coach in Spring 2015. He spent 18 months at the university.

In July 2016, it was announced that Reyes had joined the Stetson Hatters women's team as an assistant coach. [7] He was listed as a member of the coaching staff through the 2017 season.

Personal life

Following his soccer career, Reyes joined the Broward County Sheriff's Office as a deputy in February 2019. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "2010 UC Santa Barbara Soccer UC Santa Barbara Overall Team Statistics". ucsbgauchos.com. December 17, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ MÁR EINARSSON, MAGNÚS (January 24, 2013). "BENJANI KEMUR EKKI TIL ÍSLANDS Í ÞESSARI VIKU". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Landsliðsmarkvörður Púertó Ríkó æfir með ÍBV". eyjafrettir.is (in Icelandic). January 22, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ Pagán Rivera, Esteban (April 26, 2013). "Bayamón FC a jugar por Puerto Rico". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ Arce, Luis Santiago (April 23, 2013). "Animado el Bayamón FC". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  6. ↑ Ratner, Mathew (September 15, 2011). "Eric Reyes makes international debut with team Puerto Rico". Florida International University. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Eric Reyes Joins Women's Soccer Staff". gohatters.com. July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Being sworn in at the Broward Sheriff's Office and earning the title of Deputy Sheriff was one of the proudest moments of my life!". facebook.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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