Former Sevilla and Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic accid...
MADRID - Former Sevilla and Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic accident, aged 35, several of his former clubs said on Saturday.
Reyes was under contract at Spanish second tier side Extremadura. Seven second tier games due to be played on Sunday, including Extremadura’s match against Cadiz, were postponed until Tuesday.“With a shrunken soul and a broken heart Extremadura reports the death of our player Jose Antonio Reyes in a traffic accident. We ask everyone to pray for his soul,” said a club statement.
Spanish media said the accident occurred at 11.40am on Saturday morning on the road connecting his home city of Utrera and Seville.Reyes made his professional debut with Sevilla at the age of 16, moving to Arsenal in January 2004 for 17 million pounds and was part of the famous ‘Invincibles’ which won the Premier League that season without losing a game.
He joined Real Madrid on loan in the 2006/07 season, winning the La Liga title and later joined neighbors Atletico before returning to boyhood club Sevilla in 2012, going on to lift three consecutive Europa League titles between 2014 and 2016.
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