On the afternoon of June 1, Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopards 2018 season foreign aid Reyes unfortunately passed away due to a traffic accident, only 35 years old, Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard Football Club mourned this foreign aid who contributed to Xinjiang football.
Reyes
During the 2018 season, Sun Aijun, chairman of Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard Football Football Club, and former head coach Li Jun made a special trip to Spain to meet with Reyes and invited him to join the Tianshan Snow Leopard. On June 6, 2018, the club officially announced the joining of Reyes, who became the largest foreign aid in the history of Xinjiang football.
On July 8, 2018, Reyes arrived in Ulum and many fans went to pick them up. A week later, on July 14, the 14th round of the 2018 Chinese League One, Reyes made his debut and contributed a pass and a shot, when the Snow Leopards drew 2-2 with Heilongjiang. In the 2018 season, Reyes made 14 appearances and scored 4 goals for the Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopards.
Although the Snow Leopards failed to complete relegation last season, as an international superstar and an experienced veteran, Reyes's experience and professionalism on the field have always infected every member of the Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopards.
The core player of the Tianshan Snow Leopards, Sabitti, said that it is a great honor to be teammates with a superstar like Reyes, and in the team, Reyes is also very simple, teaching him a lot, especially the control of the rhythm of the game and the grasp of opportunities in front of goal.
Tianshan Snow Leopard goalkeeper Gu Junjie said that although Reyes is a big-name player, he has been very dedicated after joining the Snow Leopards, whether it is training or playing, he is very serious and very hardworking. Former Snow Leopard player Xu Qing was also very uncomfortable to hear this news, I learned a lot from Reyes, so the excellent players just left, so sorry. Many members of the Snow Leopard team are in the circle of friends to mourn the former teammate.
Li Xiang, director of the competition department of Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard Football Club, said that both as a club employee and a fan, he was grateful that he could choose to come to China in the first place, although it was only a short period of half a year, but it brought richer colors to China's league and left too many wonderful moments and precious memories for the snow leopard
Sun Aijun, chairman of Tianshan Snow Leopard Football Club, said after learning the news that Reyes is a very dedicated foreign aid, at the end of last season, the team was going to renew his contract with Reyes, but in the end, Reyes chose to return to China, but he did not expect to hear such bad news today. When Reyes played for the Snow Leopards, Reyes's family has also been in Xinjiang, may Reyes rest in peace, and Reyes's family mourns.
Rest in peace, José Antonio Reyes, and may there be no traffic in heaven.