Editing Matt Reis

{{short description|American former soccer player and coach (born 1975)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = Matt Reis
| image                = Matt Reis.jpg
| image_size           = 200
| caption              =
| fullname             = 
| birth_date           = {{birth date and age|1975|3|28}}
| birth_place          = [[Atlanta, Georgia]], United States
| height               = 6 ft 1 in
| position             = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub          = 
| collegeyears1        = 1994–1997
| college1             = [[UCLA Bruins men's soccer|UCLA Bruins]]
| years1               = 1998–2002
| clubs1               = [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
| caps1                = 39
| goals1               = 0
| years2               = 2000
| clubs2               = → [[Orange County Blue Star|Orange County]] (loan)
| caps2                = 7
| goals2               = 0
| years3               = 2003–2013
| clubs3               = [[New England Revolution]]
| caps3                = 254
| goals3               = 0
| totalcaps            = 300
| totalgoals           = 0
| nationalyears1       = 2006–2007
| nationalteam1        = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| nationalcaps1        = 2
| nationalgoals1       = 0
| manageryears1       = 2014–2016
| managerclubs1       = [[LA Galaxy]] (assistant)
| manageryears2       = 2017–2018
| managerclubs2       = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] (assistant)
| manageryears3       = 2019
| managerclubs3       = [[Columbus Crew SC|Columbus Crew]] (assistant)
| pcupdate             =
| ntupdate             =
| medaltemplates = 
{{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}} 
{{Medal|W|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]|[[2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2005]]}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Soccer]]}}
}}

'''Matt Reis''' ({{IPAc-en|r|iː|s}} {{respell|REESS}}; born March 28, 1975) is an American former [[Association football|soccer]] player and coach who played as a  [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. A long-time [[Major League Soccer]] mainstay, he has served as goalkeeper coach for [[LA Galaxy]] and the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]].

==Youth and college==
Reid was born in [[Atlanta]] and raised in [[Southern California]]. He played [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[UCLA]]. He finished his college career with an NCAA Championship in 1997, and was named 1997 NCAA College Cup Defensive MVP after recording 20 saves - including a school-record 11 in the semifinals - and posting 221 shutout minutes on the way to the title.

==Career==
===Professional===
Reis was selected by the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] in the third round of the [[1998 MLS College Draft]]. However, with [[Kevin Hartman]] firmly entrenched in the nets, Reis did not see much playing time during his five seasons in LA; the most games he played in a season was 16 in 2001 when Hartman was out with injuries. In 2000, the Galaxy sent him on loan to the [[Orange County Blue Star|Orange County Waves]] for seven games.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629130055/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.oczstax.html 2000 Orange County Waves]</ref>

Reis was traded to [[New England Revolution]] in January 2003 in exchange for [[Alex Pineda Chacón]] and a second-round pick in the [[2003 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=1983112|title=Galaxy Drafts Local Phenom|date=17 January 2003}}</ref>
With the Revs, Reis started out as a backup to [[Adin Brown]], but won the starting job midway through the 2004 season. He became the first goalie in MLS history to stop two [[penalty kick (football)|penalty kick]]s in one playoff game, doing as the Revs upset the much-favored [[Columbus Crew]]. He also saved two out of four penalties in the penalty kick shootout against the Fire in the first round of the 2006 Playoffs. Reis was a finalist for the [[MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award]] in both 2005 and 2006. He won the [[North American SuperLiga|SuperLiga]] in [[2008 North American SuperLiga|2008]] and the [[Lamar Hunt US Open Cup]] in [[2007 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup|2007]] with the Revs. Reis was also named the 2008 [[Midnight Riders (MLS supporters association)|Midnight Riders]] Man of the Year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.midnightriders.com/events-awards/man-of-the-year-award/|title=Man of the Year Award|work=The Midnight Riders|access-date=2018-10-12|language=en-US}}</ref>

Reis retired following the 2013 season, joining the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] as goalkeeper coach.<ref>{{cite news |title=LA Galaxy name Matt Reis Goalkeeper Coach |url=http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2013/12/la-galaxy-name-matt-reis-goalkeeper-coach |work=LA Galaxy Official Website |date=11 December 2013 |access-date=21 April 2014}}</ref>

===International===
Reis got his first cap for the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] on January 22, 2006, a 0–0 shutout against [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]].

==Personal==
Reis was considered to be a bit of a jokester among his teammates and in the soccer community. As an [[April Fools' Day]] prank in 2004, the Revs' front office announced their newest foreign acquisition, Luis "El Lobo" Fangoso, who eventually turned out to be Matt Reis wearing a shaggy wig and headband. Although the initial joke died down fairly quickly, Reis' antics helped him win over many Revolution fans (to this day, Revs fans occasionally make joking references to Fangoso when discussing possible player transactions). On April 1, 2007, the Revolution announced that they had resigned Fangoso to a 2-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=24679&pcid=115|title=Search|work=New England Revolution}}</ref>

Reis, who is bald, also convinced Mexican international [[José Manuel Abundis]], who had just signed with the team, to shave his head for the 2006 MLS Playoffs. This has enabled Reis to achieve cult status among Revs fans who know him as the "Skin headed, short sleeved shot stopper".

Reis is married to Nicole Reis (née Odom), who was an All American Softball player at UCLA.  They have three boys. He is the son of J.T. and Kathy Reis of [[Mission Viejo, California]], and he has one older brother, Mike.

On 15 April 2013, Reis was present at the [[Boston Marathon bombing]] where he saved the life of his father-in-law (John Odom), whose legs had been pierced by shrapnel, causing two severed arteries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Boston Marathon bombings: Ex-MLS keeper on saving a life |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27077010 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=21 April 2014 |access-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref>

==Honors==

===Individual===
*[[MLS Humanitarian of the Year]]: [[2013 Major League Soccer season|2013]]

===Team===
;United States
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Champions (1): [[2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2005]]

;Los Angeles Galaxy
*[[CONCACAF Champions Cup]] (1): [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2000|2000]]
*[[MLS Cup]] (1): [[MLS Cup 2002|2002]]
*[[Supporters' Shield]] (2): [[1998 Major League Soccer season|1998]], [[2002 Major League Soccer season|2002]]
*[[U.S. Open Cup]] (1): [[2001 U.S. Open Cup|2001]]

;New England Revolution
*[[U.S. Open Cup]] (1): [[2007 U.S. Open Cup|2007]]
*[[North American SuperLiga]] (1): [[2008 North American SuperLiga|2008]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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{{United States Squad 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament MOP}}

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