Milton Alexánder Reyes Galeas (born 2 May 1974 in

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) is a retired Honduran

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player, who played for primarily

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Club career

Nicknamed ''Jocón'', Reyes began playing professional football as a central defender with Yoro FC of the Honduran second division in 1993. He moved to then newly promoted

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, for whom he made his debut in the Honduran National League on 24 September 1995 against

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. He subsequently moved to Motagua, one of Honduras's most prestigious clubs, where he would play from 1997–2002, helping the club to five championships.

Major League Soccer

In 2002, he moved to

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, where he signed a contract with

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. Reyes immediately impressed with his offensive forays from the right back position, and ended the season with 24 starts and two assists to his credit. Unfortunately, Reyes tore his ACL in the 2003 preseason, and was forced to miss all of the

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. Upon his return, Reyes was cut by D.C. United for salary cap reasons, and after considering a return to Honduras, decided to stay in MLS and sign with the

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. Although Reyes initially did not impress in Dallas, as he regained his old form his attacking abilities shone through, and he ended the season at Dallas starting both at the left midfield and left back positions for the team, ending the season with 828 minutes in nine starts. Reyes left the team after the season.

Back at Motagua

He came back to Motagua in 2005. Reyes announced his retirement after finishing the 2008 Clausura tournament but was persuaded to stay with the club until 2011. He retired after the ''clasico'' against Olimpia on 30 October 2011.

Domestic goals summary

International career

Reyes made his debut for

in a March

1999 UNCAF Nations Cup The 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup was a UNCAF Nations Cup held in San Jose, Costa Rica in March 1999. The host team won the tournament's final group. Costa Rica then qualified automatically, alongside second-placed Guatemala and third-placed Honduras ...

match against

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and has earned a total of 41 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 17

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matches and played at the

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and

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s as well as at the

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. He also appeared in the first match when Honduras took third place at the

2001 Copa América The 2001 Copa América was held in Colombia, from 11 to 29 July. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. Colombia won the tournament for the 1st time without conceding a goal. Brazil national football team, Brazil ...

.Copa América 2001
– RSSSF His final international was an October 2006

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against

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Personal life

Milton Reyes has three kids.

Honours and awards

Club

;F>C. Motagua *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reyes, Milton 1974 births Living people People from Yoro Department Association football defenders Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2001 Copa América players 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup players Independiente Villela players F.C. Motagua players D.C. United players FC Dallas players Major League Soccer players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Honduran expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States F.C. Motagua managers Honduran football managers