1. Matt Reis is an American former soccer player and coach who played as a goalkeeper.
13 Facts About Matt Reis
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Matt Reis 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.
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However, with Kevin Hartman firmly entrenched in the nets, Matt 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.
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Matt Reis was traded to New England Revolution in January 2003 in exchange for Alex Pineda Chacon and a second-round pick in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft.
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Matt Reis became the first goalie in MLS history to stop two penalty kicks in one playoff game, doing as the Revs upset the much-favored Columbus Crew.
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Matt Reis saved two out of four penalties in the penalty kick shootout against the Fire in the first round of the 2006 Playoffs.
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Matt Reis was a finalist for the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award in both 2005 and 2006.
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Matt Reis won the SuperLiga in 2008 and the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup in 2007 with the Revs Reis was named the 2008 Midnight Riders Man of the Year.
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Matt Reis retired following the 2013 season, joining the Los Angeles Galaxy as goalkeeper coach.
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Matt Reis was considered to be a bit of a jokester among his teammates and in the soccer community.
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Matt Reis, who is bald, convinced Mexican international Jose Manuel Abundis, who had just signed with the team, to shave his head for the 2006 MLS Playoffs.
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Matt Reis is married to Nicole Matt Reis, who was an All American Softball player at UCLA.
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On 15 April 2013, Matt Reis was present at the Boston Marathon bombing where he saved the life of his father-in-law, whose legs had been pierced by shrapnel, causing two severed arteries.