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Luis Enrique
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Personal information
Full name Luis Enrique Martínez García
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Striker
Team information
Current team
 Roma (Head coach)
Youth career
1981–1988 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Sporting Gijón 36 (14)
1991–1996 Real Madrid 157 (15)
1996–2004 Barcelona 207 (73)
Total 400 (102)
International career
1990–1991 Spain U21 5 (0)
1991–1992 Spain U23 14 (3)
1991–2002 Spain 62 (12)
Managerial career
2008–2011 Barcelona B
2011– Roma
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Spanish name Luis Enrique Martínez García (born 8 May 1970), known as Luis Enrique, is a retired Spanish footballer, and the current head coach of Serie A club Roma. His usual position was right or attacking midfielder, but he was notable for his versatility, having played in all positions throughout his career except central defender and goalkeeper.

Starting in 1991 and ending in 2004, he represented both Real Madrid and Barcelona, with equal individual and team success, appearing in more than 500 official games and scoring more than 100 goals. Enrique represented his country in three World Cups and one European Championship - and was also noted for his temperament and stamina.

Playing career

Luis Enrique was born in Gijón, Asturias. After starting his career with local Sporting de Gijón, he spent most of it with the two biggest Spanish clubs: first Real Madrid for five seasons and, in a stunning move, he saw out his contract and moved to fierce rivals Barcelona on a free transfer. The Catalan club's supporters were at first understandably hesitant about their new acquisition, but he soon won the culés heart, staying eight years with the club, eventually becoming first-team captain, and scoring several times in El Clásico against his former employers. In his first three seasons with Barcelona, Enrique netted 46 La Liga goals, with Barça finishing runner-up in 1996–97, subsequently winning back-to-back domestic championship accolades. On 10 August 2004, at the age of 34, he announced his retirement, feeling that he could no longer keep up to the standards he set for himself.[1] Enrique finished his professional career with league totals of 400 games and 102 goals, being named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March.[2]

International career

Luis Enrique played for Spain in three FIFA World Cups: 1994, 1998 and 2002 (as well as UEFA Euro 1996), and accumulated 62 caps, scoring 12 goals in his international career. He was also a member of the gold-winning squad at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In the 1994 World Cup, held in the United States, in the 1–2 quarterfinal loss against Italy, Mauro Tassotti's elbow made contact with Enrique's face to bloody effect.[3] The action was of such impact that Enrique reportedly lost a pint of blood from his face as a result. During the match the incident went unpunished. Tassotti was banned for eight games afterwards, and never played for Italy again.[4] When Spain met Italy at Euro 2008 on 22 June, to battle for a place in the semifinals, Enrique reportedly called for the team to "take revenge" on Italy for the 1994 World Cup incident.[5] Tassotti, now an assistant coach at his beloved A.C. Milan, told Marca newspaper that he was tired of always being reminded of this incident and that he had never intended to hurt Enrique.

Coaching career

Barcelona B

On 18 June 2008, Luis Enrique returned to Barcelona, taking over the reins of the B team, renamed Barcelona Atlètic for that season. As he succeeded longtime Barça teammate Josep Guardiola, he stated: "I have come home", and "I finished playing here and now I will start coaching here." As his predecessor, he too eventually had success, helping the club return to division two after an absence of 11 years, in his second season. In mid-March 2011, Enrique announced his departure from Barcelona B at the end of the season, despite still having two years left on his contract.[6] He led the side to the promotion playoffs, but it was ineligible for promotion.

Roma

On 8 June 2011, Enrique reached an agreement with Serie A club Roma to become the Giallorossi's new head coach. He signed a two-year contract, being joined by a staff of four members, including Iván de la Peña, who played two years for crosstown rivals Lazio, as technical collaborator.[7] Roma was eliminated from the UEFA Europa League by Slovan Bratislava, amidst great discussion of the substitution of legendary Francesco Totti by Stefano Okaka Chuka. The capital club also lost their first game in the league against Cagliari Calcio, making it just the third time that it lost the opener in 18 years.[8]

Honours

Real Madrid

Barcelona

Spain

Statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Europe Other [nb 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting Gijón 1989–90 1 0 - - - - - - 1 0
1990–91 35 14 9 3 - - - - 44 17
Total 36 14 9 3 0 0 0 0 45 17
Real Madrid 1991–92 29 4 6 1 6 0 - - 41 5
1992–93 34 2 6 0 8 1 - - 48 3
1993–94 28 2 4 1 6 0 2 0 40 3
1994–95 35 4 2 0 6 0 - - 43 4
1995–96 31 3 0 0 8 0 2 0 41 3
Total 157 15 18 2 34 1 4 0 213 18
Barcelona 1996–97 35 17 7 1 7 0 2 0 51 18
1997–98 34 18 6 3 6 4 1 0 47 25
1998–99 26 11 3 0 3 1 2 0 34 12
1999–00 19 3 5 3 7 6 2 0 33 12
2000–01 28 9 4 1 9 6 - - 41 16
2001–02 23 5 0 0 15 6 - - 38 11
2002–03 18 8 0 0 8 2 - - 26 10
2003–04 24 3 1 0 5 2 - - 30 5
Total 207 73 26 8 60 27 7 0 300 109
Career totals 400 102 53 13 94 28 11 0 558 144

International

[9] Template:Football player national team statistics |- |1991||1||0 |- |1992||0||0 |- |1993||2||0 |- |1994||9||3 |- |1995||8||0 |- |1996||9||2 |- |1997||4||2 |- |1998||8||1 |- |1999||8||4 |- |2000||3||0 |- |2001||5||0 |- |2002||5||0 |- !Total||62||12 |}

International goals

[10]

Luis Enrique international goals
1. 2 July 1994 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States   Switzerland 0–2 0–3 1994 FIFA World Cup
2. 16 November 1994 Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla, Spain  Denmark 3–0 3–0 Euro 1996 qualifying
3. 17 December 1994 Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium 1–4 1–4 Euro 1996 qualifying
4. 4 September 1996 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 0–1 2–6 1998 World Cup qualification
5. 13 November 1996 Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Tenerife, Spain  Slovakia 3–1 4–1 1998 World Cup qualification
6. 11 October 1997 El Molinón, Gijón, Spain  Faroe Islands 1–0 3–1 1998 World Cup qualification
7. 11 October 1997 El Molinón, Gijón, Spain  Faroe Islands 3–1 3–1 1998 World Cup qualification
8. 24 June 1998 Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France  Bulgaria 2–0 6–1 1998 FIFA World Cup
9. 5 June 1999 El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain  San Marino 2–0 9–0 Euro 2000 qualifying
10. 6 June 1999 El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain  San Marino 6–0 9–0 Euro 2000 qualifying
11. 6 June 1999 El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain  San Marino 7–0 9–0 Euro 2000 qualifying
12. 4 September 1999 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Austria 1–3 1–3 Euro 2000 qualifying

Managerial statistics

As of 25 March 2012.[11]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win % GF GA +/−
Roma Italy 8 June 2011 Present 33 15 6 13 45.45 46 39 +7
Total 33 15 6 13 45.45 46 39 +7

Other ventures

After retiring from football, Luis Enrique lived for a while in Australia to practice surfing. He took part in the 2005 edition of the New York City Marathon, finished the Amsterdam Marathon in 2006, the Firenze Marathon in 2007 and the Marathon des Sables in 2008, while also entering and finishing Frankfurt Ironman in 2007. He was supposed to take part in the Klagenfurt Ironman in July 2008, but eventually declined due to his Barcelona manager engagement.[12]

Notes

  1. ^ Includes Supercopa de España

References

  1. ^ Luis Enrique bows out; BBC Sport, 10 August 2004
  2. ^ Pele's list of the greatest; BBC Sport, 4 March 2004
  3. ^ Luis Enrique full of respect; BBC Sport, 20 June 2002
  4. ^ Date set for Hendry decision; BBC Sport, 3 April 2001
  5. ^ Luis Enrique: "Espero que Villa me vengue ante Italia" (Luis Enrique: "I hope Villa avenges me with Italy"); Marca, 18 June 2008 Template:Es icon
  6. ^ Luis Enrique se va a final de temporada (Luis Enrique leaves at the end of season); FC Barcelona's website, 15 March 2011 Template:Es icon
  7. ^ "Luis Enrique ha firmato "Farò calcio spettacolo"" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Serie A - Enrique's Roma lose opener; Yahoo! Sports, 11 September 2011
  9. ^ Luis Enrique Martínez García – Goals in International Matches; at RSSSF
  10. ^ Luis Enrique Martínez García – Goals in International Matches; at RSSSF
  11. ^ Managerial statistics
  12. ^ Luis Enrique correrá el Maratón de las Arenas (Luis Enrique to run Marathon des Sables); Marca, 12 February 2008 Template:Es icon
Sporting positions
Preceded by FC Barcelona captain
2002–2004 		Succeeded by

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