Luis Enrique

Spanish footballer and manager

Luis Enrique Martínez García (Spanish pronunciation: [lwis enˈrike]; born 8 May 1970), known as Luis Enrique, is a Spanish professional football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Paris Saint German. He is widely considered as one of the best managers in the world.[2][3][4][5][6]

Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique in 2016
Personal information
Full name Luis Enrique Martínez García[1]
Date of birth (1970-05-08) 8 May 1970 (age 54)[1]
Place of birth Gijón, Spain[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team
Spain (manager)
Youth career
1981–1988 Sporting Gijón
1984–1988 → La Braña (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Sporting Gijón B 27 (5)
1989–1991 Sporting Gijón 36 (14)
1991–1996 Real Madrid 157 (15)
1996–2004 Barcelona 207 (73)
Total 427 (107)
National team
1990–1991 Spain U21 5 (0)
1991–1992 Spain U23 14 (3)
1991–2002 Spain 62 (12)
1999–2000 Asturias 2 (0)
Teams managed
2008–2011 Barcelona B
2011–2012 Roma
2013–2014 Celta
2014–2017 Barcelona
2018–2019 Spain
2019– Spain
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Representing  Spain (as manager)
UEFA Nations League
Runner-up 2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7][8]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other[nb 1] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting Gijón B 1989–90 Segunda División B 27 5 27 5
Sporting Gijón 1989–90 La Liga 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 La Liga 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 La Liga 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
1999–2000 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 total 427 107 53 13 94 28 11 0 585 149
Notes
  1. Includes the Supercopa de España

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 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
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Luis Enrique goal.
List of international goals scored by Luis Enrique[10]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 July 1994 RFK Memorial, Washington, United States   Switzerland 2–0 3–0 1994 World Cup
2 16 November 1994 Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain   Denmark 3–0 3–0 Euro 1996 qualifying
3 17 December 1994 Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels, Belgium   Belgium 4–1 4–1 Euro 1996 qualifying
4 4 September 1996 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroes   Faroe Islands 1–0 6–2 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 3–1
8 24 June 1998 Félix Bollaert, Lens, France   Bulgaria 2–0 6–1 1998 World Cup
9 5 June 1999 El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain   San Marino 2–0 9–0 Euro 2000 qualifying
10 6–0
11 7–0
12 4 September 1999 Ernst Happel, Vienna, Austria   Austria 3–1 3–1 Euro 2000 qualifying

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 14 November 2021[11]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Barcelona B 26 May 2008 8 June 2011 124 59 40 25 208 139 +69 047.58 [12]
Roma 8 June 2011 13 May 2012 42 17 9 16 64 59 +5 040.48 [13]
Celta 8 June 2013 17 May 2014 40 15 7 18 50 58 −8 037.50 [14]
Barcelona 19 May 2014 29 May 2017 181 138 22 21 519 147 +372 076.24 [13]
Spain 9 July 2018 26 March 2019 8 6 0 2 21 9 +12 075.00 [15]
Spain 19 November 2019 Present 26 13 10 3 49 18 +31 050.00 [16]
Total 421 248 88 85 911 430 +481 058.91

Honours

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Player

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Real Madrid

Barcelona

Spain U23

Individual

Manager

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Barcelona

Spain

Individual

References

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  2. "The Top 10 Best Spanish Managers of All Time". footballwhispers.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. "Lionel Messi reveals the two best coaches he has worked under". Everything Barca. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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  9. Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Luis Enrique Martínez García – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  10. "Luis Enrique". European Football. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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    "Luis Enrique: Luis Enrique Martínez García: Matches: 2009–10". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
    "Luis Enrique: Luis Enrique Martínez García: Matches: 2010–11". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Managers: Luis Enrique". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  14. "Luis Enrique: Luis Enrique Martínez García: Matches: 2013–14". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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  16. "Luis Enrique to return as Spain manager following daughter's death". BBC Sport. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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  18. Ayala, Manuel (27 June 1993). "Una Copa para el consuelo" [Consolation Cup]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  19. Ger, Pedro (17 December 1993). "El Barça se estrella contra la mala suerte" [Barça crash into bad luck]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  20. Segura, Manuel (16 May 1998). "Adiós con sonrojo" [Embarrassing goodbye]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  21. Astruells, Andrés (14 June 1999). "Despedida a lo gran campeón" [Curtain call as great champions]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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  24. Serra, Josep María (29 August 1996). "Título con súper-susto" [Title with mega-scare]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  25. "1996/97: Ronaldo spot on for Barça". UEFA. 14 May 1997. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  26. Morenilla, Juan (25 February 2007). "Supervivientes de oro" [Golden survivors]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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  30. Begley, Emlyn (10 October 2021). "France win Nations League with comeback win over Spain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  31. "Gala de los #PremiosLaLiga: La confirmación de un éxito rotundo" [#LaLigaAwards gala: The confirmation of a complete success] (in Spanish). La Liga. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  32. "Barcelona's Luis Enrique named FIFA World Coach of the Year". ESPN FC. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  33. "The world's best club coach 2015". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  34. "World Soccer Awards – previous winners". World Soccer. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  35. "Luis Enrique, mejor entrenador de la Liga BBVA en Mayo" [Luis Enrique, best BBVA League manager in May] (in Spanish). La Liga. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

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