Luis Enrique: Former Spanish footballer and manager
Luis Enrique Martínez García (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 8 May 1970), known as Luis Enrique, is a Spanish professional football manager and former player.
He is the current head coach of the Spain national team. He is widely considered as one of the best managers in the world.
 Luis Enrique in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Enrique Martínez García | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | 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
International
| 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.
| 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
- As of match played 14 November 2021
| 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 | 47.58 | |
| Roma | 8 June 2011 | 13 May 2012 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 40.48 | |
| Celta | 8 June 2013 | 17 May 2014 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 37.50 | |
| Barcelona | 19 May 2014 | 29 May 2017 | 181 | 138 | 22 | 21 | 519 | 147 | +372 | 76.24 | |
| Spain | 9 July 2018 | 26 March 2019 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 75.00 | |
| Spain | 19 November 2019 | Present | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 49 | 18 | +31 | 50.00 | |
| Total | 421 | 248 | 88 | 85 | 911 | 430 | +481 | 58.91 | — | ||
Honours
Player
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 1994–95
- Copa del Rey: 1992–93
- Supercopa de España: 1993
Barcelona
- La Liga: 1997–98, 1998–99
- Copa del Rey: 1996–97, 1997–98
- Supercopa de España: 1996
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97
- UEFA Super Cup: 1997
Spain U23
Individual
- La Liga Breakthrough Player: 1990–91
- ESM Team of the Year: 1996–97
- FIFA 100
Manager
Barcelona
- La Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Copa del Rey: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Supercopa de España: 2016
- UEFA Champions League: 2014–15
- UEFA Super Cup: 2015
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2015
Spain
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2020–21
Individual
- La Liga Coach of the Year: 2015
- FIFA World Coach of the Year: 2015
- IFFHS World's Best Club Coach: 2015
- World Soccer Manager of the Year: 2015
- La Liga Manager of the Month: May 2016
- List of FC Barcelona players (100+ appearances)
- List of La Liga players (400+ appearances)
- List of Real Madrid CF players
References
Other websites
Wiki Commons has media related to Luis Enrique Martínez García.
- FC Barcelona official profile
- Luis Enrique at BDFutbol
- Luis Enrique manager profile at BDFutbol
- Luis Enrique at National-Football-Teams.com
- Luis Enrique – FIFA competition record (archived)
This article uses material from the Wikipedia Simple English article Luis Enrique, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki Simple English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.