Luis Enrique Martínez García

Luis Enrique

Personal information
Full name	Luis Enrique Martínez García
Date of birth	May 8, 1970 (1970-05-08)
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder / Striker
Club information
Current club	Roma (head coach)
Youth career
1981–1988	Sporting Gijón
1984–1988	→ La Braña (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–1990	Sporting B
1989–1991	Sporting Gijón	36	(14)
1991–1996	Real Madrid	157	(15)
1996–2004	Barcelona	207	(73)
Total		400	(102)
National team
1990–1991	Spain U21	5	(0)
1991–1992	Spain U23	14	(3)
1991–2002	Spain	62	(12)
Teams managed
2008–2011	Barcelona B
2011–	Roma
Honours Competitor for Spain Men's Football Gold 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is García.

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 A.S. 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

Club 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 FC 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. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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.

International goals

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

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. 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 A.S. 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 S.S. Lazio, as technical collaborator.

Roma was eliminated from the UEFA Europa League by ŠK 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.

Honours

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

• Summer Olympics: 1992

Statistics

Club

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		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

Spain national team
Year	Apps	Goals
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

Managerial statistics

As of 1 February 2012

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	+/−
Roma		8 June 2011	Present	25	11	5	9	44	35	30	+5
Total				25	11	5	9	44	35	30	+5

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.

External links

• BDFutbol player profile
• BDFutbol coach profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Luis Enrique at National-Football-Teams.com
• Luis Enrique – FIFA competition record
• Official website (Spanish)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Sergi Barjuán	FC Barcelona captain 2002–2004	Succeeded by Carles Puyol