Quique Setién

Quique Setién

Personal information
Full name	Enrique Setién Soler
Date of birth	September 27, 1958 (1958-09-27)
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Lugo (coach)
Youth career
	Casablanca
	Perines
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1977–1985	Racing Santander	171	(38)
1985–1988	Atlético Madrid	73	(7)
1988–1992	Logroñés	114	(20)
1992–1996	Racing Santander	124	(25)
1996	Levante
National team
1978–1982	Spain U21	2	(0)
1985–1986	Spain	3	(0)
Teams managed
2001–2002	Racing Santander
2003–2004	Poli Ejido
2006–2007	Equatorial Guinea
2007–2008	Logroñés
2009–	Lugo
* 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 Setién and the second or maternal family name is Soler.

Enrique 'Quique' Setién Soler (born 27 September 1958) is a retired Spanish footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder, and a current coach.

Nicknamed El Maestro, he was best known for his Racing de Santander spells, starting and finishing his 19-year professional career at the club, and amassing La Liga totals of 374 games and 58 goals, in 15 seasons.

In the 2000's, Setién (who represented Spain on three occasions) started a manager career, going on to coach several teams, including his main club.

Club career

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Setién made his La Liga debuts in 1977, with hometown Racing de Santander; however, during his first spell, although used regularly, he was not yet an undisputed starter, and missed the entire 1982–83 season, also suffering two top flight relegations.

Afterwards, he represented Atlético de Madrid during three years. He had two first good seasons, but appeared rarely in his last, after some spats with elusive club chairman Jesús Gil.

Setién moved subsequently to lowly CD Logroñés where, after a slow start, he was essential in helping the Riojans successively maintain its top flight status. In 1992, at 34, he returned to Racing, and netted a career-best 11 goals in his first year upon his return, as the Cantabrians returned to the top level. Setién played three more years with Racing, and retired in June 1996 – at nearly 38 – after appearing for Levante UD in the third division playoffs, which also ended in promotion; he appeared in almost 550 official matches in nearly two decades of play, totalling 90 league goals.

Taking up coaching in 2001, Setién started with his favorite club, Racing, then switched to Polideportivo Ejido, both in the second division. After that, he moved to another club he played for, Logroñes, in the third level, being sacked midway through 2007–08.

In June 2009, Setién became CD Lugo's coach.

International career

Setién appeared three times for Spain, and was selected for the nation's 1986 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not leave the bench. His debut came on November 20, 1985, in a 0–0 friendly with Austria, in Zaragoza.

During one year, starting in 2006, Setién coached the Equatorial Guinea national football team.

External links

• BDFutbol player profile
• BDFutbol coach profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Quique Setién at National-Football-Teams.com