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Revision as of 21:10, 23 June 2011

Quique Sánchez Flores
Personal information
Full name Enrique Sánchez Flores
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Pegaso Tres Cantos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1994 Valencia 272 (23)
1994–1996 Real Madrid 63 (2)
1996–1997 Zaragoza 9 (0)
Total 335 (25)
International career
1982–1983 Spain U18 9 (0)
1984–1986 Spain U21 13 (0)
1986–1987 Spain U23 2 (0)
1987–1991 Spain 15 (0)
Managerial career
2001–2003 Real Madrid (youth)
2004–2005 Getafe
2005–2007 Valencia
2008–2009 Benfica
2009–2011 Atlético Madrid
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Spanish name 2 Enrique "Quique" Sánchez Flores (born 5 February 1965 in Madrid) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a right defender, and a current manager.

Playing career

During his playing career, Flores spent ten seasons with Valencia CF, starting in 1984–85. However, at first, he did not enjoy his time at the Estadio Mestalla as the club were relegated in his second season, and when they got back into La Liga, finished 14th in 1987–88. However, from that point until 1994, the team never finished lower than 7th, with Flores as an everpresent fixture.

In 1994, Flores moved to Real Madrid and stayed with the capital club for two seasons, winning the league title in the first one. Subsequently, he had a brief spell with Real Zaragoza, retiring from professional football at the age of 32, with Spanish top flight totals of 304 games and 16 goals; in his only season in Segunda División, as Valencia won the championship in 1987, he posted career-highs with 40 games and nine goals.

Flores made 15 appearances for the Spanish national team, and was selected to the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad. His debut came on 23 September 1987, in a 2–0 friendly win over Luxembourg, in Gijón.

Coaching career

Flores followed in the footsteps of one of his predecessors at Valencia, Rafael Benítez, by taking charge of Real Madrid's youth teams. After winning plaudits during his time there, he was approached about the manager's job at newly-promoted top flight club Getafe CF, also in Madrid.

After an impressive 2004–05 season with Getafe, which managed to finish a respectable 13th place, Flores was given the opportunity to coach former club Valencia, succeeding Benítez. In his first season, he guided the club to the third place, with the subsequent UEFA Champions League qualification, where Valencia reached the quarter-finals, being knocked out by Chelsea. In May 2007, the Che guaranteed a top-four league finish, and consequently a place in the next Champions League.

On 29 October 2007, the Valencia board of directors fired Flores after a string of average results with poor performances.[1] He was appointed as manager of S.L. Benfica on 24 May 2008.[2]

On 8 June 2009, Flores left Benfica through contractual termination, after a third place in the league and winning the domestic league cup.[3] On 23 October, he was appointed at Atlético Madrid following the sacking of Abel Resino.[4] signing a contract until 30 June 2010.[5]

At the end of the 2009–10 campaign, Flores led Atlético to the 9th position in the domestic competition, but also to two cup finals: the UEFA Europa League against Fulham (2–1 win)[6] and the Spanish Cup, lost to Sevilla FC.

Frequently clashing with star striker Diego Forlán during 2010–11,[7][8] Flores announced his departure from Atético Madrid before the season ended, with the team finally qualifying to the Europa League. In early May 2011, he was linked with a move to FC Spartak Moscow.[9]

Honours

Player

Manager

Managerial statistics

correct as of 21 May 2011

Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA +/− Win %
Valencia Spain 31 May 2005 29 October 2007 110 57 24 29 169 111 +58 051.82
Benfica Portugal 24 May 2008 8 June 2009 44 25 9 10 73 47 +26 056.82
Atlético Madrid Spain 23 October 2009 22 May 2011 102 42 23 37 164 135 +29 041.18

Personal life

References

  1. ^ Valencia part with Sánchez Flores; UEFA.com, 29 October 2007
  2. ^ "Benfica appoint Flores as coach". BBC Sport. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Official: Flores leaves Benfica". PortuGOAL. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  4. ^ Quique Sanchez Flores to become new Atletico Madrid coach
  5. ^ "Atletico make Flores appointment". Sky Sports. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  6. ^ McCarra, Kevin (12 May 2010). "Atlético Madrid's Diego Forlán strikes to beat Fulham in Europa League". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Quique Sanchez Flores: Diego Forlan's situation at Atletico Madrid is similar to Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Barcelona". Goal.com. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Forlan's relationship with Atlético seems damaged beyond repair". Sports Illustrated. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  9. ^ Nueva 'novia' para Quique Sánchez: el Spartak ruso (New 'bride' for Quique Sánchez: Russia's Spartak); El Mundo Deportivo, 12 May 2011 Template:Es icon
  10. ^ Article on Flores' mother, Carmen Template:Es icon

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