Luis Enrique

At 53 years old, Luis Enrique has this physical status:

Playing career

Luis Enrique was born in Gijón, Asturias, and began his career with local Sporting de Gijón, where he was dubbed Lucho after Luis Flores, a Mexican forward in the team. He then spent the majority of his playing days with the two best Spanish clubs, first Real Madrid for five years and, in 1996, after being barred from his service and notably scoring in a 5–0 home win over FC Barcelona in January 1995, he then moved to Camp Nou on a free transfer. Supporters of the Catalans were initially concerned about the new hire, but he soon took the cules' hearts, spent eight years, and scored many times in El Clásico against his former employers; he praised the Santiago Bernabéu when he first saw his jersey against the opposing goalkeeper.

Luis Enrique's first three seasons with Barcelona included 46 goals in his first three seasons, with the team finishing runner-up in 1996–97 and then winning back-to-back domestic championship titles. In addition, El Pas named him Spain Player of the Year in the following year. He also scored the opening goal in the 1997 UEFA Super Cup, a 3–1 aggregate victory over Borussia Dortmund.

Luis Enrique was often injured during his time in Barcelona, and he didn't want to renew his contract. He had been offered a contract by his first club Sporting, but he turned down, saying that "he wouldn't be able to reach the level he demanded of himself" and that "going there wouldn't be doing Sporting much of a favour." His worries about his health and fitness led him to his retirement in August 2004 at the age of 34, and he ended his professional career with a total of 400 games and 102 goals, being named one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March by Pelé.

Luis Enrique was a member of Spain's three FIFA World Cups, 1998, 1998, and 2002 (as well as UEFA Euro 1996), and he scored 12 goals in 67 caps. He was also a member of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and made his debut for the main team on April 17, 1991, losing by 22 minutes to Romania in Cáceres, but not for 22 minutes.

Luis Enrique scored his first international goal in the round-of-16 3–0 victory over Switzerland in Washington, D.C., during the 1994 World Cup, which was hosted in the United States. In the 1–2 quarter-final defeat at Foxboro Stadium, Mauro Tassotti's elbow made contact with his face to bloody effect, but Luis Enrique, who stayed banned from eight games afterward, said the team wanted revenge for the 1994 World Cup match against Italy, defeating Italy, according to Luis Enrique. Tassotti, an assistant coach with A.C. Milan at the time, told the newspaper Marca that he was tired of being reminded of the incident and that he had never intended to hurt the Spaniard.

Luis Enrique was instrumental in a 6–1 victory over Bulgaria in the group's last game, scoring and assisting once more, as well as winning a penalty, but the Spaniards were eliminated from the match. In a 9-0 win over San Marino in the Euro 2000 qualifiers, he netted a hat-trick on 5 June 5th.

Luis Enrique retired from international football on June 23, 2002, in order to give the younger players more playing time and solely on his team.

Coaching career

Luis Enrique returned to Barcelona on May 26, 2008, taking over the B team's leadership. "I have come home" and "I will continue working here and now I will begin coaching here," Pep Guardiola, a longtime Barcelona teammate, said. "In his second season, he was a hit, helping the team return to Segunda División after an absence of 11 years."

Luis Enrique, a veteran of two years in mid-March 2011, revealed that he would leave at the end of the season, despite still having two years left on his deal. He led the team to the playoffs, but promotions were not allowed.

Luis Enrique signed an agreement with Italian Serie A club A.S. Roma to bring A.S. Roma to Italy on June 8 to become the Giallorossi's new head coach. He agreed to a two-year deal, joining a team of four employees, including Iván de la Pea, who spent two years as a technical collaborator for crosstown rivals S.S. Lazio.

In the midst of a tense debate about the replacement of legendary Francesco Totti for Stefano Okaka, Roma was barred from the UEFA Europa League by K Slovan Bratislava. The capital-based team also lost their first game in the domestic league against Cagliari Calcio, the third time the team has lost the opener in 18 years.

Despite the fact that Luis Enrique had two years on his deal, he decided to leave Roma at the end of the season after failing to qualify for any European competition.

Luis Enrique, the former national teammate of Celta de Vigo, was appointed RC Celta de Vigo's new boss on June 8, 2013. He guided the Galicians to ninth position in their first and only season, with highlights including a 2–0 home win over Real Madrid that ended the opposition's hopes of winning the league championship.

Luis Enrique revealed on May 16 that he would leave Celta on May 16th.

Luis Enrique, a former manager of Barcelona, came back to the city as a manager on a two-year contract on May 19. Andoni Zubizarreta, his former national teammate, recommended him. Munir El Haddadi, Rafinha, and Sandro's first competitive match over Elche CF, where he gave debuts to new signings Claudio Bravo, Jérémy Mathieu, and Ivan Rakiti, the club's first competitive match, although summer signing Luis Suárez was unable to be selected due to suspension.

Luis Enrique's first defeat in the competition came against Real Madrid on October 25, 2014, and although Barcelona's year had a fruitful run, his tactics were put into question again in consecutive games. In addition, a rivalry with Lionel Messi and other players heightened the team's poor form.

In early January, reports of dressing room protests emerged, as a result of a defeat to Real Sociedad Zubizarreta, weakening Luis Enrique's involvement in the team. Following a change in form as a result of the coach's decision on a settled lineup with a change in the order, Messi and Neymar now played as inverted wingers, while Suárez was the lone striker. In both competitions, the team beat Atlético Madrid, who had previously defeated them six times in a row. Guardiola's record of 11 straight victories was soon equaled, while the team went on to beat Atlético Madrid and Villarreal CF 2-0 in the Copa del Rey, moving to the final. They returned to the top of the table after 15 weeks in the domestic league after eight victories in nine matches.

Luis Enrique's 42nd victory after 50 games in charge of Barcelona, including a 2–0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain FC, the best record of any manager. Following a 1–0 victory over Atlético Madrid, he went on to lead the team to the final of the UEFA Champions League on May 17th. The team won the domestic cup against Athletic Bilbao by the same margin on June 6th, a treble by the team's 3–1 win over Juventus F.C. He signed a new deal in Berlin for the Champions League Finals, and three days later, he signed a new one until 2017.

Barcelona defeated Sevilla FC 5–4 on August 11, 2015, the 2015 UEFA Super Cup 5–4 was won by the team on August 11th. Luis Enrique refused to bring a new player to the game against CF Villanovence in the Copa del Rey round of 32, even though two substitutes could have been made, but the game was 6–1 at the time, and the boss did not want to risk bringing in players without a warm-up.

Luis Enrique's goalkeepers changed throughout his first two seasons, with Bravo playing in leagues and Marc-André Stegen playing in European and European tournaments. Both players, on the other hand, have voiced their opposition to this policy. Following Javier Mascherano's dismissal, the team won a second double on May 22nd, 2016 after a second double was achieved in a match over Sevilla FC.

Luis Enrique, the team's founder, announced on March 1 that he would not continue as team manager after the termination of his term on June 30.

Luis Enrique was named coach of Spain's national team on July 9, 2018, replacing Fernando Hierro, a former club and country teammate. He played in his first match in charge on September 8th, leading the team to a 2–1 victory over England in the UEFA Nations League at Wembley Stadium.

Luis Enrique, a former national team member, rejoined the national team in November 2019 after being forced to leave his position for personal reasons four months before. Luis Enrique, a visibly ill man who steered the national team after his release, said he was "disloyal" and wanted to keep his interim position despite being unable to comment.

Luis Enrique assembles a 24-man Euro 2020 squad, despite being barred from 26, because no Real Madrid players were listed in the squad — which included no Real Madrid players — who were not allowed 26 people — but was accused of having an anti-Madrid bias. Several high-profile departures from his squad were seen as a way for him to reclaim control of the team's leadership. However, he guided Spain into the tournament's semi-finals, in which they lost to Italy on penalties after a 1–1 draw.

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