Quique Setién
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Enrique "Quique" Setién Solar (Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike seˈtjen soˈlaɾ]; born 27 September 1958) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a central midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Enrique Setién Solar[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1958-09-27) 27 September 1958 (age 65)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Santander, Spain[2] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Casablanca | |||
Perines | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1985 | Racing Santander | 204 | (43) |
1985–1988 | Atlético Madrid | 73 | (7) |
1988–1992 | Logroñés | 114 | (20) |
1992–1996 | Racing Santander | 124 | (25) |
1996 | Levante | 3 | (0) |
Total | 518 | (95) | |
International career | |||
1978–1982 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
1985–1986 | Spain | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2001–2002 | Racing Santander | ||
2003 | Poli Ejido | ||
2006 | Equatorial Guinea | ||
2007–2008 | Logroñés | ||
2009–2015 | Lugo | ||
2015–2017 | Las Palmas | ||
2017–2019 | Betis | ||
2020 | Barcelona | ||
2022–2023 | Villarreal | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a player, he was nicknamed El Maestro, and was best known for his two spells with Racing de Santander, starting and finishing his 19-year professional career at the club. Over 15 seasons in La Liga, he played 374 matches and scored 58 goals.[4] He also won three international caps for Spain.
Setién started a managerial career in 2001, going on to coach several teams including Racing. Starting in January 2020, he was in charge of Barcelona for seven months, being dismissed following an 8–2 loss against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League.