Quique Álvarez

Quique Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Enrique Álvarez Sanjuán
Date of birth (1975-07-20) 20 July 1975
Place of birth Vigo, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Girona B (manager)
Youth career
1992–1993 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 Barcelona B 78 (0)
1995–1998 Barcelona 1 (0)
1997–1998Logroñés (loan) 16 (0)
1998–2000 Lleida 75 (3)
2000–2007 Villarreal 188 (5)
2007–2009 Recreativo 12 (0)
Total 370 (8)
International career
1995 Spain U21 1 (0)
1997 Spain U23 2 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2015 Barcelona U19 (assistant)
2015–2017 Barcelona U18
2017–2018 Villarreal (assistant)
2019–2020 Villarreal (assistant)
2021 Alavés (assistant)
2022–2024 Levante (assistant)
2024– Girona B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Enrique "Quique" Álvarez Sanjuán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkike ˈalβaɾeθ]; born 20 July 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, currently manager of Girona FC B.

In a 16-year professional career he appeared in 370 games, 201 in La Liga. Having started his career at Barcelona, where he had no impact for its first team – one match – he would be an important member of Villarreal's top-flight consolidation, representing the club for seven years.