Quique Álvarez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Álvarez Sanjuán | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 1997–1998 | → Logroñés (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.