Quique Sánchez Flores
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Flores as manager of Watford in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Sánchez Flores | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CD Pegaso | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1994 | Valencia | 272 | (23) |
| 1994–1996 | Real Madrid | 63 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Zaragoza | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 344 | (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 | |||
| 2001–2004 | Real Madrid (youth) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Getafe | ||
| 2005–2007 | Valencia | ||
| 2008–2009 | Benfica | ||
| 2009–2011 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2011–2013 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 2013–2014 | Al-Ain | ||
| 2015 | Getafe | ||
| 2015–2016 | Watford | ||
| 2016–2018 | Espanyol | ||
| 2018–2019 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| 2019 | Watford | ||
| 2021–2023 | Getafe | ||
| 2023–2024 | Sevilla | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Enrique "Quique" Sánchez Flores (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkike ˈsantʃeθ ˈfloɾes]; born 5 February 1965) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a right-back.
He began his professional career with Valencia in 1984, going on to amass La Liga totals of 304 games and 16 goals over 12 seasons and also appearing for Real Madrid and Zaragoza in the competition, retiring in 1997. Internationally, he represented Spain at under-18, under-21 and under-23 levels, appearing with the senior side at the 1990 World Cup.
In 2001, Flores began his managerial career when he took charge of Real Madrid's youth team. His first senior post came in 2004, with Getafe, and he also managed Valencia, Atlético Madrid – where he won the 2010 Europa League – and Espanyol in the top division. Abroad, he had spells at Benfica in the Primeira Liga and Watford (twice) in the Premier League, as well as stints in the United Arab Emirates and China.