Quique Setién

Quique Setién
Setién in 2010
Personal information
Full name Enrique Setién Solar
Date of birth (1958-09-27) 27 September 1958
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Beijing Guoan (head coach)
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
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
2024– Beijing Guoan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Enrique "Quique" Setién Solar (Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike seˈtjen soˈlaɾ]; born 27 September 1958) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central midfielder, currently manager of Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.

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. 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.