José Enrique (footballer)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
José Enrique
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José Enrique with Liverpool in 2011
Personal information
Full name José Enrique Sánchez Díaz[1]
Date of birth (1986-01-23) 23 January 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Levante B 19 (1)
2005–2006 Valencia 0 (0)
2005–2006 → Celta (loan) 14 (0)
2006–2007 Villarreal 23 (0)
2007–2011 Newcastle United 119 (1)
2011–2016 Liverpool 76 (2)
2016–2017 Real Zaragoza 27 (1)
Total 278 (5)
National team
2001 Spain U16 2 (0)
2005 Spain U20 4 (0)
2006–2008 Spain U21 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

José Enrique Sánchez Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse enˈrike ˈsantʃeθ ˈði.aθ];[3] born 23 January 1986), known as José Enrique, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left back.

Starting his career with Levante, he was signed by their rivals Valencia and made La Liga appearances for Celta and Villarreal. He then spent nine years in England with Newcastle United and Liverpool, totalling 161 Premier League appearances. With the latter club, he won the League Cup and lost the FA Cup final in 2012. He retired through injury in 2017, after a year back in Spain with Real Zaragoza.

He now works as a pundit and media personality for a number of outlets, including Empire of the Kop.[4]

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in Valencia, José Enrique began his footballing career at hometown club Levante before being acquired by rivals Valencia CF, who sent him to Celta de Vigo for a season-long loan spell. At the conclusion of this loan spell, he was signed by Villarreal in 2006.

Newcastle United[]

On 6 August 2007, it was confirmed that Newcastle United had signed José Enrique for a fee believed to be £6.3 million. He signed a five-year contract with the club, who beat off competition from Manchester City and Liverpool for his signature.[5] He made his Newcastle debut on 29 August in a match against Barnsley in which he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 victory, and his Premier League debut as a substitute against West Ham United on 23 September.

José Enrique preparing to take a throw-in.

José Enrique's performances were rewarded when he was made the official Newcastle United Player of the Season for 2009–10, voted for by the fans. He also achieved the accolade of being named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year alongside Newcastle teammates Fabricio Coloccini, Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll.[6] José Enrique scored his only goal for the club in a 2–0 league win over promotion rivals Nottingham Forest on 29 March 2010.[7] At the end of the 2010–11 season, he made 36 Premier League appearances in total for the Magpies.

Liverpool[]

José Enrique in action in a 2012 Merseyside derby against Everton

On 11 August 2011, Newcastle agreed a £7 million fee with Liverpool for José Enrique,[8] and a day later he joined the Merseyside club.[9] Two days after signing, José Enrique made his debut in Liverpool's first game of the 2011–12 Premier League, starting at left back in a 1–1 draw against Sunderland.[10]

On 26 February 2012, he helped Liverpool win the 2012 Football League Cup Final against Cardiff City, their first honour since 2006.[11] On 1 April, he was forced to play as a goalkeeper for the remaining 13 minutes of the match at his old club Newcastle after Pepe Reina was sent off for headbutting James Perch. Although José Enrique kept a clean sheet, the Reds, being down 2–0 at the time of Reina's red card, failed to level the score.[12] He also played in the 2012 FA Cup Final on 5 May, a 2–1 loss to Chelsea.[13]

On 17 November 2012, in a league match against Wigan Athletic, José Enrique scored his first goal for Liverpool in the 65th minute, having been increasingly reinvented as a left wing back in an unconventional 3–5–2 formation under manager Brendan Rodgers.[14] On 1 October 2014, he made his Champions League debut for Liverpool against Basel in Switzerland, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 defeat.[15]

In his final three seasons at Anfield, José Enrique made only 21 total appearances, 12 of which in the league. He was hampered by a persistent right-knee injury, and the side-effects of medication to deal with it.[16] He captained the club in his final game, against Exeter City in the FA Cup in January 2016.[17] On 9 May 2016, José Enrique was released by Liverpool from his contract.[18]

Real Zaragoza[]

On 7 September 2016, having been a free agent for four months, José Enrique signed for Spanish second tier side Real Zaragoza on a two-year deal.[19] He made his debut for the Aragonese on 8 October, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 loss at Sevilla Atlético, and scored his first goal on 5 November in a 2–2 draw at RCD Mallorca.[20]

On 6 September 2017, José Enrique announced his retirement from football due to a persistent knee injury.[21]

Personal life[]

José Enrique was diagnosed with chordoma, a rare brain tumour, in May 2018.[22] On 23 June 2018, he announced that he was recovering from surgery to remove a brain tumour. He stated, "I am now in recovery and so thankful. Life is too precious."[23] In April 2019, he received the all-clear.[24]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 2007–08[25] Premier League 23 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 28 0
2008–09[26] 26 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 28 0
2009–10[27] Championship 34 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 37 1
2010–11[28] Premier League 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
Total 119 1 6 0 4 0 0 0 129 1
Liverpool 2011–12[29] Premier League 35 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 43 0
2012–13[30] 29 2 0 0 0 0 6[a] 0 35 2
2013–14[31] 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
2014–15[32] 4 0 2 0 1 0 2[b] 0 9 0
2015–16[33] 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 76 2 9 0 6 0 8 0 99 2
Real Zaragoza 2016–17[34] Segunda División 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
Career total 222 4 15 0 10 0 8 0 255 4
  1. ^ 6 appearances UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Two appearances UEFA Champions League

Honours[]

Newcastle United

Liverpool

References[]

  1. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Liverpool F.C. Profile". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  3. ^ In isolation, Díaz is pronounced [ˈdi.aθ].
  4. ^ "Jose Enrique Column on Empire of the Kop".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Big Sam's Spanish delight". Sky Sports. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
  6. ^ "Championship Team of Year". Sky Sports. 26 April 2010.
  7. ^ Etoe, Catherine (29 March 2010). "Newcastle 2–0 Nottm Forest". BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Liverpool agree Enrique deal". CNN. 11 August 2011.
  9. ^ "'One of happiest days of my life'". LFC TV. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Liverpool 1 Sunderland 1". Daily Telegraph. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  11. ^ "Carling Cup Final 2012". Wembley Stadium. 26 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  12. ^ Taylor, Louise (1 April 2012). "Papiss Cissé's double for Newcastle makes more trouble for Liverpool". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  13. ^ McNulty, Phil (5 May 2012). "Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  14. ^ Liverpool 3–0 Wigan The Guardian 17 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  15. ^ "Basel 1–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  16. ^ Picó, Diego (6 September 2017). "José Enrique: "No quiero ser un inválido"" [José Enrique: "I don't want to be disabled"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  17. ^ Magee, Will (20 January 2016). "Jose Enrique captains Liverpool for FA Cup clash with Exeter and is brutally trolled throughout". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  18. ^ "View The Retained And Released Lists Submitted By Premier League Clubs". The FA. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016.
  19. ^ "Ex-Liverpool defender Enrique finds new club". Liverpool Echo.
  20. ^ "El antológico gol de Juan Muñoz desde su campo sólo vale un punto" [Juan Muñoz' historic goal from his own half is only worth a point] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  21. ^ "Jose Enrique: Ex-Liverpool and Newcastle defender retires with persistent knee injury". BBC Sport. 6 September 2017.
  22. ^ "Jose Enrique: Ex-Liverpool and Newcastle defender tells BBC about brain tumour diagnosis". BBC Sport. 10 August 2018.
  23. ^ "Jose Enrique brain tumour: Ex-Liverpool & Newcastle defender recovering from surgery". BBC Sport. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  24. ^ "Jose Enrique: Ex-Liverpool and Newcastle defender given all clear by surgeons". BBC Sport. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  25. ^ "Games played by José Enrique in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  26. ^ "Games played by José Enrique in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  27. ^ "Games played by José Enrique in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  28. ^ "Games played by José Enrique in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  29. ^ "Games played by José Enrique in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  30. ^ "Games played by José Enrique in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  31. ^ "Games played by José Enrique in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  32. ^ "Games played by José Enrique in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  33. ^ "Games played by José Enrique in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  34. ^ "Games played by José Enrique in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  35. ^ "Plymouth 0 – 2 Newcastle". BBC Sport. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  36. ^ "Cardiff 2–2 Liverpool (Liverpool win 3–2 on penalties". BBC Sport. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  37. ^ Phil McNulty (5 May 2012). "Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

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