José Enrique (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
José Enrique
José Enrique warming up for Liverpool in 2011
Personal information
Full name José Enrique Sánchez Díaz[1]
Date of birth (1986-01-23) 23 January 1986 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
0000–2004 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 Zaragoza 27 (1)
Total 278 (5)
International career
2001 Spain U16 2 (0)
2005 Spain U20 4 (0)
2006–2008 Spain U21 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Enrique Sánchez Díaz (born 23 January 1986), known as José Enrique, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Starting his career with Levante, José Enrique was signed by their rivals Valencia and made La Liga appearances for Celta Vigo 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 Football 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.

Club career

Early life and career

José Enrique was born in Valencia.[3] He began his football career at hometown club Levante before being acquired by rivals Valencia, who sent him to Celta Vigo for a season-long loan. At the conclusion of this loan spell, he was signed by Villarreal in 2006.[citation needed]

Newcastle United

On 6 August 2007, José Enrique signed for English Premier League club Newcastle United for a fee believed to be £6.3 million. He signed a five-year contract with the club.[4] He made his Newcastle debut on 29 August 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.[citation needed]

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 Team of the Year alongside Newcastle teammates Fabricio Coloccini, Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll.[5] José Enrique scored his only goal for the club in a 2–0 league win over Nottingham Forest on 29 March 2010.[6] He made 36 Premier League appearances for Newcastle in the 2010–11 season.[citation needed]

Liverpool

José Enrique playing for Liverpool in 2011

On 12 August 2011, José Enrique signed for Liverpool for a reported fee of £6 million.[7] He made his debut two days later in Liverpool's first game of the 2011–12 Premier League season, starting in a 1–1 draw against Sunderland.[8] On 26 February 2012, he helped Liverpool win the 2012 Football League Cup Final against Cardiff City, their first honour since 2006.[9] On 1 April, he was forced to play as a goalkeeper for the remaining 13 minutes of the match against his old club Newcastle after Pepe Reina was sent off for headbutting James Perch. Although José Enrique kept a clean sheet, Liverpool, being down 2–0 at the time of Reina's red card, failed to level the score.[10] He also played in the 2012 FA Cup Final on 5 May, a 2–1 loss to Chelsea.[11]

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 a 3–5–2 formation under manager Brendan Rodgers.[12] On 1 October 2014, he made his UEFA Champions League debut for Liverpool against Basel in Switzerland, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 defeat.[13]

In his final three seasons at Liverpool, José Enrique made only 21 total appearances, 12 of which were in the league. He was hampered by a persistent injury to his right knee, and the side-effects of medication to deal with it.[14] He captained the club in his final appearances, against Exeter City in the FA Cup in January 2016.[15] José Enrique was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2015–16 season.[16]

Real Zaragoza

On 7 September 2016, José Enrique signed for Segunda División club Real Zaragoza on a two-year contract.[17] He made his debut on 8 October, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 loss away to Sevilla Atlético, and scored his first goal on 5 November in a 2–2 draw away to RCD Mallorca.[18]

On 6 September 2017, José Enrique announced his retirement from football due to a persistent knee injury.[19]

Personal life

José Enrique was diagnosed with chordoma, a rare brain tumour, in May 2018.[20] 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."[21] In April 2019, he received the all-clear.[22]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Levante 2004–05[23] Segunda División B 19 1 — — — 19 1
Celta Vigo 2005–06[24] La Liga 14 0 3 0 — — 17 0
Villarreal 2006–07[25] La Liga 23 0 2 0 — 0 0 25 0
Newcastle United 2007–08[26] Premier League 23 0 3 0 2 0 — 28 0
2008–09[27] Premier League 26 0 1 0 1 0 — 28 0
2009–10[28] Championship 34 1 2 0 1 0 — 37 1
2010–11[29] Premier League 36 0 0 0 0 0 — 36 0
Total 119 1 6 0 4 0 — 129 1
Liverpool 2011–12[30] Premier League 35 0 4 0 4 0 — 43 0
2012–13[31] Premier League 29 2 0 0 0 0 6[c] 0 35 2
2013–14[32] Premier League 8 0 0 0 1 0 — 9 0
2014–15[33] Premier League 4 0 2 0 1 0 2[d] 0 9 0
2015–16[34] Premier League 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[35] Segunda División 27 1 0 0 — — 27 1
Career total 278 5 20 0 10 0 8 0 316 5
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Football League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances UEFA Champions League

Honours

Newcastle United

Liverpool

Individual

References

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  19. ^ "Jose Enrique: Ex-Liverpool and Newcastle defender retires with persistent knee injury". BBC Sport. 6 September 2017.
  20. ^ "Jose Enrique: Ex-Liverpool and Newcastle defender tells BBC about brain tumour diagnosis". BBC Sport. 10 August 2018.
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