Quique Setién

Quique Setién

Personal information
Full name	Enrique Setién Solar
Date of birth	(1958-09-27) 27 September 1958
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Las Palmas (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	(0)
1985–1986	Spain	3	(0)
Managerial career
2001–2002	Racing Santander
2003–2004	Poli Ejido
2006–2007	Equatorial Guinea
2007–2008	Logroñés
2009–2015	Lugo
2015–	Las Palmas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Setién and the second or maternal family name is Solar.

Enrique 'Quique' Setién Solar (born 27 September 1958) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder, and the current coach of UD Las Palmas.

Nicknamed El Maestro, he was best known for his Racing de Santander spells, starting and finishing his 19-year professional career at the club and amassing La Liga totals of 374 games and 58 goals over the course of 15 seasons.

In the 2000s Setién (who represented Spain on three occasions) started a manager career, going on to coach several teams including his main club.

Club career

Born in Santander, Setién made his La Liga debuts in 1977, with hometown Racing de Santander. However, during his first spell with the Cantabrians, although used regularly, he was not yet an undisputed starter, and missed the entire 1982–83 season as well as suffering two top flight relegations.

Afterwards, Setién represented Atlético de Madrid during three years: he had two first good seasons, but appeared rarely in his last after some spats with elusive club chairman Jesús Gil.

Setién moved subsequently to lowly CD Logroñés where, after a slow start, he was essential in helping the Riojans successively maintain its top flight status. In 1992 the 34-year-old returned to Racing, and scored a career-best 11 goals in his first year upon his return as the side returned to the top level. He played three more years with his main club, and retired in June 1996 – at nearly 38 – after featuring for Levante UD in the third division playoffs, which also ended in promotion; he appeared in almost 600 official matches in nearly two decades of play, totalling 95 league goals.

Taking up coaching in 2001, Setién started with his favorite club Racing, then switched to Polideportivo Ejido, both in the second level. After that he moved to another club he played for, Logroñes in division three, being sacked midway through the 2007–08 campaign.

In June 2009, Setién became CD Lugo's coach. He led the Galicians to second division promotion in his third year, a second-ever for the team; in the following three years the club managed to retain its status, ranking between positions 11th and 15th.

On 19 October 2015, following the sacking of Paco Herrera, Setien became UD Las Palmas' new manager.

International career

Setién appeared three times for Spain and was selected for the nation's 1986 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not leave the bench during the tournament in Mexico. His debut came on 20 November 1985 in a 0–0 friendly with Austria, in Zaragoza.

During one year, starting in 2006, Setién coached the Equatorial Guinea national football team.

External links

• Quique Setién profile at BDFutbol
• Quique Setién manager profile at BDFutbol
• National team data (Spanish)
• Quique Setién at National-Football-Teams.com