José Enrique

José Enrique Sánchez Díaz (born 23 January 1986) is a Spanish former footballer. He played as a left back.

José Enrique

Enrique playing for Liverpool in 2011
Personal information
Full name	José Enrique Sánchez Díaz
Date of birth	(1986-01-23) 23 January 1986
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
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

Enrique was born in Valencia. He started career with Levante before signing for rivals Valencia. He also 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 Liverpool, He won the League Cup and lost the FA Cup final in 2012. He retired because of injury in 2017, after a year back in Spain with Real Zaragoza.

Enrique was diagnosed with chordoma, a rare brain tumour, in May 2018. In April 2019, he was given the all-clear.

Honours

Newcastle United

• Football League Championship: 2009–10

Liverpool

• Football League Cup: 2011–12
• FA Cup runner-up: 2011–12

Other websites

• José Enrique at Soccerbase