Quique Llena
FullnameEnrique Llena León
Birth date6 November 1961 (age 64)
Birth placeBarbastro, Spain
PositionGoalkeeper
Youthclubs 1Boscos Salesianos
Years 11981–1982
Clubs 1Benabarre
Years 21982–198X
Clubs 2Estadilla
Clubs 3Aínsa
Clubs 4Zaidín
Clubs 5Tamarite
Managerclubs 1Alcampell
Managerclubs 2Binéfar (youth)
Managerclubs 3Estadilla
Managerclubs 4Binaced
Managerclubs 5Atlético Monzón
Manageryears 61998–1999
Managerclubs 6Huesca
Manageryears 72006
Managerclubs 7Binéfar
Manageryears 82006–2007
Managerclubs 8Atlético Monzón
Manageryears 92010–2014
Managerclubs 9Nicaragua
Manageryears 102010–2014
Managerclubs 10Nicaragua U20

Enrique "Quique" Llena León (born 6 November 1961) is a Spanish retired football manager and player. He played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Barbastro, Huesca, Aragón,[1] Llena played youth football for CD Boscos Salesianos.[2] He never left his native region as a senior, representing UD Benabarre, CD Estadilla (where he helped the side to achieve two consecutive promotions, the latter one to Tercera División), Aínsa CD, CD Zaidín[2] and CDJ Tamarite, among other clubs.[1]

After retiring, Llena started working as a manager, with his first side being UD Alcampell. Still in his native Aragon, he worked with the Cadete squad of CD Binéfar, Estadilla and UD Binaced before being appointed in charge of Atlético Monzón in the fourth division.[2][3]

Llena was also manager of SD Huesca during the 1998–99 campaign, with the club also in division four.[4] In January 2010, he was appointed to be the manager of the Nicaragua national football team.[5][6]

Llena was sacked from the national team on 8 November 2014, after failing to qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Quique Llena renueva por una temporada en la selección de Nicaragua" [Quique Llena renews for one season at the Nicaragua national team] (in Spanish). Diario de Alto Aragón. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2021.[dead link]
  2. ^ ""El fútbol ha sido mi ilusión toda la vida"" [Football has been my excitement my entire life] (in Spanish). Diario de Alto Aragón. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2021.[dead link]
  3. ^ "El técnico altoaragonés Enrique Llena, cerca de la selección nicaragüense" [The altoaragonés manager Enrique Llena, close to the Nicaragua national team] (in Spanish). Diario de Alto Aragón. 28 June 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Quique Llena, entrenador de la SD Huesca: "El mal juego lo achaco al viento"" [Quique Llena, manager of SD Huesca: "The poor performance I attribute to the wind"] (in Spanish). Diario de Alto Aragón. 4 April 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. ^ "El español Enrique Llena entrenará las selecciones de fútbol de Nicaragua" [Spaniard Enrique Llena will manage the Nicaragua national football teams]. Archived from the original on 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  6. ^ "Español es el nuevo entrenador de Nicaragua" [Spaniard is the new manager of Nicaragua] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 8 January 2010. Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. ^ "El español Enrique Llena destituido como seleccionador de Nicaragua" [Spaniard Enrique Llena sacked as manager of Nicaragua] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2021.