{{Short description|Spanish football player and manager (born 1947)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{family name hatnote|Álvarez|Costas|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Quique Costas | image = Feyenoord tegen Barcelona 0-0, Europacup nr 5 scheidsrechter Glöckner, nr 6, Bestanddeelnr 927-5357.jpg | caption = Costas with Barcelona (back row, fifth from left) in 1974 | fullname = Enrique Álvarez Costas | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|1|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Vigo, Spain | height = 1.79 m | position = Defensive midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Celta | years1 = 1965–1971 | clubs1 = Celta | caps1 = 169 | goals1 = 11 | years2 = 1971–1980 | clubs2 = Barcelona | caps2 = 170 | goals2 = 3 | totalcaps = 339 | totalgoals = 14 | nationalyears1 = 1965–1967 | nationalteam1 = Spain amateur | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 1970–1975 | nationalteam2 = Spain | nationalcaps2 = 13 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1987–1989 | managerclubs1 = Barcelona C | manageryears2 = 1989–1996 | managerclubs2 = Barcelona B | manageryears3 = 2001–2003 | managerclubs3 = Barcelona B | manageryears4 = 2005–2007 | managerclubs4 = Barcelona B }} '''Enrique''' "'''Quique'''" '''Álvarez Costas''' ({{IPA|es|ˈkike ˈkostas}}; born 16 January 1947) is a Spanish former professional football defensive midfielder and manager.
He played 229 La Liga matches over the course of 11 seasons (nine goals), in representation of Celta and Barcelona.
Costas began a lengthy coaching career in the late 80s, mainly being in charge of Barcelona B.
==Club career== Born in Vigo, Galicia, Costas began his professional career with local club RC Celta de Vigo in 1965. He appeared in 26 Segunda División games in his first season, including both legs of the La Liga playoff promotion against CE Sabadell FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yojugueenelcelta.blogspot.com/2008/04/quique-costas.html|title=Quique Costas|publisher=Yo Jugué en el Celta|language=es|date=18 April 2008|access-date=22 February 2010}}</ref>
Costas was essential to the first team in the 1970–71 campaign, playing every minute as Celta finished sixth and qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time in its history. In summer 1971, after 185 competitive appearances, he signed with fellow top-flight side FC Barcelona.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/gradario/hemeroteca/2015/09/12/cumple-medio-siglo-debut-quique-costas-celta/00031442048388943214670.htm|title=Se cumple medio siglo del debut de Quique Costas con el Celta|trans-title=Fiftieth anniversary of Quique Costas' debut with Celta|newspaper=La Voz de Galicia|first=Alberto|last=Fernández|language=es|date=12 September 2015|access-date=10 June 2025}}</ref> Almost never an undisputed starter, he was still used regularly, and helped the Catalans to win the 1978–79 edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.<ref name=CWC>{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1978/intro.html|title=1978/79: Barcelona win seven-goal thriller|publisher=UEFA|date=1 June 1979|access-date=17 October 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503064818/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1978/intro.html|archive-date=3 May 2010}}</ref>
Costas took up coaching afterwards, eventually managing Barcelona's B side on three occasions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/deportes/2001/03/07/quique-costas-opina-eliminatoria-abierta/0003_456718.htm|title=Quique Costas opina que es una eliminatoria abierta|trans-title=Quique Costas thinks tie is up for grabs|newspaper=La Voz de Galicia|language=es|date=7 March 2001|access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiohuesca.com/noticia/332165/El-tecnico-del-Barca-B-Quique-Costas-destaca-el-buen-futbol-que-hace-el-Huesca|title=El técnico del Barça B, Quique Costas, destaca el buen fútbol que hace el Huesca|trans-title=Barça B coach, Quique Costas, highlights good football played by Huesca|publisher=Radio Huesca|language=es|date=17 November 2006|access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.farodevigo.es/deportes/2011/11/25/dia-sabor-especial/600667.html|title=Un día con un sabor especial|trans-title=A day with a special taste|newspaper=Faro de Vigo|first=P.|last=Galán|language=es|date=25 November 2011|access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref> On one of them he coincided with his son Quique Álvarez, a ''La Masia'' youth product and also a defender, who went on to play with success for Villarreal CF; he had another son, Óscar, who occupied the same position and competed mainly in the second tier and the Segunda División B.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mitosfutbolisticos.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/quique-alvarez/|title="Quique" Álvarez Sanjuán|publisher=Mitos Futbolísticos|language=es|date=23 June 2011|access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref>
==International career== Costas earned 13 caps for Spain over a five-year period. His debut came on 11 February 1970, in a 2–0 friendly win over West Germany (90 minutes played).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/gradario/hemeroteca/2015/02/11/quique-costas-debuta-seleccion-espanola-siendo-jugador-celta/00031423652841787190977.htm|title=Quique Costas debuta con la selección española siendo jugador del Celta|trans-title=Quique Costas makes debut for Spanish national team as a Celta player|newspaper=La Voz de Galicia|first=Alberto|last=Fernández|language=es|date=11 February 2015|access-date=25 July 2022}}</ref>
Costas was not selected, however, for any major international tournament, as the country did not manage to reach any during that timeframe.
==Honours== '''Barcelona''' *La Liga: 1973–74<ref name=Connected>{{cite news|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/quique-costas-seguire-vinculado-mundo-del-futbol-3504645|title=Quique Costas: "Seguiré vinculado al mundo del fútbol"|trans-title=Quique Costas: "I'll still be connected to the world of football"|newspaper=Sport|first=David|last=Salinas|language=es|date=9 September 2014|access-date=10 June 2025}}</ref> *Copa del Rey: 1977–78<ref name=Connected/> *UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1978–79<ref name=CWC/> *Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1971<ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2016/09/22/mas_futbol/1474530191_452666.html|title=El Barça gana la Copa de Ferias en propiedad (1971)|trans-title=Barça win the Fairs Cup for good (1971)|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Alfredo|last=Relaño|language=es|date=22 September 2016|access-date=10 June 2025}}</ref>
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