{{Short description|Spanish footballer & manager (born 1958)}} {{family name hatnote|Setién|Solar|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Quique Setién | image = Quique setién.jpg | image_size = | caption = Setién in 2010 | full_name = Enrique Setién Solar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=46480|title=Acta del partido celebrado el 22 de diciembre de 2017, en Sevilla|trans-title=Minutes of the match held on 22 December 2017, in Seville|publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation|language=es|access-date=7 March 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219101835/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=46480|archive-date=19 February 2023}}</ref> | birth_place = Santander, Spain<ref name=Bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/quique-setien_prs326689/person.shtml|title=Quique Setién|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|9|27|df=y}}<ref name=Bio/> | height = 1.82 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/quique-setien/spieler|title=Quique Setién|publisher=German Football Association|language=de|access-date=6 February 2019}}</ref> | position = Central midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Casablanca | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Perines | years1 = 1977–1985 | clubs1 = Racing Santander | caps1 = 204 | goals1 = 43 | years2 = 1985–1988 | clubs2 = Atlético Madrid | caps2 = 73 | goals2 = 7 | years3 = 1988–1992 | clubs3 = Logroñés | caps3 = 114 | goals3 = 20 | years4 = 1992–1996 | clubs4 = Racing Santander | caps4 = 124 | goals4 = 25 | years5 = 1996 | clubs5 = Levante | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | totalcaps = 518 | totalgoals = 95 | nationalyears1 = 1978–1982 | nationalteam1 = Spain U21 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1985–1986 | nationalteam2 = Spain | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2001–2002 | managerclubs1 = Racing Santander | manageryears2 = 2003 | managerclubs2 = Poli Ejido | manageryears3 = 2006 | managerclubs3 = Equatorial Guinea | manageryears4 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs4 = Logroñés | manageryears5 = 2009–2015 | managerclubs5 = Lugo | manageryears6 = 2015–2017 | managerclubs6 = Las Palmas | manageryears7 = 2017–2019 | managerclubs7 = Betis | manageryears8 = 2020 | managerclubs8 = Barcelona | manageryears9 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs9 = Villarreal | manageryears10 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs10 = Beijing Guoan }} '''Enrique''' "'''Quique'''" '''Setién Solar''' ({{IPA|es|enˈrike seˈtjen soˈlaɾ}}; born 27 September 1958) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is currently a manager.

As a player, he was nicknamed ''El Maestro'', and was best known for his two spells with Racing de Santander, starting and finishing his 19-year professional career at the club. Over 15 seasons in La Liga, he played 374 matches and scored 58 goals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://racing.eldiariomontanes.es/leyendas/quique-setien.html|title=Quique Setién|newspaper=El Diario Montañés|language=es|access-date=10 July 2013}}</ref> He also won three international caps for Spain.

Setién started a managerial career in 2001, going on to coach several teams including Racing. Starting in January 2020, he was in charge of Barcelona for seven months, being dismissed following an 8–2 loss against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League.

==Club career== Born in Santander, Setién made his La Liga debut in 1977, with his hometown club Racing de Santander.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/barcelona/2020/01/18/5e21db9fe2704e97088b45e9.html|title=Los 'profes' de Quique Setién|trans-title=Quique Setién's 'gurus'|newspaper=Marca|first=José Luis|last=Hurtado|language=es|date=18 January 2020|access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref> During his first spell with the Cantabrians, although he played regularly, he was not yet a regular starter, and he missed the entire 1982–83 season<ref>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1985/09/10/deportes/495151208_850215.html|title=Quique Setién, la nueva estrella del Atlético|trans-title=Quique Setién, Atlético's new star|newspaper=El País|first=José Damian|last=González|language=es|date=10 September 1985|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> as well as being relegated twice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elcornerdelsur.com/quique-setien-cara-a-cara-ante-el-equipo-de-su-vida/|title=Quique Setién, cara a cara ante el equipo de su vida|trans-title=Quique Setién, face to face with his beloved team|publisher=El Córner del Sur|first=Diego|last=Belmonte|language=es|date=29 October 2018|access-date=7 March 2020|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101083352/https://www.elcornerdelsur.com/quique-setien-cara-a-cara-ante-el-equipo-de-su-vida/|archive-date=1 November 2020}}</ref>

Afterwards, Setién represented Atlético Madrid for three years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1985/06/22/pagina-15/1454407/pdf.html|title=Quique, otro "cerebro" para el Atlético|trans-title=Quique, another "brain" for Atlético|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Jesús|last=Alcaide|language=es|date=22 June 1985|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> He enjoyed a good first two seasons,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deportesfanatic.com/quique-setien-el-fino-centrocampista-amante-del-ajedrez-que-se-enfado-con-jesus-gil/|title=Quique Setién: el fino centrocampista amante del ajedrez que se enfadó con Jesús Gil|trans-title=Quique Setién: the exquisite midfielder chess lover who got angry at Jesús Gil|publisher=Deportes Fanatic|first=Enrique|last=Quintanilla|language=es|date=14 January 2020|access-date=16 August 2020}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> but appeared rarely in his last after some spats with elusive club chairman Jesús Gil.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/SETIEN/_QUIQUE/RAMOS/_QUIQUE/ARTECHE/_JUAN_CARLOS/GIL_Y_GIL/_JESuS/ATLeTICO_DE_MADRID_S/D/_/CLUB_DE_FuTBOL/elpepidep/19881202elpepidep_13/Tes/|title=Arteche, Landáburu, Quique y Setién ganan a Gil en los juzgados, pero no juegan|trans-title=Arteche, Landáburu, Quique and Setién win court battle with Gil, but do not play|newspaper=El País|first=José Damian|last=González|language=es|date=2 December 1988|access-date=31 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elmundo.es/papel/hemeroteca/1997/06/26/deportes/274418.html|title=La década "ostentórea"|trans-title=The "ostentórea" decade|newspaper=El Mundo|language=es|date=26 June 1997|access-date=10 April 2009}}</ref>

Setién then moved to Logroñés in 1988 where, after a slow start, he was essential in helping the Riojans retain their top-tier status. The 34-year-old returned to Racing in 1992, and scored a career-best 11 goals in the first year in his second spell as the side returned to the top flight. He played three more years with the latter, and retired in June 1996 at nearly 38 after featuring for Levante in the Segunda División B play-offs, which also ended in promotion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.laopiniondemurcia.es/deportes/2011/04/06/caza-levante/314106.html|title=A la caza del Levante|trans-title=Out to get Levante|newspaper=La Opinión de Murcia|first=Dioni|last=García|language=es|date=6 April 2011|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref>

In 2001, Setién was voted by Racing's fans as their best player of all time.<ref name=Patron>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2002/05/20/deportes/1021845604_850215.html|title=Quique Setién, el bien aparecido|trans-title=Quique Setién, patron saint of Cantabria|newspaper=El País|first=José|last=Sámano|language=es|date=20 May 2002|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> He appeared in almost 600 official matches in nearly two decades of play, totalling 95 league goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://es-us.deportes.yahoo.com/noticias/datos-clave-ficha-seti%C3%A9n-entrenador-083349017.html|title=DATOS CLAVE-Ficha de Setién, nuevo entrenador del Barcelona|trans-title=KEY DATA-Profile of Setién, new Barcelona manager|publisher=Yahoo Sports|first=Ian|last=Chadband|language=es|date=14 January 2020|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref>

==International career== Setién appeared three times for Spain and was selected for the 1986 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not leave the bench during the tournament in Mexico.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/mundial/2016-05-21/espana-mundial-86-butragueno-mexico_1203991/|title=Del utillero falangista al positivo de Calderé: nuestro Mundial 86 en diez episodios|trans-title=From the ''falangista'' kit man to Calderé's positive: our 86 World Cup in ten episodes|newspaper=El Confidencial|first=Alfredo|last=Pascual|language=es|date=21 May 2016|access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref> His debut came on 20 November 1985 in a 0–0 friendly with Austria, in Zaragoza.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/11/21/MD19851121-003.pdf|title=0–0: Nos congelamos todos|trans-title=0–0: We all froze|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Antonio|last=G. Calatayud|language=es|date=21 November 1985|access-date=21 April 2016}}</ref>

==Coaching career== ===Early career=== Setién began working as a manager on 5 October 2001, succeeding the dismissed Gustavo Benítez at a Racing side that had started poorly following relegation to Segunda División.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/masdeporte/2001/10/05/polideportivo/1002255376_850215.html|title=El Racing hace oficial la destitución de Gustavo Benítez|trans-title=Racing make Gustavo Benítez's dismissal official|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=5 October 2001|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> He took the team from 17th to promotion as runners-up to Atlético, but left at the end of the season due to pressure and handed the reins to his former teammate Manuel Preciado.<ref name=Patron/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2002/06/20/deportes/1024524012_850215.html|title=Manuel Preciado, entrenador del Racing|trans-title=Manuel Preciado, Racing manager|newspaper=El País|language=es|date=20 June 2002|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref>

For the 2003–04 campaign, Setién returned to the second division with Polideportivo Ejido. He was dismissed on 17 November, with the team in the relegation zone.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2003/11/17/liga/|title=El 'Poli' Ejido destituye a Setién como entrenador|trans-title='Poli' Ejido dismiss Setién as manager|newspaper=El Mundo|language=es|date=17 November 2003|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref>

In 2005, Setién was appointed assistant coach to the Russia national beach soccer team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B7StEUjl7-_/|title=Кике Сетьен возглавил ФК "Барселона"! Поздравляем|trans-title=Quique Setién is in charge of Barcelona! Our congratulations!|publisher=Russia national beach soccer team|language=ru|date=14 January 2020|access-date=14 January 2020|url-access=registration|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B7StEUjl7-_|archive-date=26 December 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> For three months during the following year, he was in charge of Equatorial Guinea.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://elpais.com/diario/2006/10/30/deportes/1162162826_850215.html|title=Guinea Ecuatorial busca su Eto'o|trans-title=Equatorial Guinea in search of their Eto'o|newspaper=El País|first=Tono|last=Calleja|language=es|date=30 October 2006|access-date=15 March 2017}}</ref> After that he moved to another team he played for, Logroñes in division three, being relieved of his duties midway through the 2007–08 campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/20080115/deportes/futbol/quique-setien-destituido-como-20080115.html|title=Quique Setién, destituido como entrenador del Logroñés|trans-title=Quique Setién, dismissed as Logroñés coach|newspaper=El Diario Montañés|language=es|date=15 January 2008|access-date=10 April 2009}}</ref>

===Lugo=== In June 2009, Setién became Lugo's coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://racing.eldiariomontanes.es/noticias/2009-06-10/quique-setien-nuevo-entrenador-20090610.html|title=Quique Setién, nuevo entrenador|trans-title=Quique Setién, new manager|newspaper=El Diario Montañés|language=es|date=10 June 2009|access-date=13 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613004055/http://racing.eldiariomontanes.es/noticias/2009-06-10/quique-setien-nuevo-entrenador-20090610.html|archive-date=13 June 2009}}</ref> He led the side to promotion to the second tier in his third year, a second-ever for the Galicians.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2012/07/03/mas_futbol/1341266424_850215.html|title=Quique Setién renueva una temporada más con el Lugo|trans-title=Quique Setién renews with Lugo for another season|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=3 July 2012|access-date=15 March 2017}}</ref>

In the following three years, they managed to stay afloat, ranking between positions 11th and 15th.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2013/05/26/segunda/1369596526_666796.html|title=El Lugo certifica la salvación tras vencer al Sabadell|trans-title=Lugo confirm survival after beating Sabadell|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=26 May 2013|access-date=15 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/cdlugo/2014/06/07/lugo-sigue-segunda/0003_20140620140607203154796.htm|title=El Lugo sigue en Segunda tras vencer al Mirandés|trans-title=Lugo remain in ''Segunda'' after beating Mirandés|newspaper=La Voz de Galicia|first=Marcos|last=Pichel|language=es|date=7 June 2014|access-date=15 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lne.es/deportes/2015/06/02/quique-setien-despedira-lugo-girona/1766091.html|title=Quique Setién se despedirá del Lugo ante el Girona|trans-title=Quique Setién will say goodbye to Lugo against Girona|newspaper=La Nueva España|language=es|date=2 June 2015|access-date=15 March 2017}}</ref>

===Las Palmas=== On 19 October 2015, following the dismissal of Paco Herrera, Setién became the new manager of Las Palmas in the top flight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/las-palmas/story/2671604/paco-herrera-sacked-at-las-palmas-after-poor-start|title=Las Palmas sack Paco Herrera as manager, hire Quique Setien|publisher=ESPN FC|date=19 October 2015|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> He arrived with them in the relegation zone, and led them to 11th place in his first season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elespanol.com/deportes/futbol/20160829/151485699_0.html|title=De colista a líder en 8 meses: Las Palmas vuelve a soñar|trans-title=From last to first in 8 months: Las Palmas dream again|newspaper=El Español|first=Pavel|last=Ramírez|language=es|date=29 August 2016|access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref>

On 18 March 2017, Setién announced that he would leave the Canary Islands club at the end of the campaign due to disputes with the board.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.as.com/en/2017/03/18/football/1489839272_783262.html|title=Quique Setién to step down as Las Palmas boss in May|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Rafa|last=León|date=18 March 2017|access-date=18 March 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114033650/https://en.as.com/en/2017/03/18/football/1489839272_783262.html|archive-date=14 January 2020}}</ref>

===Betis=== On 26 May 2017, Setién was appointed manager of Real Betis on a three-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://realbetisbalompie.es/en/noticias/last-news/9284/quique-setien-entrenador-del-real-betis-para-las-t|title=Quique Setién has been appointed as Real Betis new head coach|publisher=Real Betis|date=26 May 2017|access-date=28 May 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804082335/http://www.realbetisbalompie.es/en/noticias/last-news/9284/quique-setien-entrenador-del-real-betis-para-las-t|archive-date=4 August 2017}}</ref> He led the team to the sixth place in his first year, with the subsequent qualification for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/deportes/2018/04/30/actualidad/1525113501_043507.html|title=El Betis de Setién jugará en Europa|trans-title=Setién's Betis will play in Europe|newspaper=El País|first=Rafael|last=Pineda|language=es|date=30 April 2018|access-date=1 June 2018}}</ref>

Setién was linked with a move to Barcelona in January 2019,<ref name=Great>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46824169|title=Quique Setien: Could Real Betis boss be Spain's next great manager?|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Andy|last=West|date=10 January 2019|access-date=10 January 2019}}</ref> but it did not materialise. On 19 May, he announced that he would leave the Estadio Benito Villamarín.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.realbetisbalompie.es/noticias/actualidad/el-real-betis-y-quique-setien-deciden-no-continuar-juntos-la-proxima-temporada-22386|title=El Real Betis y Quique Setién deciden no continuar juntos la próxima temporada|trans-title=Real Betis and Quique Setién decide not to remain together next season|publisher=Real Betis|language=es|date=20 May 2019|access-date=20 May 2019}}</ref>

===Barcelona=== Setién signed as head coach of Barcelona on 13 January 2020, replacing the dismissed Ernesto Valverde on a contract lasting to June 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/13/barcelona-quique-setien-to-replace-ernesto-valverde|title=Barcelona appoint Quique Setién as head coach to replace Ernesto Valverde|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Sid|last=Lowe|date=13 January 2020|access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/01/13/barcelona-appoint-former-real-betis-coachquique-setien-ernesto/|title=Barcelona appoint former Real Betis coach Quique Setien as Ernesto Valverde replacement|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Jason|last=Burt|date=13 January 2020|access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/barcelona/2020/01/14/5e1dbb28268e3e436e8b4645.html|title=Los hombres de Setién|trans-title=Setién's men|newspaper=Marca|first=Miguel Ángel|last=Morán|language=es|date=14 January 2020|access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref> In his first match in charge, six days later, he managed a 1–0 home victory over Granada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51170440|title=Barcelona 1–0 Granada|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 January 2020|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref>

The team eventually finished the domestic league in second position, behind Real Madrid. On 14 August 2020, they lost 8–2 to Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/matches/58272/fc-barcelona-fc-bayern-munchen-uefa-champions-league-2019-2020|title=FC Barcelona 2–8 FC Bayern|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=14 August 2020|access-date=15 August 2020}}</ref> which was the first time in 74 years that the club had conceded eight goals in a game;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/what-is-the-worst-barcelona-result-in-history/9svqoxxdcj3q1dpl89awnu2jr|title=What is the worst Barcelona result in history?|publisher=Goal|first=Kieran|last=Francis|date=15 August 2020|access-date=15 August 2020}}</ref> it was also the first loss by a six-goal margin since 1951.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12049622/gerard-pique-says-barcelona-have-hit-rock-bottom-after-shocking-8-2-defeat|title=Gerard Pique says Barcelona have hit rock bottom after shocking 8–2 defeat|publisher=Sky Sports|date=15 August 2020|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> He was officially dismissed three days later,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/barcelona-sack-setien-koeman-favourite-185139096.html|title=Barcelona sack Setien, Koeman favourite to take charge|publisher=Yahoo Sports|first=Thomas|last=Allnutt|date=17 August 2020|access-date=17 August 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818012131/https://sports.yahoo.com/barcelona-sack-setien-koeman-favourite-185139096.html|archive-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> subsequently confirming he would take legal action, as he felt the terms of his contract were not respected.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/barcelona/story/4183666/ex-barcelona-boss-quique-setien-suing-club-for-breach-of-contract|title=Ex-Barcelona boss Quique Setien suing club for breach of contract|publisher=ESPN|first=Adriana|last=Garcia|date=17 September 2020|access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref>

===Villarreal=== Setién returned to management on 25 October 2022, replacing Aston Villa-bound Unai Emery at the helm of Villarreal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/futbol/20221025/8581577/unai-emery-precio-aston-villa-villarreal-siete-millones.html|title=Emery cobrará siete millones en el Aston Villa y Setién ya es su sustituto|trans-title=Emery will earn seven millions in Aston Villa and Setién is already his replacement|newspaper=La Vanguardia|first=Roberto|last=Rodríguez|language=es|date=25 October 2022|access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref> He led the side to fifth place, thus qualifying for the Europa League.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.estadiodeportivo.com/futbol/villarreal/villarreal-setien-hace-historia-20230605-420858.html|title=El Villarreal de Setién hace historia|trans-title=Setién's Villarreal make history|newspaper=Estadio Deportivo|first=José Antonio|last=Rivero|language=es|date=5 June 2023|access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref>

On 5 September 2023, Setién was dismissed due to poor results.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elespanol.com/deportes/futbol/20230905/villarreal-despide-quique-setien-primer-entrenador-destituido-temporada-liga/792170931_0.html|title=El Villarreal despide a Quique Setién: primer entrenador destituido esta temporada en liga|trans-title=Villarreal sack Quique Setién: first manager dismissed this season in league|newspaper=El Español|first=Jaime|last=Trujillo|language=es|date=5 September 2023|access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref>

===Beijing Guoan=== On 10 December 2024, Setién was appointed at Beijing Guoan of the Chinese Super League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4776792.html|title=北京国安官方：前巴萨主帅塞蒂恩执教球队|trans-title=Beijing Guoan official: Former Barcelona manager Setién will coach the team|publisher=Dongqiudi|language=zh|date=10 December 2024|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> He won Manager of the Month accolades in May and June 2025, but his team's form declined towards the end of his spell, notably losing 6–0 at Shandong Taishan which was an all-time worst for the club. He oversaw 32 matches with 17 wins, nine draws and six defeats, and on 5 October resigned for personal reasons, thanking the entire organisation through a farewell message.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/5420028.html|title=官方：国安主帅塞蒂恩辞职，不再担任一线队主教练职务|trans-title=Official: Guoan coach Setién resigns and no longer serves as head coach of the first team|publisher=Dongqiudi|language=zh|date=5 October 2025|access-date=6 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bjd.com.cn/2025/10/05/11338865.shtml|title=北京国安官宣：塞蒂恩"下课"|trans-title=Beijing Guoan officially announced: Setién is "dismissed"|newspaper=Beijing Daily|language=zh|date=5 October 2025|access-date=6 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/roll/2025-10-06/doc-infsxkpt2635984.shtml|title=确认离开北京国安足球俱乐部后，塞蒂恩发文告别|trans-title=After confirming his departure from Beijing Guoan Football Club, Setién sent a farewell message|publisher=Sina Corporation|language=zh|date=6 October 2025|access-date=6 October 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life== Setién's son, Laro, is also a footballer and a midfielder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realracingclub.es/noticia/que-pasada-exclamo-el-canterano-laro-tras-su-estreno-ante-el-pontevedra-cf|title="Qué pasada", exclamó el canterano Laro tras su estreno ante el Pontevedra CF|trans-title="What a hoot", uttered youth graduate Laro after his debut against Pontevedra CF|publisher=Racing Santander|language=es|date=6 September 2016|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref> His father-in-law José Antonio Lozano played in the Spanish second tier in the early 1960s, and all three relatives represented Racing Santander.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eldiariomontanes.es/deportes/racing/201609/11/estirpe-verdiblanca-20160911000539-v.html|title=De estirpe verdiblanca|trans-title=Of green-and-white ancestry|newspaper=El Diario Montañés|first=Raúl|last=Gómez Samperio|language=es|date=11 September 2016|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> In addition to his native Spanish, he also speaks English and Italian.<ref name=Great/>

Setién is a keen chess player with a FIDE rating of 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/quique-setien-barcelona-coach-chess-player|title=Quique Setién: "Feelings leave a stronger mark than results"|publisher=ChessBase|first=Jesús|last=Boyero|date=27 January 2020|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2217627/chart|title=Setien Solar, Enrique|publisher=FIDE|access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref> He played matches against former world champions Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov, the results of which were not made public.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/how-chess-fan-quique-setien-became-barcelona-manager|title=How chess fan Quique Setien became Barcelona manager|publisher=FourFourTwo|date=14 January 2020|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> He mentioned the game as an influence on his football tactics, which prioritised possession and midfield domination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-espana.net/2018/10/18/quique-setien-chess-fundamental-to-my-training-philosophy|title=Quique Setien: Chess fundamental to my training philosophy|publisher=Football España|first=Colin|last=Millar|date=18 October 2018|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref>

Before being Barcelona manager, Setién lived in {{ill|Liencres|es}}, 9&nbsp;km west of Santander, where there are a lot of cows; hence, he commented: "Yesterday I was walking past cows in my home town; today I was at Barcelona's training ground coaching the best players in the world, an enormous club".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/14/quique-setien-barcelona-job-cows-new-manager|title=Camp Moo: Quique Setién goes from cows to Barcelona job in 24 hours|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Sid|last=Lowe|date=14 January 2020|access-date=13 September 2020}}</ref> In April 2020, in an interview with TV3, he talked about winning La Liga and Champions League titles, when he said: "If it can be both, better. And of course I have dreamed of walking around Liencres with the cows while holding up the Champions League trophy and showing it to them."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.as.com/en/2020/04/15/football/1586954870_115581.html|title=Setién dreams of showing off Champions League to the cows|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Juan|last=Jiménez|date=15 April 2020|access-date=13 September 2020|archive-date=3 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503004139/https://en.as.com/en/2020/04/15/football/1586954870_115581.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics== {{updated|match played 2 October 2025}}<ref>{{Soccerway coach|enrique-setien-solar/209009}}</ref> {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Managerial record by team and tenure |- !rowspan=2|Team !rowspan=2|Nat !rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=8|Record !rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}} |- !{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} |- |align=left|Racing Santander |{{flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|4 October 2001 |align=left|19 June 2002 {{WDL|36|18|10|8|for=55|against=32|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/e/eentr29.html|title=Managers list of Racing de Santander: All|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> |- |align="left|Poli Ejido |{{flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|1 July 2003 |align=left|17 November 2003 {{WDL|13|2|4|7|for=13|against=22|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/e/eentr52.html|title=Managers list of Poli Ejido: All|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> |- |align=left|Equatorial Guinea |{{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea }} |align=left|1 October 2006 |align=left|31 December 2006 {{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=3|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2020/01/14/primera/1578993473_799328.html|title=Cuando Setién fue entrenador de Guinea Ecuatorial... por un día|trans-title=When Setién was manager of Equatorial Guinea... for a day|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Jaime|last=Candil|language=es|date=14 January 2020|access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref> |- |align=left|Logroñés |{{flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|30 May 2007 |align=left|15 January 2008 {{WDL|20|5|6|9|for=25|against=33|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/e/eentr22.html|title=Managers list of Logroñés: All|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> |- |align=left|Lugo |{{flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|10 June 2009 |align=left|8 June 2015 {{WDL|258|97|83|78|for=317|against=295|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/e/eentr76.html|title=Managers list of Lugo: All|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> |- |align=left|Las Palmas |{{flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|19 October 2015 |align=left|26 May 2017 {{WDL|78|26|18|34|for=109|against=129|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/e/eentr19.html|title=Managers list of Las Palmas: All|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> |- |align=left|Betis |{{flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|26 May 2017 |align=left|19 May 2019 {{WDL|94|39|22|33|for=133|against=134|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/e/eentr8.html|title=Managers list of Betis: All|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> |- |align=left|Barcelona |{{flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|13 January 2020 |align=left|17 August 2020 {{WDL|25|16|4|5|for=50|against=27|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{BDFutbol season|l693|2019-20}}</ref> |- |align=left|Villarreal |{{flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|25 October 2022 |align=left|5 September 2023 {{WDL|39|18|6|15|for=72|against=54|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{BDFutbol season|l693|2022-23}}<br>{{BDFutbol season|l693|2023-24}}</ref> |- |align=left|Beijing Guoan |{{flagicon|China}} |align=left|10 December 2024 |align=left|5 October 2025 {{WDL|32|17|9|6|for=74|against=47|diff=yes}} | |- !colspan=4|Total {{WDLtot|595|238|162|195|for=848|against=776|diff=yes}} !— |}

==Honours== ===Player=== '''Atlético Madrid''' *Supercopa de España: 1985<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spansupcuphist.html|title=Spain – List of Super Cup Finals|publisher=RSSSF|first1=José Vicente|last1=Tejedor Carnicero|first2=Raúl|last2=Torre|first3=Carles|last3=Lozano Ferrer|access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref> *UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1985–86<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec198586.html|title=European Competitions 1985–86|publisher=RSSSF|first=James M.|last=Ross|access-date=10 December 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127192227/http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec198586.html#cwc|archive-date=27 November 2012}}</ref>

===Manager=== '''Individual''' *Chinese Super League Manager of the Month: May 2025,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/K2JHEUGQ0529AQIE.html|title=中超官方：国安主帅塞蒂恩当选月度最佳教练，5月率队联赛3胜1平|trans-title=Chinese Super League official: Guoan coach Setién was elected best coach of the month, leading the team to 3 wins and 1 draw in the league in May|publisher=NetEase|language=zh|date=21 June 2025|access-date=21 June 2025}}</ref> June 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/914911719_121639086|title=塞蒂安当选6月最佳教练|trans-title=Setién named coach of the month for June|publisher=Sohu|language=zh|date=17 July 2025|access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref>

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