Juan José Enríquez Gómez (born 4 November 1950), commonly known as Juanjo, was a Spanish retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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, and a former

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. Notable for his strength and tight marking, he amassed 130 matches and four goals in

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, mainly while representing

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. As a manager, he rarely settled with a club.

Playing career

Born in

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, Juanjo was an

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

youth graduate, but only appeared with the reserves. In 1974, he joined

side

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

, being a key defensive unit for the club during his three-year spell; he was also called up for the national team in 1978 for a match against

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, but watched the 0–1 as an unused substitute. Juanjo moved to

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...

in 1977, after impressing in a match against the

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where he was incumbed to man-mark

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. However, he was rarely used during his first campaign, and received no playing time in his second. Released by ''Barça'' in 1979, Juanjo signed for

Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Huelva, Andalucia, Spain. Founded on 23 December 1889, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play in , holding home ...

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. In 1981, despite appearing in only four matches in the previous season, he returned to Atlético Madrid. Juanjo was sparingly used during his time at ''Atleti'', and subsequently represented

Lorca Deportiva CF Lorca Deportiva Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. was a Spanish football club in Lorca, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 2002 it was dissolved ten years later, they held their home matches at ''Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco'', which ...

and

CD Cieza Club Deportivo Cieza is a Spanish football team based in Murcia, in the autonomous community of Region of Murcia. Founded in 1969 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Municipal La Arboleja'', with a capacity of 3,500 seats. History Fou ...

before retiring.

Managerial career

In 1998 Juanjo was appointed manager of

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, managing to finish 4th. In 2000, after a short spell at

UB Conquense Unión Balompédica Conquense is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Cuenca, Spain, Cuenca, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1946, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio La Fuensanta ...

in the third tier, he was named

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. They compete in La Liga, the top tier of the Football in Spain, Spanish football. The team has pla ...

manager. Juanjo was sacked in December 2000, as his reign only lasted 16 matches. On 26 January 2004 he was appointed at the helm of

Ciudad de Murcia Club de Fútbol Ciudad de Murcia, usually abbreviated to Ciudad de Murcia, was a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the namesake autonomous community. They played at the 16,000-seater ''Estadio de La Condomina''. Ciudad Murcia was reloc ...

, but was relieved from his duties on 27 April. On 25 July 2009 Juanjo was appointed

Águilas CF Águilas Club de Fútbol was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team in Águilas, in the autonomous community of Region of Murcia, Murcia. Founded in 1925 and dissolved in 2010, it played its last season (2009–10 Segunda Divisi ...

manager. He was sacked in November, with the side being relegated nonetheless.

Death

On 10 August 2015, Juanjo was found dead at his house in El Esparragal,

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. His death was considered by "natural causes".

Honours

;Barcelona *

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

: 1977–78 *

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European association football, football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renam ...

: 1978–79 ;Atlético Madrid *

: 1984–85

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Enriquez, Juanjo 1950 births 2015 deaths Footballers from Madrid Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Atlético Madrid B players UD Salamanca players FC Barcelona players Recreativo de Huelva players Atlético Madrid footballers Lorca Deportiva CF footballers Spanish football managers Granada CF managers UB Conquense managers Getafe CF managers Ciudad de Murcia managers CD Cieza managers 20th-century Spanish sportsmen