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

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

side

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, 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

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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 Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, 2 days before Christmas, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play i ...

in Segunda División. 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, and held home matches at ''Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco'', which seats 8, ...

and

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before retiring.

Managerial career

In 1998 Juanjo was appointed manager of Segunda División B's

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

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in the third tier, he was named Getafe CF 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 reloca ...

, but was relieved from his duties on 27 April. On 25 July 2009 Juanjo was appointed Águilas CF 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 Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

: 1977–78 *

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tourn ...

: 1978–79 ;Atlético Madrid *

: 1984–85

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Enriquez, Juanjo 1950 births 2015 deaths Footballers from Madrid Spanish 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