José Enrique Sánchez

José Enrique at Newcastle United (2008)

José Enrique Sánchez Díaz, José Enrique briefly ( born January 23, 1986 in Valencia ) is a Spanish football player.

Playing career

Time in Spain

The native Valencian Jose Enrique comes from the youth of UD Levante. From the B- team in 2005 he moved to the great neighbors and rivals Valencia. The Valencian awarded him first place at Celta Vigo, since he had little chance of many forces in the Levantines. In Celta, however he was able to convince, which aroused the interest of other clubs. Without even once come to Valencia in a competitive fixture for use in the summer of 2006 he moved to Valencia's permanent rivals Villarreal. There he sat down right away and also by his captivating good performances made ​​him the first time in Europe are known.

Newcastle United

At the end of the season of change for the fifth club stood in just three years - to the English first division club Newcastle United. The " Magpies " could prevail and Others v Manchester City and Liverpool in the race for the talented Spaniard and paid at the end of £ 6.5 million on him. His debut for Newcastle gave José Enrique against Barnsley FC on 29 August 2007 in a cup match. On 23 September 2007, he was eventually used for the first time in the Premier League as a substitute against West Ham United. In the 2009/10 season, he was elected to the PFA Team of the Year of the Football League Championship.

Liverpool FC

On August 12, 2011, Liverpool FC announced the signing of Enrique. According to press reports, the transfer fee was equivalent to 6.3 million euros.

Title

• League Cup: 2012 with Liverpool

Others

His nickname in England 's "The Bull " ( " The Bull "). This he got because of his hard defense behavior. In addition, José Enrique played for Spain's U -21 national team.