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My Take
Quique Setien is one of football's true romantics, a manager who would rather lose beautifully than win ugly. Born in Santander in 1958, he spent the bulk of a 19-year playing career at Racing de Santander, where they nicknamed him El Maestro, and he's also a serious chess player, which tells you everything about how his mind works. His possession-obsessed philosophy made Real Betis a joy to watch before he took the Barcelona job. That spell was star-crossed, but I still rate his convictions. In an era of pragmatism, his stubborn devotion to attacking football is something I quietly cheer for.
Overview
Enrique "Quique" Setién Solar (Spanish pronunciation: [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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Quique Setién
- Name (Japanese)
- キケ・セティエン
- Reading
- きけ・せてぃえん
- Born
- September 27, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- Santander, Cantabria, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach / chess player / beach soccer player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.