Carlos Enrique


Carlos Alberto Enrique is a former Argentine football defender who won the Copa América 1991 with football team|Argentina]. At club level he won the Copa Libertadores and Copa Intercontinental with Club Atlético Independiente in 1984.
Enrique started his playing career with Independiente in 1982, his first major success was being part of the team that won the Metropolitano in Argentina 1983#Metropolitano Championship|1983].
In 1984 Enrique started at left back for the Independiente squad that won the Copa Libertadores and then the Copa Intercontinental against Liverpool F.C.
Enrique joined River Plate in 1988 and helped the team to claim the 1989-90 league title.
In 1991 Enrique was called up to join the Argentina squad for the Copa América 1991, which they went on to win, later that year he secured another league title with River Plate.
Enrique played alongside his brother Héctor at River and at Club Atlético Lanús. His nephews, Fernando, Ramiro and Facundo, also became sportsmen.
Enrique also played for Gimnasia y Tiro, Banfield and All Boys in Argentina and Alianza Lima in Peru.
Enrique works as a football coach and has held assistant manager positions in teams such as Nueva Chicago, Almagro and Chacarita Juniors in Argentina and Aurora in Bolivia. In 2011-12 he was assisting Diego Maradona as manager of Al Wasl SC of Dubai.

Honours

Club

Independiente

International