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Quique Flores
Manager

Quique Flores

SpainSpain61 yrs4-1-3-2
All-time for the club · 52% wins
44Matches
23Wins
12Draws
9Losses
Last MatchSagres LeagueSL Benfica LogoSL Benfica3–1Sat 23 May 2009Belenenses LogoBelenenses
1 TrophyLeague Cup

SL Benfica - Quique Flores

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Quique Flores
Last ClubSL Benfica
Managerial CareerGetafe
Valencia
SL Benfica
Atlético Madrid
Al-Ahli
Al-Ain
Watford
Espanyol
Shanghai Shenhua
Getafe
Sevilla
Player StatsDouala
Enrique Sánchez Flores, known as Quique Flores, was born in Madrid on 5 February 1965 into a famous artistic family; his mother, Carmen Flores, was a sister of the singer Lola Flores, and his father was the footballer Isidro Flores. He played as a full-back for Valencia and Real Madrid and was capped by Spain. As a coach he made his name at Getafe, whom he took into the top flight and to a Copa del Rey final, and then at Valencia between 2005 and 2007.

Benfica appointed him in the summer of 2008 for what turned out to be a single season and 44 matches, of which he won 25. He won the Taça da Liga, the club's first trophy in four years, coming through the competition without dropping a match, but finished third in the league and had a poor UEFA Cup campaign, winning only one of six matches. He left at the end of the season, his final game a 3-1 win over Belenenses on 23 May 2009, and was succeeded by Jorge Jesus, who won the championship at once with much the same squad.

He asked for a controlled, patient game with a deep, well-organised defensive block and quick transitions, and although the results were respectable the football was widely judged too cautious for the Luz. He was immediately hired by Atlético Madrid, where he won the Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup in 2010, and went on to coach Al-Ahli, Al-Ain, Watford, Espanyol, Shanghai Shenhua, Getafe again and Sevilla.
Coaching Philosophy

Quique's teams are built from the back: a deep, narrow 4-4-2 block that concedes territory, protects the centre and waits for the opponent to commit men forward. The moment the ball is won he wants it moved vertically in three or four passes, using the pace of the wide players and a striker attacking the space behind, and set pieces are drilled as a genuine weapon.
It was that model that carried Atlético Madrid to the 2010 Europa League and UEFA Super Cup, and at Benfica he asked for the same defensive discipline in a squad used to dominating possession.

SL Benfica - Manager Statistics

AllSenior
SeasonPWDLW%D%L%
2008/0944
23
12
9
52.27 %
27.27 %
20.45 %
Total442312952.27 %27.27 %20.45 %
By FormationMWDLGFGAPPG
Not recorded4223118724454.8 %1.90
4-1-3-22011130.0 %0.50
All formations4423129734752.3 %1.84
Matches he is recorded as picking the team for, by starting formation.
Statistics reflect single managerial period (now ended).

Statistical Overview

44Total Matches
52.27%Win Rate23 W / 12 D / 9 L
73/47Goals For : AgainstAvg 1.66 / 1.07 per game
15Clean Sheets34.1% of matches
+26Goal Difference+0.59 per game
0-6Biggest Winvs Marítimo · 12/07/2008 19:15
5-1Biggest Lossvs Olympiacos · 11/27/2008 19:45

Recent Matches

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DateCompetitionVenueOpponentResult
23
MAY
SAT
19:45
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Sagres LeagueMatchday 30
H3-1
17
MAY
SUN
19:00
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Sagres LeagueMatchday 29
A1-3
9
MAY
SAT
19:00
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Sagres LeagueMatchday 28
H2-2
2
MAY
SAT
20:45
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Sagres LeagueMatchday 27
A3-1
26
APR
SUN
20:00
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Sagres LeagueMatchday 26
H3-2

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