| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Juan Medina Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-09-25)25 September 1967 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tenerife | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1991 | Tenerife | 182 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | Sabadell | 15 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Granada | 7 | (1) |
| 1993–1995 | Hércules | 49 | (2) |
| 1995–1997 | Atlético Marbella | 18 | (1) |
| Total | 271 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Hércules (assistant) | ||
| 2001 | Hércules (interim) | ||
| 2003 | Hércules B | ||
| 2003–2004 | Laguna | ||
| 2005–2006 | Tenerife (assistant) | ||
| 2005 | Tenerife (interim) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Tenerife (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Tenerife B | ||
| 2012 | Tenerife | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Enrique "Quique"Juan Medina Rodríguez (born 25 September 1967) is a Spanish retiredfootballer who played as adefender, and is a currentcoach.
Born inSanta Cruz de Tenerife,Canary Islands, Medina was promoted toCD Tenerife's main squad in 1984, aged only 16. He made his professional debut on 9 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 away draw againstDeportivo de La Coruña in theSegunda División.[1]
Medina scored his first goal on 13 October 1985, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw againstDeportivo Aragón.[2] He was also an undisputed starter during the1988–89 campaign, appearing in 35 matches and scoring once as his side returned toLa Liga after a 29-year absence.
Medina made his debut inthe main category of Spanish football on 3 September 1989, starting in a 0–1 away loss againstSevilla FC.[3] After appearing sparingly in1990–91, he left theBlanquiazules and joinedCE Sabadell FC in the second level.
In 1993, after a single season atGranada CF of theSegunda División B, Medina moved toHércules CF in the second division. After two campaigns appearing regularly he signed for fellow league teamCA Marbella; he subsequently retired with the latter in 1997, aftersuffering relegation in the previous year.[4]
In 2000 Medina returned to Hércules, being appointed assistant manager.[5] In March 2002, he was appointed interim manager of the club, being in charge for one match and subsequently returning to his previous duties.
In 2003 Medina was also manager of theValencians'reserve team, being later appointed at the helm ofAD Laguna. In 2005, he returned to his first club Tenerife as an assistant manager, but in November 2005 was named again interim.
Medina left the club in 2006, and was adirector of football at Laguna during the2008–09 campaign. On 28 June 2011 he was namedCD Tenerife B manager,[6] being appointed at the helm of the main squad on 9 April of the following year, replacing fired Andrés García Tébar.[7]
After missing out promotion inthe play-offs, Medina was named director of football of the club.[8] On 9 June 2014, he rescinded his contract,[9] but returned to the club on 14 August 2019.[10]