Enrique Esquiva

Enrique Esquiva
Personal information
Full name Enrique Esquiva González
Date of birth (1916-09-01)1 September 1916
Place of birth Mejorada del Campo, Madrid, Spain
Date of death 25 June 2003(2003-06-25) (aged 86)
Place of death Madrid, Spain
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1936 Nacional de Madrid
1939–1943 Real Madrid 39 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Enrique Esquiva González (1 September 1916 – 25 June 2003) was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Real Madrid between 1939 and 1943.

Playing career

Esquiva was born in Mejorada del Campo, Madrid, on 1 September 1916,[1][2][a] as the son of Joaquín and Dolores.[2] He began his football career at his hometown club Nacional de Madrid in 1934, aged 18, but his career was interrupted by the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.[5]

After the War, Esquiva joined the ranks of Real Madrid in 1939, and together with the likes of Jacinto Quincoces, Chus Alonso, and Simón Lecue, he was a member of the Madrid squad that reached the final of the Copa del Rey in 1940 on 30 June, which ended in a 3–2 loss to RCD Espanyol.[6] Three months earlier, on 3 March, Esquiva had conceded five goals from Espanyol in a league fixture that ended in a 5–4 loss, and in doing so, he became only the fourth goalkeeper in Madrid's history to concede four goals in a single match.[7] In June 1941, he started in both legs of the final of the 1941 Copa Presidente Federación Castellana against Atlético Madrid, which ended in a 3–1 loss on aggregate.[8] In total, Esquiva played 51 official matches with the club,[4][1] including 39 La Liga matches, 9 cup matches, and 3 in the regional championship.[4] He also played eight friendly games (unofficial).[2]

Esquiva remained a member of Real Madrid until he died on the morning of 25 June 2003, at the age of 86.[2][9]

Honours

Madrid FC

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources wrongly claim that he was born on 19 August 1916.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Esquiva". www.realmadrid.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Fallece el ex portero blanco Enrique Esquiva González" [Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Enrique Esquiva González passes away]. as.com (in Spanish). 27 June 2003. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Esquivas". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Enrique ESQUIVA González". www.elaguanis.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Esquiva, Enrique Esquiva González - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Spain - Cup 1940". RSSSF. 3 February 2004. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Todos los porteros del Madrid que recibieron cuatro goles en un partido" [All the Madrid goalkeepers who have conceded four goals in one match]. www.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  8. ^ "1940-41 (Campeonato Regional del Centro)". RSSSF. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Breves Real Madrid" [Real Madrid Briefs]. as.com (in Spanish). 27 June 2003. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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