Quique Flores was born in Madrid. His father Isidro Sanchez played in Real Madrid CF football team, during the sixties. Quique’s mother, Cármen Flores, is known as actress and also as singer.Quique Flores played for Valencia CF more than two hundred matches, scoring 14 goals. He also played for Real Madrid CF and for Real Zaragoza, S.A.D.. Quique also joined the Spanish National Team during the 1990 Fifa World Cup, held in Italy.
The career as Coach started with the young Real Madrid CF players, like Balboa. They wan the Championship Title. After that experience went to a new team on the “Primera División”, Getafe CF, in the year of 2004. The good work was recognised by the Spanish critic and he moved to Valencia CF. Here he obtained the access to the Champions League in two years, achieving a third and a fourth place in the Spanish League.
Quique is now facing new targets in Rui Costa’s Benfica. He has the clear perception that when things aren’t well enough, something needs to be changed. That is the main reason why he wanted so much some new players for SL Benfica. New players for the team, but not for the coach, Quique needed them to make a positive revolution in the Club.
Although some new players have participated in the last Saturday match against Porto FC, some realities do not change easily: SL Benfica did not win, the final result was one equal; two players (Leo and Aimar) left the field injured before the end of the game; one player (Katsouranis) was sent off with a red card and another one (Luisão) was now punished and won’t be able to play, in the next one or two games of the Portuguese League.
To make a better SL Benfica, Quique needs more than the help from the players. Everybody in the Benfica structure have to work together to make the dream come true. That includes naturally, not only his technical staff (F. Escribá, E. Alvarez, P. Ayestaran, D. Miranda and F. Chalana) but also L.F. Vieira, R. Costa, all fans/supporters and above all every single person inside the organization.
Only with a very strong and solid group, Quique’s Benfica will be able to resist here in Portugal.
