Enrique Reneau facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Germán Enrique Centeno Reneau | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Jutiapa, Honduras | ||
| Date of death | 23 August 2015 (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | La Ceiba, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989–1996 | Victoria | 121 | (33) |
| 1992–1993 | → Cojutepeque (loan) | ||
| 1996 | Sipesa | ||
| 1996 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| 1997 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | ||
| 1997–1998 | Marathón | 20 | (2) |
| 1999 | Olimpia | 22 | (2) |
| 2000 | Victoria | 31 | (4) |
| 2001 | Zacapa | ||
| 2001–2002 | Marathón | 37 | (13) |
| 2002–2004 | Real España | 46 | (3) |
| 2004 | Vida | 14 | (2) |
| 2005 | Chalatenango | ||
| 2006 | Mictlán | ||
| National team | |||
| 1996–1997 | Honduras | 16 | (5) |
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Germán Enrique Centeno Reneau, often called “Quique” Reneau, was a talented Honduran football player. He was born on April 9, 1971, and passed away on August 23, 2015. He was known for being a very fast player.
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Playing for Football Clubs
Enrique Reneau was nicknamed El Esquilete (the Stiletto) or La Gacela (the Gazelle) because he was so quick. He started his football journey in 1989 with the club Victoria. He scored many goals for Victoria, helping them win their first league title in 1995. He scored the winning goal in the championship game against Olimpia.
He also played for other big clubs in Honduras like Marathón, Olimpia, Real España, and Vida. He won more championships with Olimpia in 1999 and with Marathón in 2002. From 1990 to 2004, Reneau scored 59 goals in the top Honduran league, the Liga Nacional. In the 2001-02 season, he was the league's top goalscorer with 8 goals. A cool fact about him is that he was never sent off (given a red card) during his entire career!
Playing in Other Countries
Enrique Reneau also played football in other countries. He played in Peru for Sipesa and in El Salvador for Cojutepeque and Luis Ángel Firpo. After that, he moved to Mexico to play for Cruz Azul Hidalgo.
Later, he returned to El Salvador in 2005 to play for Chalatenango. He finished his career in Guatemala with Mictlán. He helped them get promoted to Guatemala's top football league in 2006.
Playing for His Country
Enrique Reneau also proudly played for the Honduras national team. He made his first appearance in January 1996 against Brazil. Overall, he played 16 games for Honduras and scored 5 goals.
He represented his country in important tournaments. These included 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He also played in the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup and the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. His last game for the national team was in April 1997 against Panama.
Goals for Honduras
Here are the goals Enrique Reneau scored for the Honduras national team:
| Goal | Date | Where it was played | Against | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | August 25, 1996 | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |  Cuba |
2–0 | 4-0 | Friendly match |
| 2. | August 25, 1996 | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Cuba |
4–0 | 4-0 | Friendly match |
| 3. | November 1, 1996 | Shea Stadium, New York, United States |  Colombia |
1–0 | 1-2 | Friendly match |
| 4. | November 6, 1996 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Mexico |
1–3 | 1–3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | November 17, 1996 | Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
6–1 | 11–3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Life After Football
After retiring from football in 2006, Enrique Reneau moved to the United States. He lived in New Orleans and then Miami. There, he worked painting buildings.
He had three children: Melissa, Karen, and Enrique. He met his girlfriend, Brenda Ramírez, in 1996. In 2013, he became unwell and returned to Honduras. He passed away on August 23, 2015, in La Ceiba, Honduras.
Awards and Trophies
Enrique Reneau won several important titles during his career:
Olimpia
- Liga Profesional de Honduras: 1998–99 season
Victoria
- Liga Profesional de Honduras: 1994–95 season
Marathón
- Liga Profesional de Honduras: 2001–02 Clausura tournament
Real España
- Liga Profesional de Honduras: 2003–04 Apertura tournament
