Germán Enrique Centeno Reneau, known as “Quique” Renau (9 April 1971 – 23 August 2015)[1] was a Honduran football player.[2]
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Honduras | 16 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2009-12-10 | |||
Club career
editA lightning fast striker and nicknamed El Esquilete (the Stilletto) or La Gacela (the Gazelle), Reneau started his career at Victoria where he debuted in 1989. He went on to score 37 goals with Victoria between 1990 and 1996, as well in 2000. At Victoria he was an important member of their first league title-winning team in 1995 when scoring the goal that won them the championship against Olimpia in Tegucigalpa.[3]
Later he played for Marathón, Olimpia, Real España and Vida, winning the 1999 Apertura with Olimpia and the 2002 Clausura with Marathón. From 1990 to 2004, Reneau scored 59 goals in total in the Liga Nacional.[4] In the 2001 Apertura he was the league's top goalscorer with 8 goals. He was never sent off in his career.[5]
Spells abroad
editHe also had a stint in Peru with Sipesa and in El Salvador with Cojutepeque and Luis Ángel Firpo whom he left for Mexican side Cruz Azul Hidalgo.[6] He returned to El Salvador in August 2005 to play for Chalatenango.[7]
He finished his career at Guatemalan side Mictlán with whom he won promotion to the Guatemalan top tier in summer 2006.[8]
International career
editReneau made his debut for Honduras in a January 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Brazil and has earned a total of 16 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[9][10] and played at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup,[11] as well as at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[12]
His final international was an April 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 August 1996 | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |  Cuba |
2–0 | 4-0 | Friendly match |
| 2. | 25 August 1996 | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Cuba |
4–0 | 4-0 | Friendly match |
| 3. | 1 November 1996 | Shea Stadium, New York, United States |  Colombia |
1–0 | 1-2 | Friendly match |
| 4. | 6 November 1996 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Mexico |
1–3 | 1–3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 17 November 1996 | Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
6–1 | 11–3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Retirement, personal life and death
editHis parents were Óscar Centeno and María Carolina Reneau. He met his Salvadoran girlfriend Brenda Ramírez in 1996, when he played for Firpo.[13] Reneau has three children: Melissa, Karen and Enrique. After retiring in 2006 he moved to New Orleans and then Miami in the United States where he painted buildings.[14]
In July 2013, Reneau was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. He subsequently lost his job in the US and returned to Honduras in December 2013. He died on 23 August 2015 in a La Ceiba's Vicente Dantoni hospital[15] due to respiratory failure.[16]
Honours and awards
editOlimpia
Victoria
Marathón
Real España
References
edit- ^ "Fallece en La Ceiba Enrique Centeno Reneau". El Heraldo. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ “Quique” Renau: “Quiero que Victoria sea campeón” Archived 2013-06-24 at archive.today Dec 2012 "Cuando se menciona el nombre de Enrique Centeno Renau, claro que le trae buenos recuerdos a los aficionados del Victoria porque fue quien anotó el gol con el cual empataron 1-1 ante Olimpia en Tegucigalpa y obtuvieron su primer título profesional."
- ^ Mensaje de Enrique Reneau al Victoria[permanent dead link] - Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-06-24 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-06-24 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Cruz Azul le arrebató a Núñez al Puebla Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Centeno Renau, al Chalatenango - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
- ^ Centeno define el título Archived October 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine - El Periodico (in Spanish)
- ^ Enrique Reneau – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Enrique Reneau – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details Archived November 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Novia de Reneau, tras su muerte: "Perdóneme, no pude estar allí a su lado" - Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ El sueño americano de Quique Reneau (Profile included) - Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Cronología de la enfermedad que acabó con Enrique Centeno Reneau - Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Fallece en La Ceiba ex futbolista Enrique Centeno Reneau - Diez (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Enrique Reneau at National-Football-Teams.com