Enrique Esquiva

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, as the son of Joaquín and Dolores.

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. 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. 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. In total, Esquiva played 51 official matches with the club,

Honours Madrid FC Copa del Rey: Runner-up (1): 1940

Copa Presidente Federación Castellana Runner-up (1): 1940–41