| Enrique Reneau | |
| Fullname: | Germán Enrique Centeno Reneau |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Jutiapa, Honduras |
| Death Place: | La Ceiba, Honduras |
| Height: | 1.74m (05.71feet) |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder / Forward |
| Years1: | 1989–1996 |
| Years2: | 1992–1993 |
| Years3: | 1996 |
| Years4: | 1996 |
| Years5: | 1997 |
| Years6: | 1997–1998 |
| Years7: | 1999 |
| Years8: | 2000 |
| Years9: | 2001 |
| Years10: | 2001–2002 |
| Years11: | 2002–2004 |
| Years12: | 2004 |
| Years13: | 2005 |
| Years14: | 2006 |
| Clubs1: | Victoria |
| Clubs2: | → Cojutepeque (loan) |
| Clubs3: | Sipesa |
| Clubs4: | Luis Ángel Firpo |
| Clubs5: | Cruz Azul Hidalgo |
| Clubs6: | Marathón |
| Clubs7: | Olimpia |
| Clubs8: | Victoria |
| Clubs9: | Zacapa |
| Clubs10: | Marathón |
| Clubs11: | Real España |
| Clubs12: | Vida |
| Clubs13: | Chalatenango |
| Clubs14: | Mictlán |
| Caps1: | 121 |
| Goals1: | 33 |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Caps7: | 22 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Caps8: | 31 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Caps10: | 37 |
| Goals10: | 13 |
| Caps11: | 46 |
| Goals11: | 3 |
| Caps12: | 14 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1996–1997 |
| Nationalteam1: | Honduras |
| Nationalcaps1: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Pcupdate: | 2009-12-10 |
Germán Enrique Centeno Reneau, known as “Quique” Renau (9 April 1971 – 23 August 2015)[1] was a Honduran football player.[2]
A 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]
He 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]
Reneau 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 and played at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup,[9] as well as at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10]
His final international was an April 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama.
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 August 1996 | 2–0 | 4-0 | Friendly match | ||
| 2. | 25 August 1996 | 4–0 | 4-0 | Friendly match | ||
| 3. | 1 November 1996 | Shea Stadium, New York, United States | 1–0 | 1-2 | Friendly match | |
| 4. | 6 November 1996 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 5. | 17 November 1996 | 6–1 | 11–3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
His parents were Óscar Centeno and María Carolina Reneau. He met his Salvadoran girlfriend Brenda Ramírez in 1996, when he played for Firpo.[11] 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.[12]
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[13] due to respiratory failure.[14]
Olimpia
Victoria
Marathón
Real España