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{{Short description|Spanish footballer (1938–2021)}}
{{family name hatnote|Pérez|Díaz|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Pachín
| image = Pachín 1962.jpg
| caption = Pachín in 1962
| fullname = Enrique Pérez Díaz
| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|12|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Torrelavega]], Spain
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|2|10|1938|12|28|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Madrid]], Spain
| height = 1.76 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Besaya
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Sniace
| years1 = 1956–1957 | clubs1 = [[Gimnástica de Torrelavega|Gimnástica]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1957–1958 | clubs2 = [[Burgos CF (I)|Burgos]] | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 1958–1959 | clubs3 = [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1959–1968 | clubs4 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] | caps4 = 148 | goals4 = 2
| years5 = 1968–1969 | clubs5 = [[Real Betis|Betis]] | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1970–1971 | clubs6 = Toluca | caps6 = | goals6 =
| totalcaps = | totalgoals = 
| nationalyears1 = 1959–1960 | nationalteam1 = [[Spain national under-21 football team|Spain U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1960–1963 | nationalteam2 = [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | nationalcaps2 = 8 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1973–1974 | managerclubs1 = [[Real Madrid CF (youth)|Real Madrid (youth)]]
| manageryears2 = 1974–1975 | managerclubs2 = [[Galáctico Pegaso|Pegaso]]
| manageryears3 = 1975–1976 | managerclubs3 = [[Getafe Deportivo]]
| manageryears4 = 1976–1977 | managerclubs4 = [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]]
| manageryears5 = 1977–1978 | managerclubs5 = [[AgD Ceuta|Ceuta]]
| manageryears6 = 1978–1979 | managerclubs6 = [[Real Valladolid|Valladolid]]
| manageryears7 = 1979–1981 | managerclubs7 = [[UD Levante|Levante]]
| manageryears8 = 1981 | managerclubs8 = [[Córdoba CF|Córdoba]]
| manageryears9 = 1982 | managerclubs9 = [[AD Almería|Almería]]
| manageryears10 = 1982–1983 | managerclubs10 = [[Hércules CF|Hércules]]
| manageryears11 = 1984–1985 | managerclubs11 = [[UD Levante|Levante]]
| manageryears12 = 1985–1986 | managerclubs12 = [[Albacete Balompié|Albacete]]
| manageryears13 = 1987–1988 | managerclubs13 = [[UD Levante|Levante]]
| manageryears14 = 1988–1989 | managerclubs14 = [[Granada CF|Granada]]
| manageryears15 = 1989 | managerclubs15 = [[Galáctico Pegaso|Pegaso]]
}}

'''Enrique Pérez Díaz''' (28 December 1938 – 10 February 2021), known as '''Pachín''', was a Spanish [[Association football|football]] [[Defender (association football)|defender]] and [[Manager (association football)|manager]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Torrelavega]], [[Cantabria]], Pachín signed with [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] in 1959 from [[Segunda División]] club [[CA Osasuna]].<ref name=NN>{{cite news|url=https://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/deportes/futbol/2021/02/10/fallece-pachin-exjugador-entrenador-osasuna/1119222.html|title=Fallece Enrique Pérez Pachín, exfutbolista que jugó y entrenó a Osasuna|trans-title=Death of Enrique Pérez Pachín, former footballer who played with and managed Osasuna|newspaper=Noticias de Navarra|language=es|date=10 February 2021|access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref> He made his [[La Liga]] debut on 11 September 1960 in a 1–0 away loss against [[Atlético Madrid]], then proceeded to be a starter in [[1960–61 La Liga|that]] and the following four seasons.

Pachín left the ''Merengues'' in May 1968, having appeared in 218 competitive games and scored two goals.<ref name=RM>{{cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/sobre-el-real-madrid/el-club/historia/jugadores-de-leyenda-futbol/enrique-perez-diaz|title=Pachín, una vida en el Real Madrid|trans-title=Pachín, a lifetime in Real Madrid|publisher=Real Madrid CF|language=es|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> He won 11 major titles during his spell, including seven national championships and the [[1959–60 European Cup|1960]] and [[1965–66 European Cup|1966 editions]] of the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]], contributing to the latter conquests with eight appearances and a total of 32 during his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/realmadrid-in-ec.html|title=Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups|first=Emilio|last=Pla Díaz|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=24 February 2015}}</ref>

Aged nearly 30, Pachín returned to division two for the [[1968–69 Segunda División|1968–69 campaign]], where he represented [[Real Betis]]. He retired in 1971 after a stint with amateurs Club Deportivo Toluca, then worked as a manager for 16 years, never in higher than the second tier – his biggest achievement was to promote [[Hércules CF]] to the top flight in [[1983–84 Segunda División|1984]], even though he was only in charge for six matches.<ref name=HOY>{{cite news|url=https://www.granadahoy.com/granadacf/facil-parar-BBrasilB_0_1260774280.html|title=Fue más fácil parar a Brasil|trans-title=It was easier stopping Brazil|newspaper=Granada Hoy|first=Juan José|last=Medina|language=es|date=5 July 2018|access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref><ref name=NN/>
 
==International career==
Pachín won eight [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for the [[Spain national football team|Spain national team]], in three years.<ref name=NN/> His first came on 15 May 1960 in a 3–0 [[Exhibition game|friendly]] win over [[England national football team|England]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1960/05/16/pagina-3/643232/pdf.html|title=España, 3 – Inglaterra, 0|trans-title=Spain, 3 – England, 0|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|first=Carlos|last=Pardo|language=es|date=16 May 1960|access-date=24 February 2015}}</ref> and he was selected for the squad that competed at the [[1962 FIFA World Cup]], appearing against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in an eventual group stage exit.<ref name=HOY/>

==Death==
Pachín died on 10 February 2021 in [[Madrid]], aged 82.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2021/02/10/official-announcement-passing-of-enrique-perez-pachin|title=Official announcement: passing of Enrique Pérez 'Pachín'|publisher=Real Madrid CF|date=10 February 2021|access-date=10 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.es/deportes/real-madrid/abci-real-madrid-muere-pachin-defensa-jugo-equipo-cinco-copas-europa-y-yeyes-202102101034_noticia.html|title=Muere Pachín, el multiusos de la leyenda|trans-title=Death of Pachín, the legend's handyman|newspaper=[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]]|first=Tomás|last=González-Martín|language=es|date=10 February 2021|access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Real Madrid'''<ref name=RM/>
*[[La Liga]]: [[1960–61 La Liga|1960–61]], [[1961–62 La Liga|1961–62]], [[1962–63 La Liga|1962–63]], [[1963–64 La Liga|1963–64]], [[1964–65 La Liga|1964–65]], [[1966–67 La Liga|1966–67]], [[1967–68 La Liga|1967–68]]
*[[Copa del Rey|Copa del Generalísimo]]: [[1961–62 Copa del Generalísimo|1961–62]]
*[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1959–60 European Cup|1959–60]], [[1965–66 European Cup|1965–66]]
*[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1960 Intercontinental Cup|1960]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{BDFutbol|7676}}
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*[http://www.realmadridfans.org/pachin.htm Biography at Real Madrid Fans] {{in lang|es}}
*{{NFT|32370}}
*{{FIFA player|56118}}
*{{EU-Football.info|15838}}

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