How has Luis Enrique fared as Spain coach? What has he gained and what has he achieved?

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(CNN Spanish) --

Luis Enrique Martínez, better known only as Luis Enrique, was in charge of directing the Spanish soccer team in Qatar 2022.

With a team that combined the seniority of players like Sergio Busquets (34 years) and Jordi Alba (33) along with the freshness of youngsters like Pedri (19) and Gavi (18), Luis Enrique sought to return Spain to the top of the soccer for men's teams, but lost in the round of 16 against Morocco in a penalty shootout.

Luis Enrique before the World Cup in Qatar

Luis Enrique returned to the national team at the end of 2019 after leaving the position of technical director months ago for personal reasons.

His first stage at the head of the national team had begun in 2018.

Spain qualified directly for Qatar 2022 after winning their European qualifying group with 19 points in 8 games played (6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Luis Enrique, technical director of Spain, during the draw for the Qatar 2022 World Cup on April 1. (FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)

In addition to qualifying for the World Cup, Luis Enrique's greatest achievement as head of the team has been reaching the final of the UEFA Nations League in 2021, an official tournament played by the best teams in Europe.

The Spanish team faced France for the title, after beating Italy, current Eurocup champion, in the semifinals.

In the end the victory was for the Gauls, with a score of 2-1.

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Statistics with Spain and results in Qatar 2022

As coach of the national team, Luis Enrique has directed 44 games in total in his two stages, with 24 wins, 11 draws and 9 losses, according to Transfermarkt figures.

"There is no better coach than me," he said, when announcing his list of summoned to Qatar 2022.

A journalist asked DT de la Roja if he had doubts about his suitability for the position after the presentation of those summoned to Qatar, and Luis Enrique was dispatched with an ironic response that, as he himself predicted, became the headline.

"I am the best coach there can be on the face of the earth. Without a doubt," he said, and made the very logical reasoning that he cannot have any doubts because he must convey the ideas to the players.

"There is no better coach than me in the history of world football. That is what I believe. Then another thing is that it is a reality, which obviously is not true, but I believe it," he finished.

Luis Enrique says goodbye to the fans at the stadium after Spain lost on penalties against Morocco in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar.

(Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Now that Qatar has been eliminated, the general balance of Spain in the World Cup was as follows:

Group stage

• Spain 7 - Costa Rica 0

• Spain 1 - Germany 1

• Japan 2 - Spain 1

round of 16

• Spain 0 - Morocco 0 (La Roja loses in the penalty shootout 3-0 after missing all the charges they made)

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