section_path: Personal life
section_name: Personal life
paragraph_text: Personal life
  
  Luis Enrique married his longtime partner Elena Cullell on 27 December 1997. Their youngest daughter, Xana, died of bone cancer at age 9 on 29 August 2019.
  
  After retiring from football, Enrique lived for a while in Australia to practice surfing. He took part in the 2005 edition of the New York City Marathon, finished the Amsterdam Marathon in 2006, the Firenze Marathon in 2007 and the Marathon des Sables in 2008, while also entering and finishing Frankfurt Ironman in 2007. He was due to take part in the Klagenfurt Ironman competition in July 2008, but eventually declined due to his engagement as manager of Barcelona B.
  
  Luis Enrique married his longtime partner Elena Cullell on 27 December 1997. Their youngest daughter, Xana, died of bone cancer at age 9 on 29 August 2019.
  
  After retiring from football, Enrique lived for a while in Australia to practice surfing. He took part in the 2005 edition of the New York City Marathon, finished the Amsterdam Marathon in 2006, the Firenze Marathon in 2007 and the Marathon des Sables in 2008, while also entering and finishing Frankfurt Ironman in 2007. He was due to take part in the Klagenfurt Ironman competition in July 2008, but eventually declined due to his engagement as manager of Barcelona B.