He married fellow race walker Siv Vera-Ibañez and settled in her native Sweden. Enrique gained Swedish citizenship and had a brief comeback to represent his new country at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics (he was disqualified in the 50 km walk). The couple had two children, Ato Ibáñez (1985) end Perseus Karlström (1990) both representing Sweden in race walking. The couple were later divorced.