Marcos Senna
 Senna training with Villarreal |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Antônio Senna Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Villarreal | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997 | Rio Branco | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | América-SP | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Corinthians | 16 | (0) |
| 2001 | Juventude | 12 | (1) |
| 2002 | São Caetano | 14 | (1) |
| 2002– | Villarreal | 238 | (15) |
| National team | |||
| 2006-2010 | Spain | 28 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Marcos Antônio Senna da Silva (born 17 July 1976), known as Senna, is a Brazilian-born Spanish footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as a central midfielder.
He is known for his passing range and long shooting and is also a penalty specialist.
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[edit] Club career
Senna began his career with Rio Branco Esporte Clube. After playing for a number of different Brazilian clubs early in his career, he moved to Spanish club Villarreal CF in 2002, from Associação Desportiva São Caetano. After a slow start (only 25 La Liga appearances in his first two seasons combined), he became an undisputed starter, helping the club reach as far as the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, in 2005–06; eventually, he also gained the club captaincy.
On 27 April 2008, Senna scored a goal from inside the centre circle against Real Betis that he deemed, "the best goal of my life".[1] That season, as the player netted a further three times, in a total of 33 matches, Villarreal finished a club-best second, to champions Real Madrid.
[edit] International career
Senna was granted Spanish citizenship in early 2006 and was part of the Spanish squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008. His debut came on 1 March, in a friendly match in Valladolid, with Ivory Coast.
In the quarter-finals of the latter competition, Senna scored the third of Spain's four converted penalties, which resulted in the nation progressing to the semifinals at the expense of Italy, winning 4–2 in the shootout. He played the full duration of the final – a 1–0 win over Germany – and was named in UEFA's squad for the competition.[2] Some pundits and journalists also named Senna as their player of the tournament.[3][4][5]
His first international goal came against Armenia on 10 September 2008, a 4–0 win in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.[6]
On 20 May 2010, after an irregular season with Villarreal, with several physical problems, 33-year old Senna was left out of Spain's final 23-man squad, with FC Barcelona's Sergio Busquets starting in his place, as the national team won the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[7]
[edit] International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 September 2008 | Estadio Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain |  Armenia |
4–0 | Win | 2010 World Cup qualification |
[edit] Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | |||||||||
| 2000 | 16 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 0 | |
| Juventude | |||||||||
| 2001 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 1 | |
| São Caetano | |||||||||
| 2002 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 1 | |
| Villarreal | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2003–04 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2005–06 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 43 | 4 | |
| 2006–07 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 238 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 56 | 8 | 310 | 23 | |
[edit] Honours and awards
[edit] Club
- Corinthians
- Villarreal
[edit] International
- Spain
[edit] Individual
- UEFA European Football Championship: 2008 Team of the tournament
- Don Balón Award – Best Spanish Player of the Year: 2008
[edit] Personal
Marcos Assunção, who represented A.S. Roma and Betis amongst other several clubs, is Senna's cousin.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "Senna: The goal of my life". Setanta Sports. 29 April 2008. http://sports.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/04/29/Liga-Senna-on-Real-Betis-goal/. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Spain dominate Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 30 June 2008. http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=729372.html#spain+dominate+team+tournament. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
- ^ "Steven Beacom: Best and worst of Euro 2008". The Belfast Telegraph. 30 June 2008. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/euro2008/article3846938.ece. Retrieved 30 June 2008.[dead link]
- ^ Jeremy Wilson (30 June 2008). "Euro 2008: Highs, lows, hits and misses". London: The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/30/nosplit/ufnwilson130.xml. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ Martin O'Neill (30 June 2008). "BBC pundits on Euro 2008 final". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7480516.stm. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ "Villa double helps Spain to easy victory". CNN. 10 September 2008. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/09/10/spain.win/. Retrieved 10 September 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Spain omit Marcos Senna from 2010 World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 20 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8695232.stm. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ Marcos Senna, estrella de Champions (Marcos Senna, Champions star); Las Provincias, 2 October 2008 (Spanish)
[edit] External links
- Villarreal official profile
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data (Spanish)
- Marcos Senna at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marcos Senna – FIFA competition record
- Marcos Senna at ESPN Soccernet
- Transfermarkt profile
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from São Paulo (city)
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Spanish people of Brazilian descent
- Spanish people of African descent
- Brazilian footballers
- Spanish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Rio Branco Esporte Clube players
- América Futebol Clube (SP) players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Esporte Clube Juventude players
- Associação Desportiva São Caetano players
- La Liga footballers
- Villarreal CF footballers
- Spain international footballers
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- UEFA European Football Championship-winning players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
