Marcos Senna

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Marcos Senna
Senna1.jpg
Personal information
Full name Marcos Antônio Senna Silva
Date of birth July 17, 1976 (1976-07-17) (age 33)
Place of birth    São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Villarreal
Number 19
Senior career1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997
1998
1999–2000
2001
2002
2002–
Rio Branco
América-SP
Corinthians
Juventude
São Caetano
Villarreal
000 0(0)
000 0(0)
012 0(0)
014 0(1)
000 0(0)
178 (13)   
National team2
2006– Spain 027 0(1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 1 June 2009.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 12 October 2009.
* Appearances (Goals)

Marcos Antônio Senna da Silva (born 17 July 1976 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian-born Spanish footballer who plays for Villarreal CF and the Spanish national team, 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 league appearances in his first two seasons combined), he became an undisputed starter, helping the club to as far as the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, in 2005-06; eventually, he also gained 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 March 1, in a friendly match in Valladolid, with Ivory Coast.

In Euro 2008, 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 World Cup qualifying match.[6]

[edit] International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 September 2008 Estadio Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain  Armenia 4–0 Win 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying

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[edit] Personal

Marcos Assunção, of A.S. Roma and Betis fame, is Senna's cousin.[7]

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