Marcos Senna

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Marcos Senna
Senna1.jpg
Senna training with Villarreal
Personal information
Full name Marcos Antônio Senna da Silva
Date of birth (1976-07-17) 17 July 1976 (age 36)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 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 290 (25)
National team
2006–2010 Spain 28 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May April 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marcos Antônio Senna da Silva (born 17 July 1976), known as Senna, is a Spanish professional 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, and spent most of his professional career in Spain with Villarreal, appearing in nearly 400 official games.

Born in Brazil, Senna represented the Spanish national team during four years, appearing at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008 and winning the latter tournament, as starter.

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Club career [edit]

Born in São Paulo, 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 side 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][2] 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.

After nearly two seasons marred with physical problems,[3][4] 35-year old Senna returned to full fitness for 2011–12, as the Valencian Community side's playmaker. On 21 March 2012 he scored from a free kick for the 83rd-minute home equalizer against Real Madrid (1–1),[5] but his team would be eventually relegated after a twelve-year stay in the top level.

International career [edit]

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 with Côte d'Ivoire, played in Valladolid.

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.[6] Some pundits and journalists also named Senna as their player of the tournament.[7][8][9]

Senna's first international goal came against Armenia on 10 September 2008, a 4–0 win in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.[10] On 20 May 2010, after an irregular season with Villarreal, with several physical problems, the 33-year old was left out of Spain's final 23-man squad, with FC Barcelona's Sergio Busquets starting in his place as the national team went on to win the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[11]

International goals [edit]

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

Honours [edit]

Club [edit]

Corinthians
Villarreal

International [edit]

Spain

Individual [edit]

Club statistics [edit]

[12]

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 5 1 4 1 43 6
2008–09 27 2 0 0 8 2 35 4
2009–10 30 1 3 0 7 3 40 4
2010–11 20 1 1 0 6 0 27 1
2011–12 31 5 1 0 6 0 38 5
2012–13 31 5 0 0 0 0 31 5
Total 290 25 12 1 53 7 355 34

Personal [edit]

Senna's younger brother, Márcio, is also a footballer.[13]

Marcos Assunção, who represented A.S. Roma and Betis amongst other several clubs, is his cousin,[14] and both are also midfielders.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Senna: The goal of my life". Setanta Sports. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008. 
  2. ^ "Real Betis 0–1 Villarreal". ESPN Soccernet. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2012. 
  3. ^ "Marcos Senna estará diez semanas de baja por una lesión" [Marcos Senna to miss ten weeks due to injury] (in Spanish). 20 Minutos. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2012. 
  4. ^ "Marcos Senna recae de su lesión de isquiotibiales" [Marcos Senna relapses on quadriceps injury] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012. 
  5. ^ "Nine-man Madrid held to a draw". ESPN Soccernet. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012. 
  6. ^ "Spain dominate Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008. 
  7. ^ "Steven Beacom: Best and worst of Euro 2008". The Belfast Telegraph. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008. [dead link]
  8. ^ Jeremy Wilson (30 June 2008). "Euro 2008: Highs, lows, hits and misses". London: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 June 2008. 
  9. ^ Martin O'Neill (30 June 2008). "BBC pundits on Euro 2008 final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2008. 
  10. ^ "Villa double helps Spain to easy victory". CNN. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008. [dead link]
  11. ^ "Spain omit Marcos Senna from 2010 World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010. 
  12. ^ Marcos Senna at ESPN Soccernet
  13. ^ "Discípulo do irmão "espanhol", Márcio Senna também quer ser naturalizado" [Disciple of "Spanish" brother, Márcio Senna also wants naturalization] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2012. 
  14. ^ "Marcos Senna, estrella de Champions" [Marcos Senna, Champions star] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2009. 

External links [edit]

Villarreal CF – current squad
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