Sena (footballer)

Sena
Personal information
Full name	José Luis Senobua García
Date of birth	16 September 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth	Almería, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1996	Los Molinos
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2000	Almería B
1997–2001	Almería
1998	→ Roquetas (loan)
2001–2002	Mar Menor
2002	Mármol Macael
2003	Zuera
2003–2004	Santa Brígida
2004	Teruel
2005	Pinatar
2005–2006	Comarca Níjar
2006–2007	Adra
International career
2003	Equatorial Guinea
Managerial career
2018–	Oriente (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Luis Senobua García (born 16 September 1978), commonly known as Sena, is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the current assistant manager of CD Oriente. He was a member of the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

Born in Almería, Andalusia, Sena finished his formation in Los Molinos CF's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with UD Almería B, playing several seasons in the regional leagues. On 25 January 1997, aged only 18, he made his first team debut, starting in a 1–1 away draw against UD Las Palmas in the Segunda División.^[1]

Sena alternated between both reserve and main squads during his spell, only appearing regularly with the latter in the 2000–01 campaign, in Segunda División B. He subsequently resumed his career appearing mainly in the fourth level but also in the regional leagues, representing CD Roquetas, AD Mar Menor-San Javier, Mármol Macael CD, Pinatar CF, UD Villa de Santa Brígida, CD Zuera, CD Teruel, AD Comarca de Níjar and AD Adra, retiring with the latter in 2007.

International career

Sena was called to the Spanish U-18 national team, although he never got to make debut in an official match. As his father is a Bubi from Malabo,^{[citation needed]} in 2003, he was called up to the Equatorial Guinea national team, along with several other Spanish-born players of Equatoguinean descent.

He made his debut in a 0–1 loss against Morocco at the 2004 African Cup of Nations qualifiers on 6 July 2003. This was his only appearance in the national team.

Personal life

Sena's cousin Kike, is also a footballer. A forward, he too was groomed at Almería's youth system.^[2]

References

^ El Almería le pone la soga a Ángel Cappa (Almería puts a rope in Ángel Cappa's neck); El Mundo Deportivo, 26 January 1997 (in Spanish)
^ Aleix y Kike sincronizados (Aleix and Kike synchronized); El Almería, 14 December 2012 (in Spanish)

External links

Sena at BDFutbol
Sena at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)

[1] El Almería le pone la soga a Ángel Cappa (Almería puts a rope in Ángel Cappa's neck); El Mundo Deportivo, 26 January 1997 (in Spanish)

[2] Aleix y Kike sincronizados (Aleix and Kike synchronized); El Almería, 14 December 2012 (in Spanish)

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