José Luis Senobua García (born 16 September 1978), commonly known as Sena, is a football manager and former player who is currently managing CD Huércal youth team. He played as a midfielder and spent most of his playing career in Tercera División clubs. Born and raised in Spain to an Equatoguinean father and a Spanish mother, he capped for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis Senobua García | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1978 | ||
| 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 | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Almería B | ||
| 1997–2001 | Almería | 57 | (4) |
| 1998 | → Roquetas (loan) | ? | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Mar Menor | ||
| 2002 | Mármol Macael | ||
| 2003 | Zuera | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Santa Brígida | ? | (1) |
| 2004 | Teruel | 10 | (0) |
| 2005 | Pinatar | 14 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Comarca Níjar | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Adra | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–20?? | Oriente (assistant) | ||
| 20??– | Huércal Juvenil | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn 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
editSena 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
editSena's cousin Kike, is also a footballer. A forward, he too was groomed at Almería's youth system.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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)