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.

Sena
Personal information
Full name José Luis Senobua García
Date of birth (1978-09-16) 16 September 1978 (age 46)
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)
1998Roquetas (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

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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

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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

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

References

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