Ricardo Iván Sendra (born 4 October 1987) is an
Argentine
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professional
footballer
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who currently plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Hong Kong Premier League club
Resources Capital.
Club career
Kimberley
In preparation of the 2014-15 Torneo Argentino B,
Kimberley de Mar del Plata
Club Atlético Kimberley, also known as Kimberley de Mar del Plata, is an Argentine sports club based on the city of Mar del Plata
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announced that they would sign Sendra; he left them some months later.
Alvarado
Club Atlético Alvarado signed 5 players, including Sendra, in February 2015 in a bid to bolster their squad.
Geylang International
Sendra was handed a trial with
S.League side,
Geylang International FC and played in a pre-season friendly against the
Singapore U-22. After signing for Geylang, he featured for them in friendlies in
Malaysia
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and
Thailand
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.
He had a slow start to the season, making only one appearance in the
Eagles' first four games due to a small injury. However, in Geylang's 5th game of the season, Sendra was handed his first start of the season. He finally completed his first competitive 90 minutes for the Eagles and injected much needed creativity in the final third in a 2-0 win over the
Garena Young Lions.
Perseru Serui
Sendra did not continue with Geylang and decided to accept a lucrative offer from Indonesian 1st tier team Perseru Serui. He only completed two months with the team and left after economic conditions were not satisfied by Perseru. As a consequence Ricardo could not sign for any other team in Indonesia and had to settle training with other players without a team for a few months until he accepted an offer to play again in Spain 3rd division team Inter Ibiza CD.
Mendiola
Sendra moved to the Philippines to play in the
Philippines Football League, joining
Mendiola
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.
Stallion Laguna
After a season with Mendiola, he joined
Stallion Laguna.
Dynamic Herb Cebu
In 2021, Sendra joined newly-formed club
Dynamic Herb Cebu. He made his debut for Cebu in a 1-0 against his former club,
Stallion Laguna in the
Copa Paulino Alcantara
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.
United City
In March 2022, Sendra signed for
United City
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, seeking a chance of playing in the
AFC Champions League
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.
Resources Capital
On 3 February 2023, Sendra signed for
Resources Capital.
References
External links
Ricardo Ivan Sendra Oficial Video*
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Argentine footballers
Argentine expatriate footballers
Association football midfielders
Association football defenders
Torneo Federal A players
Badak Lampung F.C. players
Expatriate footballers in Indonesia
Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
Perseru Serui players
Expatriate footballers in Singapore
Singapore Premier League players
Geylang International FC players
Expatriate footballers in the Philippines
Philippines Football League players
Mendiola F.C. 1991 players
Stallion Laguna F.C. players
Global Makati F.C. players
Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Premier League players
Resources Capital FC players
Living people
1987 births
Sportspeople from Mar del Plata
Cebu F.C. players