José Luis Senobua García (born 16 September 1978), commonly known as Sena, is a

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and former

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who is currently managing CD Huércal youth team. He played as a

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and spent most of his playing career in

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clubs. Born and raised in Spain to an Equatoguinean father and a Spanish mother, he

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for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Sena finished his formation in Los Molinos CF's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with

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, 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

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in the

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. Sena alternated between both reserve and main squads during his spell, only appearing regularly with the latter in the 2000–01 campaign, in

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. He subsequently resumed his career appearing mainly in the fourth level but also in the regional leagues, representing

CD Roquetas Club Deportivo Roquetas, also known as Roquetas, was a Spanish football team based in Roquetas de Mar, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1970, it was dissolved in 2016. The club's home ground is '' Estadio Antonio Peroles'', w ...

, AD Mar Menor-San Javier, Mármol Macael CD, Pinatar CF, UD Villa de Santa Brígida, CD Zuera,

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, 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

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from

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, 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

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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

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, is also a footballer. A forward, he too was groomed at Almería's youth system.Aleix y Kike sincronizados (Aleix and Kike synchronized)
El Almería, 14 December 2012

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sena 1978 births Living people Footballers from Almería Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent Spanish people of Bubi descent Equatoguinean sportspeople of Spanish descent Spanish men's footballers Equatoguinean men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players UD Almería B players UD Almería players CD Roquetas footballers CD Teruel footballers Pinatar CF players Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers International sportspeople born abroad 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish people 21st-century Equatoguinean people