March in a friendly match with Ivory Coast, played in Valladolid. In the quarter-finals of the latter competition, Senna scored the third of Spain's four converted penalties, which resulted in the nation progressing to the semifinals at the expense of Italy, winning 4–2 in the shootout. He played the full duration of the final – a 1–0 win over Germany – and was named in UEFA's squad for the competition. Some pundits and journalists also named Senna as their player of the tournament. Senna's first international goal came against Armenia on 10 September 2008, a 4–0 win in the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign. On 20 May 2010, after an irregular season with Villarreal, with several physical problems, the 33-year-old was left out of Spain's final 23-man squad, with FC Barcelona's Sergio Busquets starting in his place as the national team went on to win the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Personal life Senna's younger brother, Márcio, was also a footballer. Marcos Assunção, who represented A.S. Roma and Betis amongst other clubs, is his cousin, and both were also midfielders. Senna is a Christian, and he spoke about his faith in the documentary "The Prize: Chasing the Dream", along with Kaká. He is also a member of the International Christian ministry Athletes in Action. Along with Raúl Albiol and Guillermo Franco, in 2008 Senna founded Evangélico FC, an organisation consisting of 140 athletes and 16 coaches which sought to promote Christian values among young athletes in Spain. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Senna goal. Honours Corinthians Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1999 Campeonato Paulista: 1999, 2001 FIFA Club World Cup: 2000 Villarreal UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004 New York Cosmos North American Soccer League: 2013 Fall Championship, 2015 Spring Championship Soccer Bowl: 2013, 2015 North American Supporters' Trophy: 2015 Spain UEFA European Championship: 2008 Individual UEFA European Championship: Team of the tournament 2008 Don Balón Award – Spanish Player of the Year: 2008 See also List of Spain international footballers born outside Spain References External links 1976 births Living people Brazilian emigrants to Spain Naturalised citizens of Spain Brazilian Christians Spanish Christians Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian footballers Spanish footballers Spanish sportspeople of African descent Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Rio Branco Esporte Clube players América Futebol Clube (SP) players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista