| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Jesús Serna Orozco | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982–1988 | Sevilla | 179 | (4) |
| 1988–1992 | Barcelona | 101 | (2) |
| 1992–1994 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Mallorca | 16 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Granada | 17 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Ceuta | ||
| National team | |||
| 1982 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 1982–1986 | Spain U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Spain U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 1983 | Spain amateur | 2 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | Spain | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ricardo Jesús Serna Orozco (born 21 January 1964 in Seville, Andalusia) is a retired Spanish footballer who played mostly as a central defender.
In 12 La Liga seasons, he appeared in 281 matches, for three different clubs (only played once for Deportivo de La Coruña, however).
Serna started his professional career at Sevilla FC in 1982 at the age of 18, immediately breaking into the starting line up. After six years at the Andalusia club, he was signed by La Liga giants FC Barcelona, receiving his first international callup the same year, and appearing as a substitute in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland in Seville (4–0 win). He earned a further five international caps in a two-year span.
Serna played a total of 101 league games for Barcelona, winning two leagues, two Spanish Cups, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and one European Cup, but appeared sparingly in his final season, where he already played alongside former Sevilla defensive teammate Nando.
A part of Deportivo de La Coruña's Super Depor emergent sides, Serna could only appear once in the league in two years, retiring in 1997, after one year wirh RCD Mallorca (then in the second division) and a further two in the lower leagues.