Ricardo Serna

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Ricardo Serna
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Jesús Serna Orozco
Date of birth	(1964-01-21) 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).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Serna and the second or maternal family name is Orozco.

Ricardo Jesús Serna Orozco (born 21 January 1964) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a central defender.

In 12 La Liga seasons he appeared in 281 matches for three different clubs, scoring six goals and winning six major titles, including the 1992 European Cup with Barcelona.

Football career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, 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 with his local 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 national championships, 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 in the second division and a further two in the lower leagues.

Honours

Barcelona

External links

BDFutbol profile
National team data (Spanish)
Ricardo Serna at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Serna, Ricardo
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish football player/manager
Date of birth	21 January 1964
Place of birth	Seville, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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