10 superstars who could have played for Brazil but didn’t

#6 Marcos Senna (Spain)

Senna won the Euro 2008 with Spain

Marcos Senna was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and played for Rio Branco, America SP, Corinthians, Juventude and São Caetano in his native between 1997 and 2002 before moving to Spain to play for Villarreal.

Senna was a Villarreal player for eleven years during which he played 357 games and scored 33 goals while also winning the Intertoto Cup in 2003 and 2004.

In 2006, he was granted Spanish citizenship and was part of Spain’s squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. However, the highlight of his playing career was in 2008 when he represented Spain at the Euro 2008.

He was a constant for Spain throughout the tournament and played the full 90 minutes in the final against Germany which Spain won 1-0. He was named in UEFA’s squad of the tournament while some pundits and journalists named him the player of the tournament.

Senna lost his place in the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad to Sergio Busquets and he was suffering from injuries at that point in his career. He represented Spain in 28 games before he quit international football.