As part of an exchange program in 1989 for students from Venezuela, he played for
ACV in
Assen, Netherlands, where he entered the under-19 team. Bombarda then played for
Metz, before returning to Groningen. Later on, he joined
Willem II, where he scored a goal after just 28.21 seconds in a 4–3 defeat against
Sparta Prague in the
1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. Afterwards, he played for
Feyenoord and
Tenerife. At the latter, he retired from football after one season, in 2005. ==After football==