On 13 November 2019, Villa announced that, once he retired, he would be investing as an owner of USL Championship side Queensboro FC, based in Queens, New York City, United States. [163] Speaking of the goal, he said, "I am very happy with the goal. [115] David Villa ended the season with a large number of his appearances coming from the bench, partly due to the recovery time of his previous injury. Villa featured in both games but failed to make the score sheet as Valencia were knocked out by the London team 3–2 on aggregate. [99] He followed with a brace against Espanyol, helping Barcelona to a 5–1 win. He was given his favourite number 7, a number which had been free at the club since Eiður Guðjohnsen left in 2009.
• [34], On 21 September, Villa would once again save Valencia a vital point by netting a brace against Barcelona at Camp Nou, actually giving his team the lead at one point after Víctor Valdés' clearance rebounded off Villa's back and into the net. [122] He finished his only season at the club with 13 league goals from 36 appearances, contributing to Atlético's first league title since 1996. [194], –Johan Cruyff, three time Ballon d'Or winner. [19][5][6][212], In 2003, Villa married his childhood sweetheart Patricia González, who had also been a footballer in her teenage years. [107] [123], On 1 June 2014, Villa announced that he would leave Atlético. [92] [144] On 13 November 2019, Villa announced that he would end his 19-year career and retire at the end of the 2019 J1 League season. [178] Five days later, Spain defeated Honduras 2–0, where Villa scored both goals, but wasted his chance to complete a hat-trick when he was awarded a penalty kick – side-footing the ball just wide of the post.
"[98] He then scored a goal against Real Sociedad, a match Barcelona won 5–0. I can barely remember a single training session when my dad wasn't there.
A choice between modern and traditional styles. [170], On 5 September 2009, Villa added two more goals to his goal tally for Spain, while assisting twice during the World Cup qualifier against Belgium, in A Coruña.
[202] Prior to the World Cup, he confirmed that he would retire from international football after the tournament.
Villa started the season with goals against Mexican clubs Guadalajara and América in pre-season friendly matches. [152], –David Villa on Fernando Torres. [19][6] Villa is a quick, agile, and mobile team player, with excellent technique and dribbling skills, who is also known for his work-rate and intelligent offensive movement, as well as his ability to either create space for teammates or make attacking runs into the area. [14][15] When Villa was four, his chances of becoming a footballer were put in jeopardy when he suffered a fracture to the femur in his right leg, but he made a complete recovery. [215] His footballing idols are fellow Asturians Luis Enrique and Quini, both of whom also played for Sporting de Gijón and Barcelona. Non merci. [169], Villa earned his 50th cap during a friendly against the Republic of Macedonia in a match where Spain won 3–2. When questioned on whether or not he should apologise to Valencia fans, he simply replied, "I did not kill anyone, I do not think I have to ask for forgiveness. [30] On 17 April 2005, Villa scored a brace which helped see off Sevilla in a 3–0 victory. "[81], In 2009, Villa scored more goals than any other footballer, tallying 43 goals in 54 games across all competitions for both Spain and Valencia. [31], After his success at Zaragoza, the team was in need of money,[19] as a result, Villa made his big move to one of Spanish football's heavyweights, as a new look Valencia under Quique Sánchez Flores parted with €12 million to secure his services in the summer of 2005. [77] He followed this up with two goals against Real Valladolid on 13 September, Villa's first league goals of the 2009–10 season. "[195], On 7 September 2011, Villa helped secure Spain's qualification for UEFA Euro 2012 by scoring two goals in Spain's 6–0 victory over Liechtenstein. There is no train missed because all that I have achieved is because of Valencia and the Spanish national team." [35][36] On 23 October, Villa scored the winning goal against another Spanish giant, this time Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,[37] and would once again score against Barcelona on 12 February 2006, his one-goal proving enough to secure all three points in a 1–0 victory. Villa started in the final against the Netherlands, where he had an opportunity to score from close range, but was impeded by John Heitinga who managed to block his shot; during regulation time, he managed five shots, none of which troubled the opposing goalkeeper, however. [138] While New York City lost to Columbus Crew in Eastern Conference semifinals. We're a good partnership. Villa's goal tally that year was the best that any Valencia player had ever achieved since Edmundo Suárez over 60 years prior. The discreet understated facade of this pristine 20-ft wide brownstone located in the heart of the upper East Side, conceals one of the most spectacular and elegant classical... Save this search in order to receive a daily email with the best luxury properties available on the market, © 2020 LuxuryEstate by Luxury Media Ltd. All rights reserved. [17] By the end of the season, he signed a new six-year contract with Valencia, committing his future to the club until 2014. Due to recent travel restrictions imposed by New York State, all individuals traveling to New York from states with significant community spread of COVID-19 are required to quarantine for 14 Days prior to arriving at Villa Roma Resort. [14] That season saw him score 25 goals in 35 league matches for Valencia,[23][40] finishing one goal behind the league's top scorer Samuel Eto'o of Barcelona.
"[58] On 2 December 2008, Villa came seventh in the 2008 Ballon d'Or rankings[59] and on 12 January 2009, he was announced as the joint ninth-best player of 2008 alongside international teammate Andrés Iniesta of Barcelona, according to the 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year awards. [66] When he finally returned from injury on 5 April 2009, he had no trouble recovering form, netting a brace in a match against Getafe which Valencia won 4–1. Doctors said he was to be out of action for up to six months,[109][110][111] but this eventually led to him missing the entire 2011–12 season with both Barcelona and the Spanish football team at Euro 2012. [119] On 27 October, he scored his first Atlético brace as the side defeated Real Betis 5–0 at the Vicente Calderón Stadium.
[20] Villa also ended the season as the third top scorer in La Liga with 28 goals, just behind Eto'o (30) and Diego Forlán (32). David Villa Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið ˈbija santʃes]; born 3 December 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. [96], Against Sevilla, on 31 October 2010, Barcelona won 5–0 against the Andalusian side, while Villa netted a brace. Valencia won that game 3–0. [23] His league debut came during Zaragoza's first La Liga game since his arrival, where the team were defeated 1–0 away by Galician side Deportivo de La Coruña[24] while his first goal came two games later, an eighth-minute goal against Real Murcia which put Zaragoza 2–0 up in a match which ended 3–0. Spain's first match at the tournament and Villa's World Cup debut resulted in a 4–0 win against Ukraine where Villa netted a brace,[150] and also put his nation 1–0 up against France in the Round of 16, although Spain went on to lose the match 3–1. Veuillez le mettre à jour pour une meilleure expérience. [22] During his first game in a Valencia shirt, an Intertoto Cup match against Belgian outfit Gent, Villa scored the first goal in a game which Valencia won 2–0.
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[113], Against Milan in the second leg of round of 16 of the Champions League, Villa scored the decisive third goal in Barcelona's 4–0 victory, helping his team overturn a two-goal first-leg deficit. [94], On 29 August 2010, Villa made his La Liga debut with Barcelona against Racing de Santander, where he scored the third goal of the match to help seal a 3–0 victory. [41], Villa's form continued into the 2006–07 season, with the striker forming a partnership up front with former Real Madrid star Fernando Morientes. États-Unis : l'appartement le plus cher de l'histoire a été vendu.
All I want is to be in the squad for every game, to have the Spain badge on my chest and to score as many goals as I can.
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