Facts about David Villa.

• Facts

David Villa Sànchez. 

Nationality: Spain
La Liga: 288 games 162 goals
International matches: 73 games 50 goals
Height: 1.75 m
Weight: 69 kg
Current club: FC Barcelona
Date: 1.7.2010
Position: Striker
Shirt number: 7

His Nicknames are 'El Guaje' or  'Villa Maravilla'.  El Guaje is 'the Kid' and Villa Maravilla is 'the Wonder'. 

Youth

David played football with kids who where often bigger and older than him. At the age of nine, he broke his larger opponent's tigh bone. It was thought at first amputation, which ultimately was not. After a good three hours of surgery and long hospital stays David could play soccer again. can consider perhapssomething with which the fast pass again. It was a risk.

Even as a child admired the Spanish footballer Luis Enrique, his honor, he was also a time the number 21 in the Spanish Nationalteam. Currently carries Villa, the number 7.

In youth club

1991 - 1999 UP Langreo

Senior Clubs

Years	Clubs	Games (Goals)
1999–2000     2000–2003 2003–2005 2005–2010 2010–	Sporting Gijón B Sporting Gijón Real Saragossa FC Valencia FC Barcelona	70 (25) 80 (38) 73 (31) 164 (107) 37 (20)

 Nationalteams

2005–

Spain U-21         Spain

7 (0)       80 (50)

Sucesses / Titles

As a Nationalplayer

• European Championship: 2008
• World Champion: 2010
• Third place at the Confederations Cup: 2009

With his Clubs

• UEFA Champions League: 2011
• Spanish Cup winner: 2004, 2008
• Spanish Supercup: 2004, 2010, 2011
• Spanish Cup: 2011
• UEFA Super Cup: 2011

Zarra Trophy 2010

Individual achievements/ honor

• Best Spanish
•  Player 2006
• Zarra Trophy 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
• Scorer in Euro 2008 
• The 2010 World Cup Silver Shoe as the second-leading scorer
• Bronze Ball of the 2010 World Cup as the third best playerAll-Star 
• Team in the World Cup 2010
• FIFPro / FIFA World XI 2010 

UEFA Team of the Year 2010  

Style Game

Villa stands up for gate instinct and fighting spirit. It is also used variably and plays as astriker, hanging tip or winger. As his greatest strengths are its response speed, hisbattle strength, his "game intelligence" and its sovereign completion. David is considered "complete" player and is known to quickly locate the Pits, even from seemingly impossible positions. 


Private

'El Guaje' was married in 2003 his wife Patricia Gonzalez. The couple have two Kids / Girls. The Names are Olaya and Zaida. 

Olaya Villa and David Villa

Zaida Villa and David Villa