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Real Zaragoza were in financial trouble and this played a big part in their decision to sell Spanish striker David Villa to Valencia in the summer of 2005. Valencia paid €12m to sign the goal poacher from Real Zaragoza. David Villa joined Valencia while QuiqueSanches Flores was the manager. David Villa marked the occasion of his first Valencia game with a goal. The Spaniard scored one of the goals as Valencia beat Belgian team Genk 2-0 in the Intertoto Cup. His league debut was as a substitute during the 1-0…read more

David Villa was one of the twomain players in the Spain attack at the Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament alongside Fernando Torres. Both David Villa and Fernando Torres finished the tournament with three goals each as Spain crashed out at the round of 16 stage. Both Villa and Torres finished just two goals behind Golden Boot winner Miroslav Klose of Germany despite playing just four games. It must be pointed out that only Klose scored more than the Spanish duo of Fernando Torres and David Villa. Villa, Torres and…read more

David Villa is undoubtedly one of the best Spanish strikers of the last two decades. The 2010 FIFA World Cup winner played for  clubs like Real Zaragoza, Valencia, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in addition to playing 98 times for his country. Villa is the leading goalscorer in the history of the Spanish national team with a return of 58 goals in those 98 games. He’s also the Spanish topscorer in the history of the World Cup with nine goals.

Spanish international football icon David Villa was one of the few big name players who made a huge impact on the MLS (Major League Soccer) in the last one decade. David Villa played for just one club in the MLS and that was New York City for a period of four years. The ex-Spanish national team striker played for Sporting Gijon, Real Zaragoza, Valencia, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the top flight of club football in Spain before his move to the MLS. David Villa signed for the newly formed…read more