VILLA: SPORTING GIJON CAREER IN FOCUS
David Villaattracted interest froma lot of Asturian teams, but he was rejected by one of the bigger teams in the province due to his height. The retired Spanish international was rejected by Real Oviedo as they did not believe he has the required potential to succeed at the club in addition to the fact that he was short. In the end, David Villa ended at local club Sporting Gijon thereby following in the footsteps of his childhood idol Quini. Spanish attacker David Villa began his Sporting Gijon career in the…read more