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David Villa

(1981) Association Football Player

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David Villa is an association football player.

Quick Facts About David Villa

Born: December 3, 1981
Profession: Association Football Player

About David Villa

[Wikidata] Spanish association football player... | [Wikipedia] David Villa Sánchez is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, Villa is the all-time top goalscorer of the Spain national team. He is currently the vice-president of Spanish Tercera Federación club CF Benidorm and a me

Quotes by David Villa

The World Cup was the biggest thing ever for the national team, but the Champions League is the biggest thing for clubs.

Cup

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As for the (Ballon d'Or) criteria, I'm not really sure how it works. Sometimes it's a World Cup year, sometimes it isn't.…

Best year

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At the World Cup, most teams changed their style when they played us and maybe were more defensive. In the final, we…

End

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Barça has always given me great affection, and even to this day. I only have words of gratitude for them

Affection

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Messi does incredible things, his stats make you cover your eyes. He cannot be compared to anyone.

Doe

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I made good friends at all the teams I played for, but with the national team, we created a family. It was…

Family

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Unfortunately, in life, you have to make decisions based on so many things. I love watching the Premier League, and I've always…

Better

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I don't like to criticise referees because I believe it is a very complicated job, and what they do is very beneficial…

Believe

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Every one of my team-mates and every one working in the club wants to make things better. I'd like ask the public,…

Better

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I learned a lot of things that made me be a better player and have more of a variety on the pitch.

Better

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I would like to praise all of my coaches, from Pep to the first I had as a kid, because all of…

I am

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For me, the best defender I played against was Carles Puyol. He was my teammate, too, but my rival many times. Also,…

Best

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In Europe, the leagues have been around 100 years.

100 years

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Honestly, I am a fan of the game like anyone else, so my favorite players' list is pretty big. But if we…

Big

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I have always had the same philosophy throughout my career: work hard for your club, and if you get selected, it's because…

Career

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When I was eight, I went into a football school in my neighbourhood, and we played five a side on a little…

Court

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Looking back and thinking about the past and what I've done makes no sense - I'd like to keep achieving things. Then,…

Done

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It was a great time in my career, playing for Barcelona with the best players in the world, in the best team…

Amazing

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Football was much, much more than I hoped it would be. If I dreamed as a kid, I could never have foreseen…

Amazing

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I don't like to criticise referees, because I believe it is a very complicated job.

Believe

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Playing in a team like Barca, you always feel pressure. The demand is to win everything, but this is good for you…

Better

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I started out playing football in the streets, playing barefoot like all the boys there - we didn't have the money for…

Boots

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I am a very optimistic person. I don't know if it is because I've come up right from the bottom, but I…

Always

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