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David Villa

1981 - Today

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David Villa Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið ˈbiʎa santʃeθ]; born 3 December 1981) 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. Nicknamed El Guaje (The Kid in Asturian) due to a reputation of playing football with children much older than him, Villa sustained a serious injury as a child but managed to start his professional career with Sporting de Gijón in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Villa is the 317th most popular soccer player (down from 249th in 2019), the 378th most popular biography from Spain (down from 373rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, David Villa ranks 317 out of 21,273. Before him are Gianluca Vialli, Richard Møller Nielsen, Ken Noritake, Ángel Di María, Iván Zamorano, and Marcelo. After him are Junji Nishikawa, Manuel Neuer, Takeshi Kamo, Koichi Oita, Seishiro Shimatani, and Yasuyuki Kuwahara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, David Villa ranks 16. Before him are Iker Casillas, Alicia Keys, Samuel Eto'o, Britney Spears, Pitbull, and Park Ji-sung. After him are Abu Mohammad al-Julani, Serena Williams, Maicon Sisenando, Billy Martin, Justin Timberlake, and Alessandra Ambrosio.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, David Villa ranks 378 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan Negrín (1892), Fernando Torres (1984), Ferdinand Columbus (1488), Gonzalo Pizarro (1510), Gérard Encausse (1865), and Antipope Clement VIII (1370). After him are Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441), Luis Ramírez de Lucena (1475), Joseph Calasanz (1556), Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon (1401), Ramiro I of Asturias (790), and Thérésa Tallien (1773).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, David Villa ranks 22. Before him are Sergio Ramos (1986), Andrés Iniesta (1984), Emilio Butragueño (1963), Andoni Zubizarreta (1961), Fernando Hierro (1968), and Fernando Torres (1984). After him are Antoni Ramallets (1924), Guti (1976), Amancio Amaro (1939), Quini (1949), Josep Samitier (1902), and Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (1892).

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