- Germán Villa
Football player infobox
playername= Germán Villa
fullname = Germán Villa Castañeda
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|4|2
cityofbirth =Mexico City
countryofbirth =Mexico
height = height|meter=1.77
currentclub =Club America
position = Central Midfielder
clubnumber = 18
years = 1991–1998199819992000–
clubs =Club América RCD Espanyol Necaxa Club América
caps(goals) = 141 0(2) 012 0(0) 017 0(1) 278 (12)
nationalyears = 1996–2002
nationalteam = flagicon|Mexico Mexico
nationalcaps(goals) = 066 0(0)
pcupdate =February 24 ,2008
ntupdate =May 30 ,2007 Germán Villa Castañeda (born
April 2 1973 inMexico City ) is a Mexican football player who currently plays forClub América .German made his debut in the 1991-92 season with America against Leon. Villa played regularly with America until 1998 when he decided to go to the Spanish league to play for Espanyol de Barcelona. Villa returned to Mexico for the Verano 1999 season to play with America. At the end of the Verano 1999 tournament Villa was transferred to
Necaxa where he played one tournament. Villa returned to America for the Verano 2000 season and has been playing there ever since. Villa has won two championships, the first one in the Verano 2002 season and the second in the Clausura 2005 season. He was also part of the Mexican national team that played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and also the 2002 FIFA World Cup.Honours
Club Honours
Club America *
CONCACAF Giants Cup 2001
* Mexican Championship - Verano2002
* Mexican Championship - Clausura2005
* Mexican Championship - Campeón De Campeones (Mexican Super Cup) 2004-2005
*CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2006 External links
* [http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugadores/jugador.php?idj=663 Profile and Statistics] (In Spanish)
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=7852&pn=Germán_Villa_Castañeda Football Database Provides German Villa's Profile and Statistics]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGf9Me75V4I&feature=related]Navboxes
title= Germán Villa international tournaments
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