Marco Villa (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 July 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KFC Uerdingen 05 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 24 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | SV Ried | 22 | (8) |
| 2000–2001 | Panathinaikos | 3 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 12 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Arezzo | 9 | (0) |
| 2005 | SPAL | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Val di Sangro | 15 | (2) |
| 2006 | Sant'Antonia Abate | 6 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Morro d'Oro | 47 | (7) |
| 2008–2010 | L'Aquila | 52 | (17) |
| 2010–2012 | San Nicolò | ? | (18) |
| International career | |||
| Germany U21 | 9 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco Villa (born 18 July 1978) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career[edit]
Villa was born in Düsseldorf. He spent five seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Nürnberg. He is the youngest player for Borussia Mönchengladbach history to score a league goal (on 6 September 1996 in a game against Hamburger SV when he was 18 years and 50 days old).[1]
Personal life[edit]
Villa was the best friend of Robert Enke, the former German International.[2][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Mit Ruhe und Besonnenheit ans Ziel
- ^ Costa, Gianni (8 November 2010). "Marco Villa zum Todestag von Robert Enke: "Ich vermisse Robert jeden Tag"". Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Vaagt, Tom (8 November 2010). "Marco Villa: Erinnerungen an seinen Freund Robert Enke". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Fenske, Marco; Rehberg, Heiko (10 November 2014). "Enke-Biograf Reng im Interview: "Mensch Robert, das hast du angestoßen!"". Ostsee Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2020.
External links[edit]
- Marco Villa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Marco Villa at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- German expatriate men's footballers
- Bundesliga players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Super League Greece players
- KFC Uerdingen 05 players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach II players
- SV Ried players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- 1. FC Nürnberg players
- SS Arezzo players
- SPAL players
- Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902 players
- L'Aquila 1927 players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- German expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- German expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Footballers from Düsseldorf