Germán Villa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villa and the second or maternal family name is Castañeda.

Germán Villa Castañeda (locally [xeɾˈmam ˈbiʝa kastaˈɲeða]; born 2 April 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Germán Villa

Personal information
Full name	Germán Villa Castañeda
Date of birth	(1973-04-02) 2 April 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–2009	América	434	(14)
1998	→ Espanyol (loan)	12	(0)
1999	→ Necaxa (loan)	17	(1)
2008–2009	→ Necaxa (loan)	7	(0)
2010–2011	Querétaro	12	(0)
2010–2011	→ Irapuato (loan)	0	(0)
Total		482	(15)
International career
1996–2002	Mexico	67	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Mexico FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 1999 Mexico CONCACAF Gold Cup Winner 1998 United States
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

German made his debut in the 1991–92 season with América against Leon. Villa played regularly with América 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 América. He then transferred to Necaxa where he played one tournament. Villa returned to América for the Verano 2000 season. Villa has won two championships, the first in Verano 2002 season and the second in Clausura 2005. He was a vital part of the Mexico national team that played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and also the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament.

In November 2009, German Villa created la chancha FC and he signed a contract with Querétaro to play at least one year.

German Villa is regarded as one of América's cantera players of all time, and ranks among the top tier of Mexico's footballers. He is considered one of the best defensive midfielders Mexico has had in the past decade.

Honours

América

• Mexican Primera División: Verano 2002, Clausura 2005
• Campeón de Campeones: 2005
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1992, 2006
• CONCACAF Giants Cup: 2001
• InterLiga: 2004, 2007, 2008
• Selectivo Pre Pre-Libertadores: 2001
• Pre-Libertadores Tournament: 2001

Irapuato

• Liga de Ascenso: Clausura 2011

Mexico

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 1999
• Copa América third place: 1997
• CONCACAF Gold Cup: 1996, 1998
• Pan American Games Silver Medal: 1995
• CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament: 1996

External links

• Germán Villa (Germán Villa Castañeda) at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
• Germán Villa (Germán Villa Castañeda) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
• Germán Villa at Soccerway
• Germán Villa at National-Football-Teams.com
• Germán Villa at FootballDatabase.com
• youtube.com