Today, we would like to introduce a legendary footballer who represented a unique golden age of Spanish football. A legend who played tirelessly for the team, a current all-time top scorer for the Spanish team, and a player who led the attack during the triumphant era of the Spanish team as the 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧. He ​​is the legendary striker of Barcelona and Spain, David Villa.

David Villa was born on December 3, 1981, in the rural area of ​​𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐨, near the city of Oviedo, Spain. David Villa's family was a working class family, and Villa was a football enthusiast from a young age. With the encouragement of his family, Villa never gave up. His youth career was marked by many difficulties, and at the age of 4, he suffered a life-threatening injury, a broken thigh.

Villa began his youth career with the 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐨 team, and at the age of 17, he joined the 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐨 football academy. Villa was interested in several Australian clubs, and was close to joining local club 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐝𝐨, but a move was thwarted due to his height. Villa began his professional career at Real Zaragoza, playing for the club for two seasons from 2001 to 2003, making 80 appearances and scoring 38 goals. In 2003, Villa moved to Real Madrid for a fee of €3 million. He continued his career at Real Madrid, scoring several important goals for the club. His greatest success with Zaragoza was in the 2003 Copa del Rey final, where he scored a crucial goal in a 3–2 win over Real Madrid. As a result of this win, Villa was called up to the national team for the first time. He won the Champions League and the Europa League with the club, which marked the beginning of Villa's career. After two years at Zaragoza, Villa joined Valencia in 2005 for a fee of €12 million, the most successful club of his career, due to Zaragoza's financial problems. Villa was announced by Valencia throughout Europe and was recognized as a prolific goalscorer. He quickly became a household name in his first season with Valencia, scoring 25 goals in 35 La Liga appearances for Valencia, becoming the club's second-highest scorer, one goal behind Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o. That year, he surpassed Armando Suarez's record of 60 goals. The following season, 2006–07, he teamed up with Spanish striker Morientes, who had joined from Real Madrid, scoring 43 goals in all competitions.

The 2007–08 season was a difficult one for both Villa and Valencia. Manager Sánchez Florek was sacked and replaced by Ronald Koeman. Villa remained a key player under Koeman, scoring 18 goals in 26 appearances. He won his second trophy and his first with Valencia, the Copa del Rey, with a 3–1 victory over Getafe. At the end of the season, Villa signed a six-year contract with the club until 2014. 2008 was a year of great joy for Villa, as he won Euro 2008 with Spain and was the tournament's top scorer. That same season, Villa almost joined Real Madrid, but the move fell through. Villa also finished seventh in the 2008 Ballon d'Or. He also tied for ninth place with Spain teammate Andres Iniesta in the FIFA World Player of the Year 2008. 2008 was his highest-scoring season for Valencia, scoring 28 goals in 33 matches. In 2009, he scored 43 goals in 54 matches for Spain and Valencia. He was named in the 2009 Ballon d'Or and FIFA Team of the Year. Villa played for Valencia for five seasons, scoring 108 goals in 166 appearances.

In 2010, Villa moved to Barcelona for a fee of €40 million, signing a four-year contract. Villa earned €7 million per year at Barcelona. Villa's first season at Barcelona was a successful one, as he won the 2010 World Cup with Spain and was joint top scorer in the tournament with five goals. He scored the winning goal in the Champions League final against Manchester United that same year. Villa's first season with Barcelona was a success, scoring 23 goals in 52 appearances in all competitions. 2010 was a great year for Villa.

The 2011–2012 season was a season of misfortune for Villa. He was sidelined for over six months due to injury, making just 24 appearances and scoring just 9 goals. The injury meant that Villa missed Spain's Euro 2012 double. After returning from injury, Villa scored 16 goals in 39 appearances for Barcelona in his final season. He played for Barcelona for three seasons from 2010 to 2013, scoring 48 goals in 119 appearances. During his time at Barcelona, ​​Villa won two La Liga titles, one Champions League, one Spanish Super Cup, one Copa del Rey, one Copa del Rey, and one Copa del Rey.

He then joined Atlético Madrid on a free transfer, before moving to Real Madrid and Real Sociedad, where he spent his time playing for Vissel Kobe alongside his Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta. He was also selected for the Spanish national team from 2005 until 2017, scoring 59 goals in 98 appearances, and is currently the all-time top scorer in Spanish history. Villa played 755 games, scored 436 goals, and won 15 trophies throughout his career. He is currently working as a football coach and is also involved in youth development. If I say that he is living his life, I will stop my article about David Villa here .... Are there any readers who like David Villa like me?

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