Marco Villa (born 18 July 1978) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
| 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 | |||
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