Germán Villa

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Personal information
Germán Villa
Full name	Germán Villa Castañeda
Date of birth	April 2, 1973 (age 34)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	177 cm (5'10")
Playing position	Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Club America
Number	18
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-98, 2000- 1998 1999	Club América RCD Espanyol Necaxa	395 (13) 12 (0) 17 (1)
National team²
1996-2002	Mexico	66 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 08, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of April 08, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Germán Villa Castañeda (born April 2, 1973 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football player who currently plays for Club America.

German made his debut in the 91-92 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.

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Profile and Statistics (In spanish)

	Mexico squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Campos \| 2 Suárez \| 3 J. Sánchez \| 4 Villa \| 5 Davino \| 6 Bernal \| 7 Ramírez \| 8 García Aspe \| 9 Peláez \| 10 García \| 11 Blanco \| 12 O. Sánchez \| 13 Pardo \| 14 Lara \| 15 Hernández \| 16 Terrazas \| 17 Palencia \| 18 Carmona \| 19 Luna \| 20 Ordiales \| 21 Arellano \| 22 Pérez \| Coach: Lapuente

	Mexico squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Pérez \| 2 de Anda \| 3 García \| 4 Márquez \| 5 Vidrio \| 6 Torrado \| 7 Morales \| 8 García Aspe \| 9 Borgetti \| 10 Blanco \| 11 Luna \| 12 Sánchez \| 13 Mercado \| 14 Villa \| 15 Hernández \| 16 Carmona \| 17 Palencia \| 18 J. Rodríguez \| 19 Caballero \| 20 Brown \| 21 Arellano \| 22 A. Rodríguez \| 23 Campos \| Coach: Aguirre

Club América - Current Squad
1 Ochoa \| 2 Rodríguez \| 3 Castro \| 4 Ó. Rojas \| 5 Davino \| 6 Cervantes \| 7 Bilos \| 8 Saritama \| 9 Cabañas \| 10 Blanco \| 12 Becerra \| 14 Infante \| 16 R. Rojas \| 17 Torres \| 18 Villa \| 19 Peña \| 20 Argüello \| 22 Mendoza \| 23 Cuevas \| 28 Salinas \| 30 Navarrete \| 52 Mosqueda \| 54 Esqueda \| 55 Fernández \| 56 Gómez \| 57 Freire \| 59 Iñigo \| Manager Tena