David Villa was born in a small village in the Principality of Asturias, in northern Spain, into a mining family. His father played a big role in his development as a football player - Jose Manuel Villa not only personally took his son to a football school, but also coached him, 4-year-old David broke his right leg.
“My right leg was in a cast, and my father threw balls at me so that I would hit with my left foot,”
recalled the football player. It was these trainings, according to Villa himself, that led to the fact that he, right-handed by nature, began to masterfully control his left foot.
Sporting Gijon
2000-2003
At the age of 17, Villa signed a contract with Sporting Gijón, for which he made his debut in the 2000-2001 season, but played only one game and was sent to the second team. However, a year later, the young striker was returned to the first team, and, as it turned out, for good reason.
For two seasons in the Segunda (Sporting then played in the second division of the championship of Spain), Villa scored 42 goals, becoming the top scorer and one of the leaders of the club. The fact that 19-year-old David became a full-time penalty taker of the club speaks eloquently about the confidence in the young guy.
Real Zaragoza
2003-2005
It was clear that Villa would not stay long in Gijon, and in 2003 he went to the “promotion” in Zaragoza, who played in the Example. David did not get lost there either, in the very first season he became the team's top scorer (21 goals, 17 of them in the championship).
There Villa won his first trophy - the Spanish Cup. In the Zaragoza final Extra time also won Real Madrid 3-2, with Villa scoring his team's second goal.
This victory allowed the club to play in the UEFA Cup, and David Villa made his debut in European competition. His goals helped the team get out of the group, and then pass the Turkish Fenerbahce, but in the 1/8 finals of Zaragoza more goals conceded at home lost to Austria.
Interestingly, with the transition to the club of the elite division, David Villa's performance did not actually change - in two seasons spent at Zaragoza, he scored 40 goals - only 2 less than for the previous club. It is not surprising that the leading clubs in Spain have their eyes on the 22-year-old striker.
"Valencia"
2005-2010
As a result, David Villa ended up in Valencia. Of course, the "bats" lost their positions somewhat (in the early 2000s, Valencia were the champions of Spain and reached the Champions League final), but still this team constantly fought for a place in the top four.
Already in the first season, David Villa scored 25 goals in the championship, and Valencia stepped from seventh place immediately to third place in standings. And in the 2008-2009 season, David Villa will repeat the record achievement for the club's forwards - 28 goals in the Spanish championship. Back in Valencia, David Villa managed to score a goal from the center of the field - Deportivo suffered.
In Valencia, David Villa revealed himself as an assistant, with his technique and style of play, this is not at all surprising, but still this is not entirely typical for a scorer. For example, in the 2006-2007 season, David Villa with 12 effective passes became the best assistant of Examples.
But things didn’t go well with trophies - the collection of David Villa was replenished only with the Spanish Cup, won by the team in 2008. In addition, in Valencia, Villa became the main striker of the Spanish national team, winning the European and World Championships in its composition (David Villa went to the 2010 World Cup as a Barcelona player, but at that time he had not played a single official for the Catalans match).
It was clear to everyone that David had long outgrown the level of his club and should play in a top-level team.
"Barcelona"
2010-2013
Justice was done on May 19, 2010 - it was on this day that David Villa signed a contract with Barcelona, which paid 42 million euros for his transfer.
In my opinion, Villa fit perfectly into the attacking game of the Catalan club, because he was not just a striker - the finisher of attacks, but a full-fledged participant in the team's attacking actions, able to play along and give an assist.
In Catalonia, Villa finally collected a collection of titles befitting a player of his level: two championships, a national cup, the Champions League. While playing for Barcelona, Villa began to score somewhat less, but this is not surprising, given the level of attacking players of the Catalan club.
And his most memorable goals for Barça are, perhaps, a double in "", when Real Madrid was defeated 5-0 and the third goal against Manchester United in the London 2011 Champions League final, which finally decided outcome of the meeting.
In December 2011, David Villa received serious injury- fracture of the tibia of the left leg. The recovery took more than six months, due to an injury, David Villa missed Euro 2012, and after returning to action, the striker could no longer regain his former position in the club.
No, he didn't stop hitting starting lineup, did not stop scoring (although he began to do this much less often), but this is Barcelona and if you are not the best, you give way to others.
Atlético Madrid
2013-2014
So Villa ended up at Atlético Madrid, who paid just over 5 million euros for his transfer - ridiculous money for a player of this level.
The main striker of the "mattress" was, but Villa's contribution to the championship won by the club cannot be underestimated - he played 36 out of 38 matches, scored 13 goals and gave 4 assists.
It is symbolic that David Villa won the league title with the new club at Camp Nou (Atletico became the champion in the last round match after a draw with Barcelona), as if removing the crown from his previous team.
But in the Champions League with Atlético, David Villa failed to win. The team was separated from victory by some not even minutes, but probably seconds, but Sergio Ramos turned the game into overtime, where Real was already stronger.
"New York city"
2014-present
And in May 2014, David Villa signed a contract with the MLS club New York City. Since the season in the North American League had already ended, David flew to Australia, where he played for Melbourne City.
Now the Spaniard is the captain of New York City and enters the field with Andrea Pirlo. Villa continues to delight the fans with his game and goals.
In America, he again succeeded in a masterpiece - in the 90th minute of the regular season match, David Villa scored a center field goal against Philadelphia. At the end of 2016, Villa was recognized as the most valuable player in MLS.
Spain national team
2005-2014
For the national team of his country, David Villa made his debut in February 2005 in a match against the San Marino national team as part of the 2006 World Cup qualifying round, and his first goal for national team he scored in the fourth match, hitting the Slovakian national team.
The first major tournament at the national team level for Villa was the World Cup in Germany, where he scored a double against the Ukrainian national team and opened the scoring in the match with the French in the 1/8 finals, which, however, did not help the Spaniards - they lost 1:3.
At Euro 2008, the Russian national team suffered from the actions of David Villa - in the first round match he scored a hat-trick against Igor Akinfeev, and in the second round he scored the winning goal on last minute match with the Swedes. In fact, then the goals of Davida Villa opened the way for Spain to the playoffs.
But the most, in my opinion, the strongest tournament, Villa held in 2010. Then the Spaniards began their journey to the championship with a defeat from the Swiss national team. In the second round, David Villa's double gave Spain a difficult victory over the unyielding Honduras, and in the third round, he opened the scoring against the Chileans. He scored a goal in the 1/8 finals of Portugal and in the quarter-finals of Paraguay - both matches ended in a 1-0 victory for the Spaniards. Thus, before the semi-finals, Villa scored 5 of the 6 goals of his team. It is quite possible that without him the Spanish national team would not have won the world championship.
David Villa missed the 2012 European Championship due to injury, and at the 2014 World Cup he played only in the final round against the Australian team, when the Spaniards had already said goodbye to the tournament. Having scored a goal in this match, David Villa said goodbye to the Spanish national team, having spent 97 matches in it and scoring 59 goals.
Titles of David Villa
Command
- Three-time Spanish champion.
- Three-time winner of the Spanish Cup.
- Three-time winner of the Spanish Super Cup.
- Champions League winner.
- European Super Cup Winner.
- World champion.
- European Champion.
Individual
- Best football player Spain 2006
- 2008 European Championship top scorer.
- 2010 World Cup Top Scorer.
- The top scorer of the Spanish national team - 59 goals.
Family and personal life of David Villa
Since 2003, David Villa has been married to Patricia Gonzalez, they have two daughters - Saida and Olalya, as well as a son, Luca.
- David Villa's first club could have been Real Oviedo, but they refused to sign a contract, considering the player unpromising.
- In his first three clubs, David Villa was consistently top scorer in his first season.
- In his 100th game for Valencia, Villa scored a hat-trick.
- Despite his performance, David Villa has never been able to become the top scorer of the Spanish championship. But the "Trophy of Sarah" (a prize for the best scorer - Spaniard) Villiers got four times.
- In August 2011, in the Clasico against Real Madrid, David Villa and Mesut Ozil were sent off after a skirmish. As the German later stated, the quarrel occurred due to the fact that David Villa insulted Islam.
- Villa also had conflicts with teammates - during one of the matches, he quarreled with Leo Messi when he began to make claims to Villa for hitting wide of the goal instead of a pass.
Recently there was information that David Villa is ending his career, but the striker extended his contract with New York City, which means that he will still please the audience with his game. The path is even just across the ocean.
There are speaking names in the world. The Spanish super-productive footballer David Villa has exactly this. "Villa" is Spanish for "village", and he was born in the village of Tuilla, in the municipality of Langreo, which, in turn, is located in the northern Spanish province of Asturias.
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It is not difficult to guess that his parents were not rich. The father worked at the Langreo mine and purposefully raised his son as a football player. Already at the age of four, David was chasing the ball. At this age, he suffered a serious injury - a fracture of the femur. In the future, David paid tribute to his father, who always supported him in football and showed perseverance in relation to his son when difficulties pushed him to quit sports in his youth.
But there were enough difficulties. In a team football school"Langreo", for example, did not get along with the coach. I had to leave for Mareo, where the talent of the scorer Villa, who is from the village, manifested itself.
Villa - "nuevilla"
David's exploits youth football interested in all the clubs in Asturias. However, father and son Villa sent their footsteps to the advanced team of the province of Oviedo at that time. However, the Asturian “Real” considered David unpromising, apparently due to unimpressive physical data. Say, in adult football they will overwhelm a guy.
This was not a tragedy for the newcomer Villa. Fortunately, there was still Gijón Sporting, who played in the Segunda (second division) of Spain. They didn’t get hung up on the growth of David Villa. Dali played "nuevilla" in the second team, where he showed his promise. Because the main part of “Sporting” was included without fear, and there quickly became the main attacking weapon. Then came the inevitable in the biography of David Villa - a move to a better team.
Villa - "maravilla"
She became the "Zaragoza", which is also officially referred to as "Real". It was here that David received the first rhymed nickname from journalists. "Maravilla" is "magic". That was the name given to Villa's decisive goal against Real Madrid (3-2) in the 2003-04 Copa del Rey final. If before someone did not notice Villa, then after this goal, absolutely everyone saw the light. On next year he even received an invitation to the national team. In addition, for Zaragoza it was a historic event. "Real" from Zaragoza though "Real", but the giants of Spanish football does not apply. Therefore, David had to leave her too.
Villa - "eficasilla"
Perhaps the full talent of Villa manifested itself in the "Valencia" - a team that is now not the leader of Spanish football, but with a glorious past and great ambitions. Valencia (pictured David Villa) won only one Copa del Rey, but it was in this team that he became Spain's top scorer four times in five seasons. Such effectiveness ("efikasya" in Spanish) was only characteristic of the titans of the past like di Stefano. But that was then, and Villa was playing now!
Villa - "campeonilla"
The Spanish national team - the champion ("campeon" - in Spanish) of Europe in 2008 and the world champion in 2010 - cannot be imagined without David Villa. Memories of these tournaments will always begin with his name. In addition, Villa rewrote almost all the team's scorer records for himself.
Villa - "traumilla"
The inevitable happened again. Further in the career there should have been “grands”: either Real Madrid or Barcelona. Villa chose the Catalan club. In Barcelona, he reached all the heights, but in the company of great football players, his talent no longer stood out so much. David's game has faded somewhat - he no longer walked in the best scorers of the Examples. In "Barcelona" came and two injuries ("trauma" - in Spanish), which he previously happily avoided, despite the harshness of the arrogance, and sometimes meanness of the Spanish defenders. Due to one of the injuries, I even had to miss the 2012 European Championship. It also turned out that David is not very comfortable in Catalonia. He decided to change the scene. "Barcelona" tried to keep the striker, but where there, if they offer more than five million dollars.
Villa - "kolchonilla"
David did not go anywhere, but to Atlético Madrid, who had intended to finally be reborn from the ashes. "Mattresses" ("kolchones" - the nickname "Atletico" because of its red and white striped form, according to legend, it was from the mattress fabric that the team's first uniform was sewn) were going to win all possible prizes. Although Villa did not shine far, he helped the club to become the champion of Spain for the first time in 18 years and reach the Champions League final.
Villa - Americanilla
The season at Atlético showed that David's youth is over. Yes, and it could not be eternal, of course. With a light heart, David went to the United States to create his "maravilla" in "New York City" (the arrival in the economic capital of the United States was preceded by a short loan to the Australian "Melbourne City"), playing in the local MLS league. The level of football here, of course, is lower than in the Spanish Example, but from which side to hit the ball, in the USA they already know very well. Therefore, the two titles of the most valuable player in MLS surprised many. Apparently, the "village" guy has not yet said his last word. Why video confirmation 10 best goals Villa last season.
Villa - "phenomenilla"
What is the secret of football stars, they argue and discuss constantly. Let's add fuel to the fire and try to uncover the secret of Villa. Phenomenon ("phenomeno" - in Spanish) - in a happy combination of high-speed qualities, technicality, dexterity, speed of game thinking and scoring instinct. It is impossible to say what is primary and what is secondary in this list. It is all together that allow you to record this football player in world history as Vilyu - "maravilyu".
Dossier
David Villa Sanchez (Spain). Villa
Football player.
He was born on December 3, 1981 in Langreo (province of Asturias).
Role: striker.
Anthropometrics: 175 cm, 69 kg.
- 2000-03 - Sporting (Gijon, Spain) - 80 games, 39 goals;
- 2000-01 - Sporting B (Gijon, Spain) - 36 games, 14 goals;
- 2003-05 - Zaragoza (Spain) - 73 games, 32 goals;
- 2005-10 - Valencia (Spain) - 166 games, 107 goals;
- 2010-13 - Barcelona (Spain) - 77 games, 33 goals;
- 2013-14 - Atletico (Madrid, Spain) - 36 games, 13 goals;
- 2014 - Melbourne City (Australia) - 4 games, 2 goals;
- since 2014 - New York City (USA) - 104 games, 69 goals;
- In the Spanish national team (2005-17) - 98 games, 59 goals.
Achievements:
- Spanish Cup 2004, 2008, 2011, 2014.
- Spanish Super Cup 2004, 2010, 2011.
- The best scorer of the championships of Spain in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010.
- The best player in Spain in 2006.
- "Gold" of Europe 2008.
- In the symbolic team of Europe in 2008.
- Bronze medal at the 2009 Confederations Cup.
- "Gold" of the world in 2010.
- In the symbolic team of the world (FIFA version) 2010.
- Best Athlete Asturias 2010.
- Champion of Spain 2011, 2013.
- Champions League 2011 winner.
- Winner of the European Super Cup 2011.
- Golden medal Royal Order of Sporting Merit (Spain) 2011.
- Silver medalist of the Confederations Cup 2013.
- MLS Most Valuable Player (US Championship) 2016, 2017.
- Record holder of the Spanish national team in goals at the World Cup (9).
- Top scorer in the history of the Spanish national team (59).
Personal life:
Married to Patricia Gonzalez. They have two daughters - Saida (13 years old) and Olalya (8 years old), as well as a son Luka (5 years old).
Public life:
- In 2007, he appeared alongside Brazilian Ronaldinho on the box of the video game FIFA 07, which also included an interview with the player as a bonus.
- In 2008, he participated in the campaign for the recognition of Asturian as the official language of the province of Asturias.
- In 2008 he organized for the first time charity match"Friends of Villa against Friends of Mejuto" (Mejuto is a famous Spanish football referee, Villa's countryman). Since then, this has traditionally been held on Catholic Christmas. The faces of famous Spanish athletes, artists and musicians constantly appear in the teams.
- In May 2010, he released the DVD "Learn to Play with David Villa", which includes football lessons, as well as a documentary about Villa and a video clip of the song "Villa maravilla" ("Magic Villa").
- In July 2012, he publicly supported the strike of miners in his native Langreo, emphasizing that he himself comes from a mining family.
David Villa during his turbulent football career played in several famous clubs in Europe and even played for one of the American teams. He is a master of dribbling and long passes.
Childhood
The football player was born on December 3, 1981 in Langreo, in the northern part of the country. His father was a miner and loved football all his life. He personally trained David when the boy was still small. Later, Villa Sr. began to take his child to the classes of the Mareo sports school. At the age of four, David suffered a fracture in his right leg, but his father did not stop his son's training. Since that time, the football player has a well-developed left leg.
At one time, young David had long disagreements with the coaching staff of Mareo and he was about to leave the sport, but on the insistent recommendation of his father, the teenager continued to play football. In 1991, he already trained at FC Langreo.
"Sporting"
Seventeen-year-old Villa wanted to get many teams from the Spanish province. He opted for Sporting Gijon. In the first season, David was mainly on the bench, and after a year of his stay in the team, he was taken to the main team and became a striker. After two seasons at Sporting, Villa became the club's leader and top scorer. During this time, he scored 42 years. To take a penalty basically trusted only him.
"Zaragoza"
David then moved to Zaragoza from La Liga, where he again became a full-time penalty taker and the club's top scorer. Only in his first season in the team, he managed to hit the opponent's goal seventeen times. As part of Zaragoza, Villa scored for the first time with a double and a hat-trick. This club under David became the owner of the Spanish Cup. In the UEFA Cup, the team reached 1/8.
"Valencia"
Since that time, Villa began to be interested in the leadership of several famous clubs Spain and from them he chose Valencia. With the participation of David, the team took third place in the Spanish championship, and in 2008 won the country's Cup.
"Barcelona"
Villa started playing for Barcelona two years later. His move from Valencia to the illustrious Catalan club cost the Barcelona owners €42 million.
As part of the team, David won the Spanish Cup, twice became the national champion and won the Champions League.
"Atletico"
In 2011, Villa was seriously injured. He had a broken tibia in his leg. For six months, David did not enter the field. But when he returned, he again became the forward of Barcelona, with which he nevertheless had to leave in the end and go to play in the capital's Atlético. The transfer of Villa cost the owners of the Madrid club five million euros. For this team, David played 36 matches and hit the opponent's goal thirteen times.
In 2014, he left for America, where he played on the field as part of the New York City MLS. Before that, Villa managed to play in the Australian club Melbourne City. In the New York team, he was entrusted to serve as captain.
Spain national team
The football player first appeared in the Spanish national team at the beginning of 2005, and made his debut by hitting the ball into the opponent's goal just six months later. Villa took part in the World Championship, which took place on German territory. With his help, the team defeated the Ukrainian national team. He also scored the first goal for the French. The Spaniards managed to get only to 1/8.
In 2008, at the European Championship, David performed a hat-trick in a match with the Russian national team, and then scored the decisive goal against the Swedish team. With his help, the Spaniards were in the playoffs. Two years later, Villa helped Spain win the world title. In 2014, David hit the opponent's goal in a game with the Australians.
In 2003, he married Patricia Gonzalez. There are three children in their family.
David Villa is the pride of Spain. A native of a small village changed several famous European clubs and reached America. The striker's playing style is original. David prefers long passes and dribbling, likes to shoot from afar and often plays in the air.
Childhood and youth
David's biography began in the village of Langreo in northern Spain. The boy was born in the family of miner Jose Manuel Villa. The man was fond of football and became the first coach for the heir, and later took his son to sports school"Mareo".
The head of the family seriously intended to mold David into a future football star. Even when a 4-year-old child broke his right leg, he continued to exercise with the ball with him. Since then, Villa has masterfully mastered his left foot.
Once, due to protracted disagreements with the school coach, the boy was going to quit sports. Young David was tired of warming up the bench, he wanted to drop everything and leave. But my father persuaded me not to part with the dream, the training continued. Since 1991, the boy has been studying at the Langreo club.
Football
Already at the age of 17, many large provincial clubs paid attention to David. The first contract was offered by Sporting, based in the city of Gijón. The young man accepted the offer and made his debut in the reserve. A season later, fans began to notice a talented player in the first team.
Vilya was immediately put in the position of an attacker. In two seasons, he managed to prove himself brilliantly, so much so that he received the title top scorer and made it to the top of the team. His ball hit the opponents' goal 42 times. The leadership of the organization was imbued with confidence in young football player, making him a full-time penalty taker.
The athlete continued his career in the top division club Zaragoza, which plays in the Example. And here a capable footballer did not lose his head, showing everything that he can. He again gained the title of top scorer and full-time penalty taker. The first exit on the field, however, was unsuccessful. Then Zaragoza lost in a home match. But in next fight the team won.
In his debut season, Villa managed to score 17 goals. In this FC, the potential of a football player flourished. Among the achievements - the first double and a hat-trick. Here, David opened the list of trophies, acquiring the Spanish Cup. Together with him, the club managed to get into the UEFA Cup and even reach the 1/8 finals.
Best Goals David VillaThe football player's statistics with the change of sports organization did not remain unchanged, he continued to keep an excellent shape, captivating fans with the technique of the game. Eminent Spanish clubs have opened the hunt for the striker. As a result, David Villa joined the ranks of Valencia.
However, at that time, the “bats” lost ground, but continued to fight fiercely for a place in the sun. And Villa helped the team by lifting Valencia from seventh to third place in the championship in the first season with a scattering of goals. A year later, he distinguished himself by scoring the ball into the Deportivo goal from the center of the field. In 2008, David took the Spanish Cup. The matured player, who was already cramped within the "weak" clubs, was waiting for top teams.
In the spring of 2010, the striker was bought by Barcelona, the transfer fee was € 42 million. According to football experts, he fits perfectly into the character of the Catalan organization, which is famous for its attacking game. Villa is not just a forward, the young man knows how to become a full-fledged participant in attacks and make an assist.
The Spaniard, finally, again began to expand the treasury of trophies and titles. In Catalonia, the football player snatched the national cup, two championships from rivals, won the 2011 Champions League. Fans will remember Villa's goal in the League for a long time: in the final, the young man scored the third goal against the Manchester United team, deciding the fate of the competition.
At the end of 2011, the striker was seriously injured. Due to a broken tibia, he had to forget about sports for six months, and when he returned to the team, he failed to become a leader again. Soon, the talented striker said goodbye to Barça, being part of Atlético Madrid, who bought him for just € 5 million.
He was listed as the main striker, but David also managed to make himself known: he scored 13 goals and scored in 36 matches. With Villa, the "mattress" became champions at the Camp Nou, beating Barcelona, but lost the Champions League.
In 2014, the Spaniard was assigned to MLS New York City. The contract was signed in May, and at that time the next sports season had already come to an end. Therefore, to keep fit, David went to Australia, where he played as part of Melbourne City.
Over the years of cooperation with New York City, he became the captain of the American club. Again he scored a goal from the center of the field, and later Villa was awarded the title of the most valuable football player in MLS.
For the first time, the athlete played for the Spanish national team in the winter of 2005, scoring his debut goal by the fall. The ball from the foot of David received the gates of Slovakia. Important for the Spaniard was the tournament at the World Cup, held in Germany. David scored a double against the Ukrainian goal and the first goal in the match against France. Then Spain reached the 1/8 finals.
Euro 2008 added Vilje fans: he became the author of a hat-trick in the game with the Russians, and in the second round - the winning goal in the match with Sweden. The team advanced to the playoffs. Many football fans remember David's achievements in 2010. Switzerland fell before the Spaniards, the striker scored goals in the 1/8 and 1/4 finals - he scored five out of six goals, as a result, the team became the world champion. And this merit is attributed to the forward.
Villa lamented in 2012 - he did not get to the European Championship, an injury prevented him. But two years later he entered the field in the final round with Australia and scored the ball. Since then, the player has not been called up to the national team. In total, the striker scored 59 goals in national level matches.
David greatly appreciates the talent and merits of his Barcelona colleague. In 2016, he was rooting for the football legend to be awarded the Golden Ball, but the award went to him. Villa noted in the comments to the event:
“It is difficult to evaluate this award. Sometimes individual contributions are valued, sometimes team success. But if we are talking about the best player in the world, then Messi should have received an award. This year and many more."
Personal life
To the disappointment of football fans, handsome, swarthy, and also with an excellent physique (with a height of 175 cm, David weighs 69 kg), the football player has long established a personal life. Back in 2003, the beautiful Patricia Gonzalez became the athlete's wife. The family has three children: two daughters and son Luka.
with family and sports life The Spanish striker is introduced to his personal page in "Instagram". Especially a lot of photos with the heir.
David Villa now
In August 2017, the coaching staff of the Spanish national team announced an application for the upcoming qualifying matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. For the first time in four years, David Villa was on the list of players called up by the national team, who has already managed to score 19 goals in the MLS this season. However, the striker was not included in the final list of players in the championship held in Russia. Defended the honor of Spain Iago Aspas, Rodrigo Moreno and Diego Costa.
Today, the salary of the New York City forward is $5.61 million. In May 2018, the young man celebrated his anniversary: in a match against Dallas, he scored the 400th and 401st goals in his football career. The achievement put him in sixth place in the list of those who managed to overcome the mark of four hundred goals scored. In front of the Spaniard are Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Samuel Eto'o.
Awards
- 2008 - European champion
- 2010 - World champion
- 2009 - bronze medalist of the Confederations Cup
- 2013 - silver medalist of the Confederations Cup
- Three Spanish Super Cups
- Three Spanish Cups
- Twice Spanish Champion
- 2011 - Champions League winner
- 2011 - UEFA Super Cup
- 2011 - winner club championship peace
- 2013/2014 - Champion of Spain
