SOCCER PLAYER

Germán Villa

1973 - Today

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

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Germán Villa is the 12,002nd most popular soccer player (down from 11,248th in 2024), the 629th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 620th in 2019) and the 158th most popular Mexican Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Germán Villa ranks 12,002 out of 21,273. Before him are Florian Kringe, Rubén Miño, Marcelo Lipatín, François Moubandje, Bruno Gama, and Rolan Gusev. After him are Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alves, Néstor Ortiz, Mohamed Tchité, Natan, Alistair Johnston, and Jalal Hosseini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Germán Villa ranks 967. Before him are Takayuki Nishigaya, Yelena Rudkovskaya, Gala León García, Roberto Fresnedoso, Joël Chenal, and Gianni Romme. After him are Frances Hardinge, Halldor Skard, Anna Le Moine, Tony Campos, Shuhei Yomoda, and Frank Høj.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Germán Villa ranks 629 out of 729. Before him are Joaquín del Olmo (1969), Salvador Carmona (1975), Teresa Ruiz (1988), Gustavo Ayón (1985), Aldo de Nigris (1983), and Litzy (1982). After him are Gonzalo Pineda (1982), Valeria Luiselli (1983), Babo (1976), Marcela Bovio (1979), Carlos Mercenario (1967), and Missael Espinoza (1965).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Mexico

Among soccer players born in Mexico, Germán Villa ranks 158. Before him are Carlos Salcedo (1993), José de Jesús Corona (1981), Juan Carlos Chávez (1967), Joaquín del Olmo (1969), Salvador Carmona (1975), and Aldo de Nigris (1983). After him are Gonzalo Pineda (1982), Missael Espinoza (1965), Pablo Barrera (1987), Manuel Vidrio (1972), Néstor Araujo (1991), and Alberto Rodríguez (1974).

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