| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1978-07-18) 18 July 1978 (age 46) | ||
| 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 | |||
Marco Villa (born 18 July 1978) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
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).
Personal life
Villa was the best friend of Robert Enke, the former German International.
References
- 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
- Marco Villa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Marco Villa at WorldFootball.net
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- German expatriate men's footballers
- Bundesliga players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Super League Greece players
- KFC Uerdingen 05 players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach II players
- SV Ried players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- 1. FC Nürnberg players
- SS Arezzo players
- SPAL players
- Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902 players
- L'Aquila 1927 players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- German expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- German expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Footballers from Düsseldorf