Germán Villa

Germán Villa
Personal information
Full name	Germán Villa Castañeda
Date of birth	2 April 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–2009	América
1998	→ Espanyol (loan)
1999	→ Necaxa (loan)
2008–2009	→ Necaxa (loan)
2010–2011	Querétaro
2010–2011	→ Irapuato (loan)
Total
International career
1996–2002	Mexico
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Mexico
FIFA Confederations Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. He then transferred to Necaxa where he played one tournament. Villa returned to América for the Verano 2000 season. Villa has won two championships, the first in Verano 2002 season and the second in Clausura 2005. He was a vital part of the Mexico national team that played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and also the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament.

In November 2009, German Villa signed a contract with Querétaro to play at least one year.

German Villa is regarded as one of América's finest cantera players of all time, and ranks among the top tier of Mexico's footballers. He is considered one of the best defensive midfielders Mexico has had in the past decade.