Emanuel Villa

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Emanuel Villa
Personal information
Full name	Emanuel Alejandro Villa
Date of birth	24 February 1982 (1982-02-24) (age 26)
Place of birth	Casilda, Argentina
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Derby County
Number	9
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2003 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–	Huracán Atlético Rafaela Rosario Central Atlas UAG Tecos Derby County	45 (10) 24 0(9) 43 (18) 30 (15) 33 (13) 16 0(3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:36, 06 April 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Emanuel Alejandro "Tito" Villa is an Argentine football striker. He was born on 24 February 1982, in the city of Casilda in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina. He currently plays for Derby County in the Premier League.

Contents 1 Early Career 2 Derby County 3 References 4 External Links

[edit] Early Career

Villa started his career at Club Atlético Huracán in the Primera Division Argentina in 2001. In 2003 he was transferred to Atlético Rafaela but the club were relegated at the end of the 2003-2004 season after a losing a playoff with Huracán de Tres Arroyos.

After the disappointment of relegation with Rafaela, Villa returned to the Primera the following season by joining Rosario Central. In 2006 he was signed by Atlas in Guadalajara. Villa stayed in Guadalajara, after he was transferred to UAG Tecos for the Clausura 2007 tournament.

[edit] Derby County

Villa signed for Premier League side Derby County on 4 January 2008 in a £2million deal. The move proved to be a controversial one as César Luis Menotti, then coach of Tecos, was not informed of Villa being sold. He was then prevented from bringing in his preferred replacements and, as a result, quit the club and has not returned to coaching since. Villa signed a 3 and a half year contract with the Rams and made his debut in a 1-0 home defeat against Wigan Athletic. He scored his first goal on the 2 February 2008, with a last minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw away at Birmingham City^[1]. His first home goals came with a brace in a 2-2 draw with Fulham on March 29, 2008.

[edit] References

[edit] External Links

• Emanuel Villa career stats at Soccerbase
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics

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