Pablo Villa

Pablo Villanueva Fernández (born 12 April 1976), known as Villa, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a forward, currently assistant manager of Premier League club Aston Villa.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villanueva and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Pablo Villa
Personal information
Full name Pablo Villanueva Fernández
Date of birth (1976-04-12) 12 April 1976
Place of birth Alcorcón, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa (assistant)
Youth career
Trival Valderas
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Real Madrid C 60 (20)
1997–2001 Real Madrid B 71 (20)
2000–2001 → Racing Ferrol (loan) 27 (3)
2001–2003 Leganés 80 (9)
2003–2007 Córdoba 95 (15)
2007–2009 Guadalajara 72 (10)
Total 405 (77)
Managerial career
2010–2012 Trival Valderas (youth)
2012–2013 Córdoba B
2013–2014 Córdoba
2014–2016 Sevilla (assistant)
2016–2018 Paris Saint-Germain (assistant)
2018–2019 Arsenal (assistant)
2022 Villarreal (assistant)
2022– Aston Villa (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Alcorcón, Community of Madrid, Villa finished his development with Real Madrid, making his senior debut with the C team in the Segunda División B after being recruited to the academy by Vicente del Bosque.[1] Also during the 1996–97 campaign, he was promoted to the reserves who competed in the Segunda División, his first professional appearance occurring on 2 March 1997 in a 0–2 home loss against UD Las Palmas where he played the full 90 minutes.[2]

Villa spent the following five seasons in the second division, starting out with a loan at Racing de Ferrol.[3] Subsequently, he represented CD Leganés and Córdoba CF, scoring a career-best eight goals (with the professionals) in 2004–05 for the latter side but being relegated.[4]

Villa retired in 2009 at the age of 33 after a spell with CD Guadalajara, due to knee problems.[4]

Coaching career

Villa started working as a manager at amateurs CF Trival Valderas, being in charge of its youth squads.[5] In June 2012, he was appointed manager of Córdoba CF B, replacing Rafael Berges who took the reins of the first team.[6] He finished the season in second place in the Tercera División, being ousted in the play-offs by Granada CF B who were eventually promoted.[7]

Villa was named coach of Córdoba on 27 June 2013, with the club still in the second tier.[8] He was relieved of his duties on 9 February of the following year, due to poor results.[9]

Starting in the summer of 2014, Villa worked with compatriot Unai Emery at several teams. His first one was Sevilla FC,[10][11] followed by Paris Saint-Germain FC,[12] Arsenal,[13] Villarreal CF[14] and Aston Villa.[15]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 25 October 2016
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Córdoba B[16] Spain 22 June 2012 27 June 2013 42 23 13 6 63 24 +39 054.76
Córdoba[17] Spain 27 June 2013 9 February 2014 26 9 8 9 30 30 +0 034.62
Total 68 32 21 15 93 54 +39 047.06

References
  1. Manchón, Martín (14 February 2018). "El pasado madridista de Pablo Villa, asistente de Emery en el PSG" [The madridista past of Pablo Villa, Emery's assistant at PSG] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. Soler, J. (3 March 1997). "El filial merengue cae en picado" [Merengue reserves freefalling]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  3. García Solano, Manuel (22 July 2000). "Villa y Aira, cedidos al Racing" [Villa and Aira, loaned to Racing]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. "Pablo Villa, ídolo en El Arcángel y novio en el Alcázar, vuelve a casa" [Pablo Villa, idol at El Arcángel and engaged in Alcázar, returns home]. El Día de Córdoba (in Spanish). 22 June 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  5. "Pablo Villa ficha como asistente de Emery en el Sevilla" [Pablo Villa signs as Emery's assistant at Sevilla]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). 3 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. "Pablo Villa, nuevo entrenador del Córdoba CF B" [Pablo Villa, new manager of Córdoba CF B] (in Spanish). Córdoba Información. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  7. De la Virgen, Martín (17 June 2013). "El Córdoba B cae eliminado de los 'play-off' con una victoria agridulce" [Córdoba B are knocked out of play-off with a bittersweet win]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  8. "El Córdoba anuncia a Pablo Villa como su nuevo entrenador" [Córdoba announce Pablo Villa as their new manager]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 June 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  9. "Pablo Villa, destituido" [Pablo Villa, dismissed]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). 9 February 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  10. "Pablo Villa se incorpora al cuadro técnico del Sevilla" [Pablo Villa joins Sevilla's coaching staff]. El Día de Córdoba (in Spanish). 4 July 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  11. Ruiz, David (27 May 2015). "Los secretos de Emery para convertir al Sevilla en un grande de Europa" [Emery's secrets to turn Sevilla into European giants]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  12. Ávalos, Rafa (6 July 2016). "París, 'mon amour': la gran aventura de Pablo Villa" [París, 'mon amour': the great adventure of Pablo Villa] (in Spanish). Cordopolis. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  13. Gilpin, Andrew (23 May 2018). "New Arsenal boss Unai Emery's trusted back room team revealed – and they know each other 'off by heart'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  14. Mata, Javier (13 June 2022). "Emery promociona a Pablo Villanueva como segundo entrenador" [Emery promotes Pablo Villanueva to assistant manager]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  15. "Villa confirm Unai Emery's backroom team". Aston Villa F.C. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  16. "Tercera División (Grupo 10) 2012–13" [Tercera División (Group 10) 2012–13] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2012–13" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2012–13] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  17. "Villa: Pablo Villanueva Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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