Ángel María Villar
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Villar in 2009
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| First Vice President of UEFA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assumed office 1992 |
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Ángel María Villar Llona 21 February 1950 Bilbao, Spain |
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Footballer (retired) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association football career
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| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
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| 1961–1969 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1981 | Athletic Bilbao | 291 | (8) |
| 1969–1970 | → Galdakao (loan) | ||
| 1970–1971 | → Getxo (loan) | ||
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| 1972 | Spain amateur | 1 | (0) |
| 1973–1979 | Spain | 22 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ángel María Villar Llona (born 21 January 1950) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.
After having represented Athletic Bilbao during a full decade (appearing in 361 official games and scoring 11 goals), he went on to serve an even longer stint as president of the Spanish Football Federation.
Villar was born in Bilbao, Biscay, and emerged through the youth ranks of local Athletic Bilbao, going on to make his senior debuts in amateur football, loaned, after which he returned in 1971. With the Basque side, he was an undisputed starter in nine of his ten seasons, helping them to two Copa del Rey finals and winning the 1973 edition.
In March 1974, during a 0–0 La Liga home draw against FC Barcelona, Villar elbowed opposing superstar Johann Cruyff, as the Dutch was subject to severe man-marking by several Athletic players. He eventually received a four-match ban for his actions, but the pair later reconciled, and Villar retired seven years later, with more than 350 competitive appearances for his main club.
Villar played 22 times for Spain, scoring three goals. His debut came on 17 October 1973 in a 0–0 friendly with Turkey, in Istanbul.
On 9 December 1979, his last cap, Villar helped the nation qualify for UEFA Euro 1980, netting in a 3–1 win in Cyprus. He did not participate however, in any major international tournament.
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