Salva Ballesta
Salva playing for Levante in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Salvador Ballesta Vialcho | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Sevilla B | 36 | (10) |
| 1995–1998 | Sevilla | 49 | (15) |
| 1996 | → Écija (loan) | 17 | (6) |
| 1998–2000 | Racing Santander | 52 | (29) |
| 2000–2001 | Atlético Madrid | 33 | (21) |
| 2001–2005 | Valencia | 24 | (5) |
| 2003 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Málaga (loan) | 34 | (18) |
| 2004–2005 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| 2005–2009 | Málaga | 87 | (28) |
| 2007 | → Levante (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Albacete | 23 | (5) |
| Total | 403 | (149) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–1998 | Spain U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 1997 | Spain U23 | 4 | (2) |
| 2000–2004 | Spain | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013−2015 | Málaga B | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Salvador Ballesta Vialcho (born 22 May 1975), commonly known as Salva, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker, and a current manager.
A goalscorer noted for his flair and workrate, he played for seven different top division clubs, most notably Atlético Madrid, Valencia – with whom he won his sole team trophy – and Málaga. Over the course of 11 La Liga seasons, he amassed totals of 235 games and 87 goals, adding 126/52 in Segunda División.
Off the field, Salva was known for his nationalistic and militarist viewpoints.
Salva was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. After making his professional debuts with Sevilla FC, he won the Pichichi Trophy in the 1999–2000 season, scoring 27 goals to lead La Liga's scoring charts for Racing de Santander. He then moved to Segunda División with Atlético Madrid (freshly relegated) and proceeded to lead the side with 21 successful strikes, although the Colchoneros did not return to the top level.
In the 2001 summer, Salva joined Valencia CF, netting five goals to help the side become league champion after a 31-year drought. He was rarely used in the following season, and was subsequently briefly part of the Bolton Wanderers squad that avoided Premier League relegation in 2003; he had another two loan stints from 2003 to 2005, with Málaga CF for which he netted 21 official goals, including a hat-trick in a 5–1 league home crushing of FC Barcelona on 3 December 2003, and Atlético Madrid, being subsequently released and signing with the former.
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