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4 unusual facts about Villarreal


Arlind Ajeti

On 6 February 2013 Ajeti made his debut for the Swiss U-21 team in the El Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain.

Cuentos Chinos

The band is from Vila-real (Villarreal) and consists of Enrique Renau (voice and guitar), Alejandro Cardá (keyboards) and Juan Enrique Torner (bass guitar and backing vocals).

Krisztián Németh

On 30 July Nemeth was a second-half substitute in Liverpool's pre-season friendly against Villarreal where he almost gave Liverpool the lead but the shot went just over the crossbar.

Simon Grether

On 6 February 2013 Grether made his debut for the Swiss U-21 team in the El Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, being substituted in in the 79th minute.


Alicia Villarreal

Villarreal first performed the song Mundo De Juguetes at Pipo, a local TV show her parents took her to.

Braxton Olita

Braxton Olita was born on September 17, 1985, in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii, to Kito and Janice Marie Villarreal Olita.

Cap'n Jazz

The line up of the band included Tim Kinsella (vocals); Samuel Zurick (bass guitar); Mike Kinsella (drums, vocals); Victor Villarreal (guitar, vocals); and Davey von Bohlen (guitar, vocals from 1994–95).

César Gradito

César Luis Gradito Villarreal (born January 1, 1979 in Córdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine naturalized Mexican footballer.

Federico Villarreal

Federico Villarreal Villarreal (* Lambayeque, 1850 - † Lima, 1923) was a scientist, engineer and Peruvian politician.

Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez

After starting out at San Lorenzo he spent most of his career with Villarreal, appearing in 253 official games over the course of eight La Liga seasons (nine goals).

Ignacio Elizondo

Francisco Ignacio Elizondo Villarreal, (Salinas Valley, New Kingdom of León, New Spain, March 9, 1766 - San Marcos, Texas, New Spain, September 2, 1813), was a New Leonese royalist general, mostly known for his victorious plot to seek to capture important insurgency precursors of the Mexican War of Independence such as Miguel Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende, and Juan Aldama in Baján, Coahuila in 1811.

Kim Milton Nielsen

Nielsen attracted further controversy in a 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage match between Spanish side Villarreal and Manchester United, when he immediately showed a second yellow card and sent off Manchester United's Wayne Rooney for sarcastically clapping in his face after he had initially been shown a yellow card.

Mario Pérez

Mario Gaspar Pérez (born 1990), Spanish footballer for Villarreal CF

Óscar Eduardo Villarreal

Óscar Eduardo Villarreal (born March 27, 1981 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian footballer currently playing for Total Chalaco of the Segunda División in Peru.

Patricia Villarreal

Patricia Villarreal Vargas (born June 5, 1983 in Torreón) is a retired Mexican swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.

Roger Deago

Roger I. Villarreal Deago (born June 21, 1977 in Monagrillo, Panama) is a baseball player who last played professionally in 2008.

Sergio Villarreal Barragán

Sergio Enrique Villarreal Barragán, a.k.a. El Grande, (b. September 21, 1969), is a former Mexican federal police officer who then worked as a lieutenant for Arturo Beltrán Leyva of the criminal organization called the Beltrán Leyva Cartel.


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