bendixen35 Posted December 19, 2022 Posted December 19, 2022 Is Martinez really the first Villa player ever to win a world cup?
duke313 Posted December 19, 2022 Posted December 19, 2022 While playing for Villa, yes. In fact, he's the first active Villa player to play in a WC final, never mind win it.
Tom13 Posted December 19, 2022 Posted December 19, 2022 What's the furthest any of our other players got in a WC (while playing for Villa)?
duke313 Posted December 19, 2022 Posted December 19, 2022 Turkey finished 3rd in 2002, Alpay was in that team. 1
bendixen35 Posted December 19, 2022 Author Posted December 19, 2022 Thanks. After hitting a fan crisis during Gerrard’s reign, Villa is looking into a bright future I recon. The arrival of Unai and now a world cup winner, and the role he played!! Wow - thanks has to go to the owners, who is slowly but surely ensuring progress.
bendixen35 Posted December 19, 2022 Author Posted December 19, 2022 And not to forget the first win against Man U in ages.
Zatman Posted December 19, 2022 Posted December 19, 2022 23 minutes ago, bendixen35 said: Is Martinez really the first Villa player ever to win a world cup? Senior Yes Benjamin Siegrist won the under 17 or 19 World Cup for Switzerland
PaulC Posted December 19, 2022 Posted December 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Tom13 said: What's the furthest any of our other players got in a WC (while playing for Villa)? Platt 1990 semifinal 1
Zatman Posted December 19, 2022 Posted December 19, 2022 2 hours ago, duke313 said: Turkey finished 3rd in 2002, Alpay was in that team. Concrete Ron did in 2014 too with Netherlands
rodders0223 Posted December 19, 2022 Posted December 19, 2022 My abiding memories of Villa players at world cups are Southgate and Vassell. Young smashing the bar IIRC too in a shootout though I think he may have departed by then.
rodders0223 Posted December 19, 2022 Posted December 19, 2022 De La Cruz was like Cafu in one of them and then we signed him and he wasn't Cafu.
TomC Posted December 19, 2022 Posted December 19, 2022 What Villa players won the World Cup before or after they were at the club?
mikeyp102 Posted December 19, 2022 Posted December 19, 2022 10 minutes ago, TomC said: What Villa players won the World Cup before or after they were at the club? Pepe Reina, Robert Pires
villa89 Posted December 19, 2022 Posted December 19, 2022 (edited) Didn't hitzelsperger play in a world cup 3rd place playoff? Edited December 19, 2022 by villa89 1
Zatman Posted December 19, 2022 Posted December 19, 2022 1 hour ago, rodders0223 said: My abiding memories of Villa players at world cups are Southgate and Vassell. Young smashing the bar IIRC too in a shootout though I think he may have departed by then. They were all in the Euros
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