With six First Division titles, Valencia is in the Top 5 of the most winning clubs in LaLiga and will now face Javier Aguirre’s team.
Valencia will be the rival of the Mexican National Team on Saturday, October 12 at the Cuauhtémoc Stadium in Puebla and the ‘Ché’ team is not having a good time, but it is one of the most winning teams in Spain and great players have passed through its ranks.
With six First Division titles, Valencia is in the Top 5 of the most winning clubs in LaLiga. The last title of Valencia of the highest category of Iberian football he achieved it in 2004 and the Mestalla team has also had outstanding performances in Europe.
In the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons, Valencia was a finalist in the Champions League, UEFA’s most important club competition, however, Valencia lost both finals when they fell in 2000 against the Real Madrid and a year later lose the title against Bayern Munich in a penalty shootout.
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In the figure category, Valencia It boasts a significant number of world stars throughout its history. In fact, in the ranks of the ‘Chés’ there have been footballers who were crowned World Champions.
Due to the party of Mexico vs. Valenciawe share with you some of the stars who have passed through Mestalla and that Aztec fans would have liked to see in the house of La Franja.
David Villa
World Champion with Spain in South Africa 2010, Villa played five seasons with Valencia before signing with Barcelona. With the ‘Chés’ t-shirt, David He scored 129 goals and 28 assists in 225 games. In 2008, Villa won the King’s Cup with the Valencia.
Pablo Aimar
The current assistant coach in the Argentina National Team defended the Valencia shirt between 2001 and 2006. Aimar is one of the most beloved figures of Valencianism after playing more than 200 games with the ‘Ché’ shirt, At the cup level, ‘Pablito ‘He won four titles with Valencia and the two Spanish First Division championships stand out.
Santiago Canizares
The historic goalkeeper of the Spanish and Valencia National Team was at Mestalla for 10 consecutive seasons. Cañizares, a product of Real Madrid’s Basic Forces, played 413 games with the ‘Chés’ and his record with Valencia includes the European Super Cup and two LaLiga titles.
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David Silva
‘Chino’, who was also part of the Spain team that was crowned World Champion in South Africa, is one of Valencia’s most outstanding youth players and was part of the first team for four consecutive seasons. Like Villa, Silva won the Copa del Rey with Valencia.
Roberto Ayala
The ‘Mouse’ was a Valencia player between 2000 and 2007 and the former Argentine defender arrived at Mestalla after two seasons with AC Milan in Serie A. Ayala was key to Valencia’s success during his time and defended the Iberian shirt in 251 occasions.
John Carew
The legend of the Norwegian National Team played with Valencia between 2000 and 2003 and with the ‘Chés’ squad he scored 28 goals in 126 games. With the Valencia squad, Carew won the Spanish First Division in 2002.
Gaizka Mountains
The Spain international was a player for Valencia, the team with which he finished his training after spending his first years with Castellón. Mendieta was part of Valencia’s first team between 1994 and 2001 and during his time at Mestalla he won the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.
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Dani Parejo
The current player of Villarreal He is considered one of the last great figures that the Valencia. Equal It was formed in the quarry of Real Madrid and arrived in 2011 at Valencia after two campaigns with the Getafe. Dani played 383 games with him Valencia and won the Copa del Rey in 2019 with the ‘Chés’.
Jordi Alba
Before establishing himself as a legend of the Barcelona, Alba He shone in the Valencia shirt, a team in which he played 110 games. Jordi did not win titles with Valencia, but with the Culés he won the Champions League in 2015 and won six trophies First Division.
Juan Mata
The current player of Western Sydney de Australia He was a Valencia player between 2007 and 2011. Trained in the Real Madrid youth academy, Mata played 174 duels with the ‘Chés’ and his performances at Mestalla took Juan to the Premier Leagueleague in which he defended the jerseys of Chelsea y Manchester United.
