Silvano Villa (born August 13, 1951 in

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) is a retired Italian professional

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player.

Career

Villa began playing football with Milan but did not initially feature for the first team. After a loan spell with lower-level side Alessandria, he returned to Milan where he would make his

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debut against Foggia on 4 October 1970. He played 5 seasons (89 games, 18 goals) in the

for A.C. Milan,

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and

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. He scored 5 goals for A.C. Milan in the

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References

1951 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Serie A players Serie B players AC Milan players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players UC Sampdoria players Calcio Foggia 1920 players SS Arezzo players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Cagliari Calcio players US Pistoiese 1921 players Lucchese 1905 players ASD HSL Derthona players Men's association football forwards Footballers from the Province of Monza e Brianza {{Italy-footy-forward-1950s-stub