Juan Villar Vázquez (born 19 May 1988) is a Spanish former professional

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who played mainly as a

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. He began at Recreativo, playing two matches in

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at the start of his career, and became a regular after a loan at San Roque. Villar then contested three

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seasons for

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, helping them to reach the play-offs twice before signing for

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Club career

Recreativo

Born in

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, Villar began his career with nearby

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, initially playing for their reserves. He made his professional debut on 31 August 2008, playing the final two minutes in place of Marco Ruben in a 1–0

away win against

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; he made another cameo in the final game at

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, as the season ended with relegation. The following campaign, Villar was loaned to fellow

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n club

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, who competed in the

. He ranked second in his team in goals scored, this including a

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in a 6–2 victory at

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on 9 May 2010. However, he also received ten yellow cards and three

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, including dismissals in consecutive matches in January, the first coming in the third minute of a 0–1 home loss to

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on the 10th. After returning to Huelva, Villar scored five goals in 30 games as they contested

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. His first professional goal came on 2 March 2011, opening a 1–1 away draw against

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by heading

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. He was sent off twice during the season.

Cádiz

On 23 July 2012,

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signed Villar and fellow ''Recre'' striker Pablo Sánchez to bring their total imports for the summer up to 14. In his first season at the

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he totalled ten third-division goals from 36 appearances, including a treble on 13 January 2013 in a 3–1 win away to

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. In 2013–14, Villar scored a career-best 18 goals. On 25 May 2014, already in the

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, he netted in a 2–1 loss at

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(also the aggregate score). Villar struck 12 times from 30 appearances in the 2014–15 season, including twice in a 4–0 home victory over former team San Roque on 2 November 2014 where he scored after 50 seconds and then 18 minutes, before leaving with injury after 32 minutes. Cádiz reached the second stage again, and once again fell short.

Valladolid

On 2 July 2015, Villar moved out of his native region for the first time, signing a two-year deal and becoming the first purchase of the summer for second-tier club

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. He was the

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for December, after scoring four goals in three games: one against

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, a matchwinner against

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and two strikes against

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. On 12 March 2016, Villar netted his first professional hat-trick in a 3–2 win at

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Tenerife

Villar joined fellow second division side Tenerife on 29 June 2017 on a three-year contract. He scored nine league goals for them, but his contributions were hindered by injuries.

Osasuna

On 27 July 2018, Villar signed a three-year deal with

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for a fee of

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850,000 plus variables. He was the team's top scorer along with Roberto Torres, scoring 12 goals to achieve promotion to the top tier. On 20 February 2020, Villar was loaned to

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of the second level for the remainder of the season.

Almería

On 11 September 2020, Villar agreed to a three-year contract with

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in the second division, for €400,000 plus variables. In July 2022, after contributing just 12 appearances to earn promotion as champion, he left the club.

Later career

On 5 August 2022, Villar signed a two-year deal with

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. The following 31 January, he was loaned to

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side

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until the end of the campaign. Villar terminated his contract in June 2023. Two months later, he returned to Recerativo. On 1 February 2024, the 35-year-old Villar returned to San Roque after 14 years away; the team now competed in the

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Honours

Osasuna *

: 2018–19 Almería *Segunda División: 2021–22 Individual *

: December 2015

References

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