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Salva Sevilla

サルバ・セビージャ　/　さるば・せびーじゃ

Association football player from Spain

March 18, 1984 (age 42)　・　Berja, Almería Province, Spain

Almería Province
association football player

My Take

I feel a quiet fondness for Sevilla precisely because he rose from Berja in Almería, far from the glamorous heart of Spanish football. A 178 cm central midfielder, he played the connoisseur's position: not the flashy goalscorer but the metronome who distributes the ball and dictates a match's rhythm. Teams simply don't function without players like him. I always root for the unsung craftsman who sustains a long professional career out of a small provincial town. There's real beauty in the footprints left by a man who did his sweating well outside the spotlight.

Overview

Salvador "Salva" Sevilla López (born 18 March 1984) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Salva Sevilla
Name (Japanese): サルバ・セビージャ
Reading: さるば・せびーじゃ
Born: March 18, 1984 (age 42)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Rat
Origin: Berja, Almería Province, Spain
Blood type: Private
Height: 178 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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