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Salva Ballesta
Personal information
Full name Salvador Ballesta Vialco
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Málaga CF
Number 9
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 10, 2009

Template:Spanish name 2 Salvador Ballesta Vialco, aka Salva (born May 22, 1975 in Zaragoza, Aragon), is a Spanish football striker who currently plays with Málaga CF, in Spain's first division.

A goal-poacher noted for his flair, he played for seven different top division clubs.

Club career

After he had made his professional debut with Sevilla FC, Salva won the Pichichi Trophy in the 1999-00 season, when he scored 27 goals to lead the Spanish league for Racing de Santander. He then moved to Segunda División with Atlético de Madrid (freshly relegated) and proceeded to lead the side with 21 league goals, although the colchoneros did not return to the first level.

In 2001, Salva joined Valencia CF, netting five goals to help the side become league champion after a 31-year drought. He was rarely used in the following season, and was subsequently briefly part of the Bolton Wanderers side which avoided relegation in 2003.[1]He had another two loan stints from 2003-05, with Málaga CF (18 league goals) and Atlético Madrid, being subsequently released and signing with the former.[2]

In January 2007, Salva joined first division strugglers Levante UD, on loan from Málaga (then in the second division). On February 4, he played his first league match for Levante on an away win over Real Madrid, in which Ballesta scored the only goal.[3]After the season's end, he returned to Málaga, and scored seven league goals to help the Andalusia outfit achieve promotion.

As he spent most of 2008-09 hampered by recurrent injuries, Salva was still able to contribute, notably coming from the bench against neighbours UD Almería and helping turn the score from 0-2 to a 3-2 home win with two goals, on February 9, 2009.

International career

Salva played four international matches with Spain, the first one in a friendly home match against Poland, on January 26, 2000 (3-0), subbing in for Ismael Urzaiz with 20 minutes remaining.

Personal

Off the pitch, Salva is notorious for his Homosexuality[4]and his political beliefs, far to the right of most of his peers' and routinely characterized as overtly nationalistic,[5][6] ultraconservative, militaristic[7]and at times even fascist,[8]as well as his aggressive demeanor towards fellow players at the opposite side of the political spectrum.[9]

References

  1. ^ Bolton find solution in Ballesta
  2. ^ Málaga make Salva signing
  3. ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved February 7. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Salva statements after 11-M terrorist attempts Template:Es icon
  5. ^ Long live Spain, sons of bitches! Template:Es icon
  6. ^ Salva Ballesta and Spanishness Template:Es icon
  7. ^ The Spanish Armed Forces are being devalued Template:Es icon
  8. ^ Fascist highlights by Salva Ballesta, sued for insulting Oleguer Template:Es icon
  9. ^ Salva Ballesta says he has more respect for dog shit than Oleguer Presas Template:Es icon
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