[1] Also during the 1996–97 campaign, he was promoted to the reserves who competed in the Segunda División, his first professional appearance occurring on 2 March 1997 in a 0–2 home loss against Las Palmas where he played the full 90 minutes.
[2] Villa spent the following five seasons in the second division, starting out with a loan at Racing de Ferrol.
[3] Subsequently, he represented Leganés and Córdoba, scoring a career-best eight goals (with the professionals) in 2004–05 for the latter side but being relegated.
[4] Villa started working as a manager at amateurs Trival Valderas, being in charge of its youth squads.
[6] He finished the season in second place in the Tercera División, being ousted in the play-offs by Granada B who were eventually promoted.