David Villa nicknamed the El-Guaje of the La Furia Rojas of Spain is the only player to score an hat-trick at the UEFA Euro 2008 hosted by Austria and Switzerland.
He did it against Russia on June 10, 2008 in Innsbruck, where hescored three goals in the tournament he ended up winning the Golden Boot with 4 goals and the championship trophy as his team clinched the trophy without him in the final match against Germany.
He missed UEFA EURO 2012 due to the broken tibia injury he sustained while playing for FC Barcelona against Al-Saad in a FIFA World Club Cup tournament in Japan made his debut in 2005 and has so far racked up 82 caps with a record 51 goals.
Long before David Villa usurped Raul Gonzalez and became the all-time leading goalscorer for the La Furia Roja (Spanish national team), he had the honour of scoring the quickest hat-trick in the Spanish Primera Liga for Valencia CF.
With the match at EstadioSan Mames against Athletic Bilboa tied at 0-0 and with only 10 minutes left on the clock, Villa broke Bilbao hearts when he scored three goals in the space of five minutes.
