Michele, passion for Villarreal from Rome
Michele, passion for Villarreal from Rome
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For this fan from Italy, the Submarine reflects his way of living

Mihai Catalin Vidroiu is a Villarreal fan who was born in Romania, although he has lived in Italy since he was three years old. He started to follow the Yellows in 2004. The exact moment that he became a fan was in a UEFA Cup game in the 2003/04 season: “When I was younger, I was a Roma fan, until that game where the Submarine got through against the Italians, thanks to a Sonny Anderson goal.”

‘Michele’, as he is known in the Italian capital, studied Psychology at the Sapienza University of Rome, and currently works as a civil servant in the Ministry of Justice: “Being a Villarreal fan reflects the way I see life. Everywhere, people prefer to follow big clubs because they win, but I also back the little people, those who fight for themselves and prefer to lose with their head held high,” said the die-hard Romanian fan.

Despite living in Rome due to his work, his love for Villarreal made him take a day trip to London in July 2015 to see a Yellows’ friendly against Olympique Lyonnais at the Emirates Stadium. Michele has also visited Vila-real: “Every time I’ve gone there, I’ve met great people, I’ve got to know the town a bit more and found out more about legendary people linked to Villarreal.”

He underlines that some of his favourite players from the club’s history are Jon Dahl Tommasson, Joan Oriol, Ikechukwu Uche, Mateo Musacchio, Jonathan Dos Santos, Jérémy Perbet, Jaume Costa and Mario Gaspar. Although, he admits that if he had to pick one, it would be Juan Román Riquelme: “I think we’ll never see a player as elegant as him. He danced in the stadium, and beauty in football, like it is in general life, is irresistible.”

From Villarreal CF, through the ‘Yellows Around The World’ series, we tell you the stories of some of the biggest international fans of the Submarine.

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A special pack including Inmersión Villarreal (museum & tour) and a set menu at Corner Sports Bar del Poble

Includes:

  • Ticket for Inmersión Villarreal (museum & tour)
  • Set menu at Corner Sports Bar and a choice between pizza and a drink or burger with chips and a drink

Price:

  • €19.95 – season-ticket holders and ‘Soc Groguet’ fan-card holders
  • €24.95 – general ticket

Villarreal CF’s interactive Museum & Tour experience. You can visit the Submarine’s immersive museum and complete a guided tour of the Estadio de la Cerámica.

  • Visit to Villarreal CF’s museum
  • Guided tour of the Estadio de la Cerámica
  • Estimated duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
  • Languages: Spanish, Valencian and English
  • Opening times: Thursday afternoons, Friday afternoons, Saturday mornings and afternoons and Sunday mornings

Price:

€15 – general ticket

€12 – season-ticket holders and ‘Soc Groguet’ fan-card holders

€12 – children aged six to 12

€8 – season-ticket holders and ‘Soc Groguet’ fan-card holders aged six to 12

Young children can celebrate their birthday at the Estadio de la Cerámica crèche. The activity is recommended for under-8s.

It includes:

  • Celebration that lasts three hours with a snack and a visit to Inmersión Villarreal (museum & tour)
  • Sandwiches, croissants, pastries, with crisps, drinks and cakes
  • A bag of sweets for each guest
  • Inflatables, trampolines, facepainting
  • Supervision from monitors
  • Mini football match, with goals, in an equipped room

Price:

€27 per guest

Celebrate your birthday at the Estadio de la Cerámica enjoying Inmersión Villarreal and Corner Sports Bar!

  • Visit to Inmersión Villarreal (museum and tour)
  • Set menu at Corner Sports Bar (either burger, hot dog or nuggets + chips + drink)
  • A bag of sweets for each guest
  • A Villarreal CF ball for the birthday boy or girl
  • Personalised Villarreal CF cake
  • Includes entrance to the Inmersión Villarreal experience for two adults who will accompany the group

PRICE

29.95 per guest

Extras

  • Signed shirt by Villarreal CF players: +€99.95
  • Gift bag for each guest (bag, book, pen and Villarreal CF bracelet): +€5.95 per guest

Participants will be able to visit an exclusive area where Villarreal CF players leave the stadium on matchday and ask them for autographs and photographs.

Price

€75 per person

An experience matchday experience that includes:

  • A ticket for Inmersión Villarreal (museum only)
  • Watching the team arrive from inside the stadium
  • A visit to the VIP box and press room
  • Watch the warm-up from pitchside
  • Exclusive Meet & Groc with the players after the match
  • Official Villarreal CF scarf

*Maximum 10 spots per match

Price

€175 per person (match ticket not included)

€275 per person with Super Tribuna ticket

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