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When he was younger, he spent summers in their house in Vila-real: \u201cI can say that I\u2019ve been a \u2018groguet\u2019 since birth.\u201d Aged five, his parents gifted him his first Villarreal shirt, which helped him fall completely in love with the club."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"After having spent various months of summer in Vila-real, he was always close to the team: \u201cFrom a young age, my grandad always took me to El Madrigal and to training sessions.\u201d He also often spent holidays in a campsite in Benic\u00e0ssim, which reminded him of his hometown in the French Alps, due to there being sea and mountains so close."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Due to his father\u2019s work, Eymeric has lived in various places in Germany and France. For the past five years, he\u2019s been working as an accountant and does not miss a single Villarreal match: \u201cI always watch it with my dad on the TV or on the computer. We completely live each game.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The French 26-year-old fan has tried to share his passion for the club with others: \u201cI\u2019m always wearing a Vilalrreal shirt. Villarreal means everything for me. I even have a tattoo paying tribute to the town and my grandparents.\u201d He also says he wants to add a tattoo for the 2020\/21 UEFA Europa League title: \u201cIt was the best thing to have happened to us.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"He also underlined that his favourite players from Villarreal history include Santi Cazorla, Marcos Senna and Bruno Soriano. However, he says the one that has always stood out for him is Juan Rom\u00e1n Riquelme: \u201cHe was an extraordinary player, he played great football. 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After having spent various months of summer in Vila-real, he was always close to the team: \u201cFrom a young age, my grandad always took me to El Madrigal and to training sessions.\u201d He also often spent holidays in a campsite in Benic\u00e0ssim, which reminded him of his hometown in the French Alps, due to there being sea and mountains so close. Due to his father\u2019s work, Eymeric has lived in various places in Germany and France. For the past five years, he\u2019s been working as an accountant and does not miss a single Villarreal match: \u201cI always watch it with my dad on the TV or on the computer. We completely live each game.\u201d The French 26-year-old fan has tried to share his passion for the club with others: \u201cI\u2019m always wearing a Vilalrreal shirt. Villarreal means everything for me. I even have a tattoo paying tribute to the town and my grandparents.\u201d He also says he wants to add a tattoo for the 2020\/21 UEFA Europa League title: \u201cIt was the best thing to have happened to us.\u201d He also underlined that his favourite players from Villarreal history include Santi Cazorla, Marcos Senna and Bruno Soriano. However, he says the one that has always stood out for him is Juan Rom\u00e1n Riquelme: \u201cHe was an extraordinary player, he played great football. 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When he was younger, he spent summers in their house in Vila-real: \u201cI can say that I\u2019ve been a \u2018groguet\u2019 since birth.\u201d Aged five, his parents gifted him his first Villarreal shirt, which helped him fall completely in love with the club."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"After having spent various months of summer in Vila-real, he was always close to the team: \u201cFrom a young age, my grandad always took me to El Madrigal and to training sessions.\u201d He also often spent holidays in a campsite in Benic\u00e0ssim, which reminded him of his hometown in the French Alps, due to there being sea and mountains so close."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Due to his father\u2019s work, Eymeric has lived in various places in Germany and France. For the past five years, he\u2019s been working as an accountant and does not miss a single Villarreal match: \u201cI always watch it with my dad on the TV or on the computer. 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I even have a tattoo paying tribute to the town and my grandparents.\u201d He also says he wants to add a tattoo for the 2020\/21 UEFA Europa League title: \u201cIt was the best thing to have happened to us.\u201d He also underlined that his favourite players from Villarreal history include Santi Cazorla, Marcos Senna and Bruno Soriano. However, he says the one that has always stood out for him is Juan Rom\u00e1n Riquelme: \u201cHe was an extraordinary player, he played great football. It hurt when he left.\u201d Here at Villarreal CF, in the \u2018Yellows Around The World\u2019 series, we look at some of our biggest international fans.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The French fan fell in love with the Submarine after spending summers with his grandparents in Vila-real"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Eymeric Castella, Villarreal fan from Aix Les Bains (France), owes his love for the Yellows to his grandparents. 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