{"id":222586,"date":"2022-01-11T11:42:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T10:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/patrick-hoff-a-loyal-yellow-in-denmark\/"},"modified":"2022-01-11T11:42:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T10:42:03","slug":"patrick-hoff-a-loyal-yellow-in-denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/patrick-hoff-a-loyal-yellow-in-denmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Hoff, a loyal Yellow in Denmark"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg","alt":"||||","width":818,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 818w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Danish fan has followed the Yellow Submarine for nearly 20 years"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Patrick Hoff, aged 33, is an international Villarreal CF fan. Born in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, where he also lives, he was supported the Yellow Submarine since 2003, when he was just 14."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Patrick started to follow Villarreal by pure chance. Laughing, he explained: \u201cI was on holiday with my family in Gran Canaria and I remember being in the hotel bar and on the TV, they were showing a football match. I didn\u2019t know who was playing, but I remember being drawn to the team who were wearing yellow and blue, Villarreal, because they wore the same colours as Br\u00f8ndby IF, the team I follow in my country. That\u2019s when I knew Villarreal was the team for me.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cIf you ask my friends or my partner, they would probably say that I focus most of my attention on Villarreal, and that it\u2019s been like that since 2003,\u201d admitted the Dane, who added: \u201cThe UEFA Champions League semi-finals against Arsenal only increased my love for the team. That was the first, and at the moment, the only time, that I\u2019ve cried at a football match.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"He also supports the team via social media. \u201cSince 2013, I\u2019ve had a Twitter account (@VillarrealCFDK) with the aim of making Villarreal more attractive to people from my country and so that I can share my passion for the team witt them. There aren\u2019t many fans in Denmark, and because of that, with the account, I\u2019m hoping that some more of my compatriots will also support Villarreal CF,\u201d he explained."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Danish Yellow, who normally watches the matches on TV at home, has visited the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica four times, with the tie against Eibar (1-0) from the 2018\/19 season the last game he saw live in person. He hasn\u2019t missed a single game that Villarreal played in Denmark in recent years, going to the matches against Odense and Aalborg."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"When asked about his favourite memories as a Yellows fan, he replied: \u201cThe first time I visited the stadium in 2009. I remember that I went to to a club shop near the stadium, where I met president Fernando Roig, and got a photo with him. That was a very special moment for me.\u201d He added, like for every groguet, \u20182021 was a very special year because we won the first title in our history.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Finally, Patrick, a true Yellow underlined that both Marcos Senna and Bruno Soriano are his favourite players of all time."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At Villarreal CF, in the \u2018Yellows Around The World\u2019 series, we feature the stories of some of our biggest international fans."}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"The Danish fan has followed the Yellow Submarine for nearly 20 years Patrick Hoff, aged 33, is an international Villarreal CF fan. Born in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, where he also lives, he was supported the Yellow Submarine since 2003, when he was just 14. Patrick started to follow Villarreal by pure chance. Laughing, he explained: \u201cI was on holiday with my family in Gran Canaria and I remember being in the hotel bar and on the TV, they were showing a football match. I didn\u2019t know who was playing, but I remember being drawn to the team who were wearing yellow and blue, Villarreal, because they wore the same colours as Br\u00f8ndby IF, the team I follow in my country. That\u2019s when I knew Villarreal was the team for me.\u201d \u201cIf you ask my friends or my partner, they would probably say that I focus most of my attention on Villarreal, and that it\u2019s been like that since 2003,\u201d admitted the Dane, who added: \u201cThe UEFA Champions League semi-finals against Arsenal only increased my love for the team. That was the first, and at the moment, the only time, that I\u2019ve cried at a football match.\u201d He also supports the team via social media. \u201cSince 2013, I\u2019ve had a Twitter account (@VillarrealCFDK) with the aim of making Villarreal more attractive to people from my country and so that I can share my passion for the team witt them. There aren\u2019t many fans in Denmark, and because of that, with the account, I\u2019m hoping that some more of my compatriots will also support Villarreal CF,\u201d he explained. The Danish Yellow, who normally watches the matches on TV at home, has visited the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica four times, with the tie against Eibar (1-0) from the 2018\/19 season the last game he saw live in person. He hasn\u2019t missed a single game that Villarreal played in Denmark in recent years, going to the matches against Odense and Aalborg. When asked about his favourite memories as a Yellows fan, he replied: \u201cThe first time I visited the stadium in 2009. I remember that I went to to a club shop near the stadium, where I met president Fernando Roig, and got a photo with him. That was a very special moment for me.\u201d He added, like for every groguet, \u20182021 was a very special year because we won the first title in our history.\u201d Finally, Patrick, a true Yellow underlined that both Marcos Senna and Bruno Soriano are his favourite players of all time. At Villarreal CF, in the \u2018Yellows Around The World\u2019 series, we feature the stories of some of our biggest international fans.","headings":[],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg","alt":"||||","width":818,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 818w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px"}],"counts":{"blocks":10,"headings":0,"texts":9,"buttons":0,"images":1}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"The Danish fan has followed the Yellow Submarine for nearly 20 years Patrick Hoff, aged 33, is an international Villarreal CF fan. Born in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, where he also lives, he was supported the Yellow Submarine since 2003, when he was just 14. Patrick started to follow Villarreal by pure chance. Laughing, he explained: \u201cI was on holiday with my family in Gran Canaria and I remember being in the hotel bar and on the TV, they were showing a football match. I didn\u2019t know who was playing, but I remember being drawn to the team who were wearing yellow and blue, Villarreal, because they wore the same colours as Br\u00f8ndby IF, the team I follow in my country. That\u2019s when I knew Villarreal was the team for me.\u201d \u201cIf you ask my friends or my partner, they would probably say that I focus most of my attention on Villarreal, and that it\u2019s been like that since 2003,\u201d admitted the Dane, who added: \u201cThe UEFA Champions League semi-finals against Arsenal only increased my love for the team. That was the first, and at the moment, the only time, that I\u2019ve cried at a football match.\u201d He also supports the team via social media. \u201cSince 2013, I\u2019ve had a Twitter account (@VillarrealCFDK) with the aim of making Villarreal more attractive to people from my country and so that I can share my passion for the team witt them. There aren\u2019t many fans in Denmark, and because of that, with the account, I\u2019m hoping that some more of my compatriots will also support Villarreal CF,\u201d he explained. The Danish Yellow, who normally watches the matches on TV at home, has visited the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica four times, with the tie against Eibar (1-0) from the 2018\/19 season the last game he saw live in person. He hasn\u2019t missed a single game that Villarreal played in Denmark in recent years, going to the matches against Odense and Aalborg. When asked about his favourite memories as a Yellows fan, he replied: \u201cThe first time I visited the stadium in 2009. I remember that I went to to a club shop near the stadium, where I met president Fernando Roig, and got a photo with him. That was a very special moment for me.\u201d He added, like for every groguet, \u20182021 was a very special year because we won the first title in our history.\u201d Finally, Patrick, a true Yellow underlined that both Marcos Senna and Bruno Soriano are his favourite players of all time. At Villarreal CF, in the \u2018Yellows Around The World\u2019 series, we feature the stories of some of our biggest international fans.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Danish fan has followed the Yellow Submarine for nearly 20 years"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Patrick Hoff, aged 33, is an international Villarreal CF fan. Born in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, where he also lives, he was supported the Yellow Submarine since 2003, when he was just 14."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Patrick started to follow Villarreal by pure chance. Laughing, he explained: \u201cI was on holiday with my family in Gran Canaria and I remember being in the hotel bar and on the TV, they were showing a football match. I didn\u2019t know who was playing, but I remember being drawn to the team who were wearing yellow and blue, Villarreal, because they wore the same colours as Br\u00f8ndby IF, the team I follow in my country. That\u2019s when I knew Villarreal was the team for me.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cIf you ask my friends or my partner, they would probably say that I focus most of my attention on Villarreal, and that it\u2019s been like that since 2003,\u201d admitted the Dane, who added: \u201cThe UEFA Champions League semi-finals against Arsenal only increased my love for the team. That was the first, and at the moment, the only time, that I\u2019ve cried at a football match.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"He also supports the team via social media. \u201cSince 2013, I\u2019ve had a Twitter account (@VillarrealCFDK) with the aim of making Villarreal more attractive to people from my country and so that I can share my passion for the team witt them. There aren\u2019t many fans in Denmark, and because of that, with the account, I\u2019m hoping that some more of my compatriots will also support Villarreal CF,\u201d he explained."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Danish Yellow, who normally watches the matches on TV at home, has visited the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica four times, with the tie against Eibar (1-0) from the 2018\/19 season the last game he saw live in person. He hasn\u2019t missed a single game that Villarreal played in Denmark in recent years, going to the matches against Odense and Aalborg."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"When asked about his favourite memories as a Yellows fan, he replied: \u201cThe first time I visited the stadium in 2009. I remember that I went to to a club shop near the stadium, where I met president Fernando Roig, and got a photo with him. That was a very special moment for me.\u201d He added, like for every groguet, \u20182021 was a very special year because we won the first title in our history.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Finally, Patrick, a true Yellow underlined that both Marcos Senna and Bruno Soriano are his favourite players of all time."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At Villarreal CF, in the \u2018Yellows Around The World\u2019 series, we feature the stories of some of our biggest international fans."}],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg","alt":"||||","width":818,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 818w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px"}],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg","alt":"||||","width":818,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 818w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Danish fan has followed the Yellow Submarine for nearly 20 years"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Patrick Hoff, aged 33, is an international Villarreal CF fan. Born in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, where he also lives, he was supported the Yellow Submarine since 2003, when he was just 14."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Patrick started to follow Villarreal by pure chance. Laughing, he explained: \u201cI was on holiday with my family in Gran Canaria and I remember being in the hotel bar and on the TV, they were showing a football match. I didn\u2019t know who was playing, but I remember being drawn to the team who were wearing yellow and blue, Villarreal, because they wore the same colours as Br\u00f8ndby IF, the team I follow in my country. That\u2019s when I knew Villarreal was the team for me.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cIf you ask my friends or my partner, they would probably say that I focus most of my attention on Villarreal, and that it\u2019s been like that since 2003,\u201d admitted the Dane, who added: \u201cThe UEFA Champions League semi-finals against Arsenal only increased my love for the team. That was the first, and at the moment, the only time, that I\u2019ve cried at a football match.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"He also supports the team via social media. \u201cSince 2013, I\u2019ve had a Twitter account (@VillarrealCFDK) with the aim of making Villarreal more attractive to people from my country and so that I can share my passion for the team witt them. There aren\u2019t many fans in Denmark, and because of that, with the account, I\u2019m hoping that some more of my compatriots will also support Villarreal CF,\u201d he explained."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Danish Yellow, who normally watches the matches on TV at home, has visited the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica four times, with the tie against Eibar (1-0) from the 2018\/19 season the last game he saw live in person. He hasn\u2019t missed a single game that Villarreal played in Denmark in recent years, going to the matches against Odense and Aalborg."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"When asked about his favourite memories as a Yellows fan, he replied: \u201cThe first time I visited the stadium in 2009. I remember that I went to to a club shop near the stadium, where I met president Fernando Roig, and got a photo with him. That was a very special moment for me.\u201d He added, like for every groguet, \u20182021 was a very special year because we won the first title in our history.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Finally, Patrick, a true Yellow underlined that both Marcos Senna and Bruno Soriano are his favourite players of all time."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At Villarreal CF, in the \u2018Yellows Around The World\u2019 series, we feature the stories of some of our biggest international fans."}]}],"hero":{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"The Danish fan has followed the Yellow Submarine for nearly 20 years Patrick Hoff, aged 33, is an international Villarreal CF fan. Born in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, where he also lives, he was supported the Yellow Submarine since 2003, when he was just 14. Patrick started to follow Villarreal by pure chance. Laughing, he explained: \u201cI was on holiday with my family in Gran Canaria and I remember being in the hotel bar and on the TV, they were showing a football match. I didn\u2019t know who was playing, but I remember being drawn to the team who were wearing yellow and blue, Villarreal, because they wore the same colours as Br\u00f8ndby IF, the team I follow in my country. That\u2019s when I knew Villarreal was the team for me.\u201d \u201cIf you ask my friends or my partner, they would probably say that I focus most of my attention on Villarreal, and that it\u2019s been like that since 2003,\u201d admitted the Dane, who added: \u201cThe UEFA Champions League semi-finals against Arsenal only increased my love for the team. That was the first, and at the moment, the only time, that I\u2019ve cried at a football match.\u201d He also supports the team via social media. \u201cSince 2013, I\u2019ve had a Twitter account (@VillarrealCFDK) with the aim of making Villarreal more attractive to people from my country and so that I can share my passion for the team witt them. There aren\u2019t many fans in Denmark, and because of that, with the account, I\u2019m hoping that some more of my compatriots will also support Villarreal CF,\u201d he explained. The Danish Yellow, who normally watches the matches on TV at home, has visited the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica four times, with the tie against Eibar (1-0) from the 2018\/19 season the last game he saw live in person. He hasn\u2019t missed a single game that Villarreal played in Denmark in recent years, going to the matches against Odense and Aalborg. When asked about his favourite memories as a Yellows fan, he replied: \u201cThe first time I visited the stadium in 2009. I remember that I went to to a club shop near the stadium, where I met president Fernando Roig, and got a photo with him. That was a very special moment for me.\u201d He added, like for every groguet, \u20182021 was a very special year because we won the first title in our history.\u201d Finally, Patrick, a true Yellow underlined that both Marcos Senna and Bruno Soriano are his favourite players of all time. At Villarreal CF, in the \u2018Yellows Around The World\u2019 series, we feature the stories of some of our biggest international fans.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Danish fan has followed the Yellow Submarine for nearly 20 years"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Patrick Hoff, aged 33, is an international Villarreal CF fan. Born in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, where he also lives, he was supported the Yellow Submarine since 2003, when he was just 14."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Patrick started to follow Villarreal by pure chance. Laughing, he explained: \u201cI was on holiday with my family in Gran Canaria and I remember being in the hotel bar and on the TV, they were showing a football match. I didn\u2019t know who was playing, but I remember being drawn to the team who were wearing yellow and blue, Villarreal, because they wore the same colours as Br\u00f8ndby IF, the team I follow in my country. That\u2019s when I knew Villarreal was the team for me.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cIf you ask my friends or my partner, they would probably say that I focus most of my attention on Villarreal, and that it\u2019s been like that since 2003,\u201d admitted the Dane, who added: \u201cThe UEFA Champions League semi-finals against Arsenal only increased my love for the team. That was the first, and at the moment, the only time, that I\u2019ve cried at a football match.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"He also supports the team via social media. \u201cSince 2013, I\u2019ve had a Twitter account (@VillarrealCFDK) with the aim of making Villarreal more attractive to people from my country and so that I can share my passion for the team witt them. There aren\u2019t many fans in Denmark, and because of that, with the account, I\u2019m hoping that some more of my compatriots will also support Villarreal CF,\u201d he explained."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Danish Yellow, who normally watches the matches on TV at home, has visited the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica four times, with the tie against Eibar (1-0) from the 2018\/19 season the last game he saw live in person. He hasn\u2019t missed a single game that Villarreal played in Denmark in recent years, going to the matches against Odense and Aalborg."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"When asked about his favourite memories as a Yellows fan, he replied: \u201cThe first time I visited the stadium in 2009. I remember that I went to to a club shop near the stadium, where I met president Fernando Roig, and got a photo with him. That was a very special moment for me.\u201d He added, like for every groguet, \u20182021 was a very special year because we won the first title in our history.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Finally, Patrick, a true Yellow underlined that both Marcos Senna and Bruno Soriano are his favourite players of all time."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At Villarreal CF, in the \u2018Yellows Around The World\u2019 series, we feature the stories of some of our biggest international fans."}],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg","alt":"||||","width":818,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 818w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px"}],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg","alt":"||||","width":818,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 818w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5cca02217aeda08d1ce4f56be8b1a438.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Danish fan has followed the Yellow Submarine for nearly 20 years"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Patrick Hoff, aged 33, is an international Villarreal CF fan. Born in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, where he also lives, he was supported the Yellow Submarine since 2003, when he was just 14."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Patrick started to follow Villarreal by pure chance. Laughing, he explained: \u201cI was on holiday with my family in Gran Canaria and I remember being in the hotel bar and on the TV, they were showing a football match. I didn\u2019t know who was playing, but I remember being drawn to the team who were wearing yellow and blue, Villarreal, because they wore the same colours as Br\u00f8ndby IF, the team I follow in my country. That\u2019s when I knew Villarreal was the team for me.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cIf you ask my friends or my partner, they would probably say that I focus most of my attention on Villarreal, and that it\u2019s been like that since 2003,\u201d admitted the Dane, who added: \u201cThe UEFA Champions League semi-finals against Arsenal only increased my love for the team. That was the first, and at the moment, the only time, that I\u2019ve cried at a football match.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"He also supports the team via social media. \u201cSince 2013, I\u2019ve had a Twitter account (@VillarrealCFDK) with the aim of making Villarreal more attractive to people from my country and so that I can share my passion for the team witt them. There aren\u2019t many fans in Denmark, and because of that, with the account, I\u2019m hoping that some more of my compatriots will also support Villarreal CF,\u201d he explained."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Danish Yellow, who normally watches the matches on TV at home, has visited the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica four times, with the tie against Eibar (1-0) from the 2018\/19 season the last game he saw live in person. He hasn\u2019t missed a single game that Villarreal played in Denmark in recent years, going to the matches against Odense and Aalborg."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"When asked about his favourite memories as a Yellows fan, he replied: \u201cThe first time I visited the stadium in 2009. I remember that I went to to a club shop near the stadium, where I met president Fernando Roig, and got a photo with him. That was a very special moment for me.\u201d He added, like for every groguet, \u20182021 was a very special year because we won the first title in our history.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Finally, Patrick, a true Yellow underlined that both Marcos Senna and Bruno Soriano are his favourite players of all time."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At Villarreal CF, in the \u2018Yellows Around The World\u2019 series, we feature the stories of some of our biggest international fans."}]}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"The Danish fan has followed the Yellow Submarine for nearly 20 years Patrick Hoff, aged 33, is an international Villarreal CF fan. Born in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, where he also lives, he was supported the Yellow Submarine since 2003, when he was just 14. Patrick started to follow Villarreal by pure chance. Laughing, he explained: \u201cI was on holiday with my family in Gran Canaria and I remember being in the hotel bar and on the TV, they were showing a football match. I didn\u2019t know who was playing, but I remember being drawn to the team who were wearing yellow and blue, Villarreal, because they wore the same colours as Br\u00f8ndby IF, the team I follow in my country. That\u2019s when I knew Villarreal was the team for me.\u201d \u201cIf you ask my friends or my partner, they would probably say that I focus most of my attention on Villarreal, and that it\u2019s been like that since 2003,\u201d admitted the Dane, who added: \u201cThe UEFA Champions League semi-finals against Arsenal only increased my love for the team. That was the first, and at the moment, the only time, that I\u2019ve cried at a football match.\u201d He also supports the team via social media. \u201cSince 2013, I\u2019ve had a Twitter account (@VillarrealCFDK) with the aim of making Villarreal more attractive to people from my country and so that I can share my passion for the team witt them. There aren\u2019t many fans in Denmark, and because of that, with the account, I\u2019m hoping that some more of my compatriots will also support Villarreal CF,\u201d he explained. The Danish Yellow, who normally watches the matches on TV at home, has visited the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica four times, with the tie against Eibar (1-0) from the 2018\/19 season the last game he saw live in person. He hasn\u2019t missed a single game that Villarreal played in Denmark in recent years, going to the matches against Odense and Aalborg. 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