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David Villa pays tribute to Spanish legend Enrique Castro 'Quini'

The Spanish striker paid a touching tribute to one of his mentors, who passed away last week

David Villa has paid tribute to former Sporting Gijon and Barcelona great Enrique Castro 'Quini', who died of a heart attack last Tuesday.

The Spanish striker, who now plays for New York City FC in Major League Soccer, hailed his former mentor after his NYCFC side took a 2-0 win over Sporting Kansas City to open the 2018 MLS season for both sides.

Quini won the Pichichi trophy for being the top scorer in La Liga five times and remains eighth on the all-time list in Spain's top flight thanks to 219 goals across 448 appearances.