Bill (footballer, born 1978)

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Bill
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Faria
Date of birth (1978-06-07) 7 June 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Vila Nova
Ponte Preta-SP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Ponte Preta-SP (–)
2000 El Paso Patriots 8 (–)
2001 Caxias (–)
2002 Guarany de Bagé (–)
2003–2004 Chapecoense ? (10)
2004–2005 15 de Novembro (–)
2005 Tubarão F.C. [1] ? (3)
2006 São José de Porto Alegre (–)
2006 Pelotas [2] (–)
2006 River (Ipauí) (–)
2006–2007 Novo Hamburgo (–)
2007 Bragantino (–)
2007 Bagé (–)
2007–2008 BSV Rehden (–)
2008 Oeste de Chapecó (–)
2009 Atlético de Ibirama [3] (–)
2009 Videira (–)
2010–2011 CENE
2011 Riopardense (–)
2011 Aimoré (–)
2012 Glória
2012 Cometa
International career
2003–2004 Togo 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2009

Alessandro Faria (born 7 June 1978), known as Bill, is a former footballer who played as a forward. Born and raised in Brazil, he has been naturalized by Togo and played for that national team. [4]

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Career

He was signed by BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden in November 2007, [5] and returned to Brazil for Oeste de Chapecó in September 2008. [6]

International career

Bill made his Togo national team debut on June 8, 2003, in a 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match against Cape Verde, in Lomé. That day Les Eperviers (the nickname of Togo national football team) won by 5-2 and he scored one of the Togolese goals. [7]
Bill also played for Togo against the Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko in a friendly match on 29 June 2003 in Stade de Kégué, Lomé. [8]

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 June 2003 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 1 – 05 – 2 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match
222 June 2003 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1 – 02 – 0 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match
322 June 2003 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2 – 02 – 0 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match

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