William (footballer, born 1967)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Amaraland the second or paternal family name is de Andrade.

William

Personal information
Full name	William Amaral de Andrade
Date of birth	(1967-12-27) 27 December 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1987	Botafogo
1987–1989	Nacional	71	(6)
1989–1990	Vitória Guimarães	30	(2)
1990–1995	Benfica	97	(11)
1995–1996	Bastia	22	(1)
1996–2000	Compostela	61	(3)
2000–2002	Vitória Guimarães	20	(2)
Total		301	(25)
Managerial career
2004–2005	Valenciano
2006–2007	Compostela
2010	Compostela
2012	Vilaverdense
2016–2017	Mons Calpe
2019	Mons Calpe
2020	Lincoln Red Imps
2022–2023	Atlético Nacional (assistant)
2023	Atlético Nacional
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Amaral de Andrade (born 27 December 1967), known simply as William, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Playing career

William was born in Rio de Janeiro. During his extensive career he played most notably for S.L. Benfica, from where he arrived in 1990 after spells at two other Portuguese clubs, C.D. Nacional and Vitória de Guimarães.

During his five-year spell, William helped Benfica to two Primeira Liga titles, forming an efficient partnership with compatriot Ricardo Gomes after arriving as a replacement for another Brazilian, Carlos Mozer. In the 1990–91 season he did not miss one single game for the champions, and still scored four goals. ^{[1] [2]}

After one season in France at SC Bastia, William moved to Spain with SD Compostela, ^[3] being fairly used during four years (although he was never an automatic first-choice), two in La Liga and two in the second division. ^[4] He then returned to Portugal and Vitória Guimarães, ^[5] already the bearer of a passport from the country, and retired after two slow years in June 2002, aged nearly 35.

Coaching career

From December 2004 to May 2005 with SC Valenciano, and during one month in 2012 with Vilaverdense FC, William worked in the Portuguese third level. He subsequently had two spells with former club Compostela, who now competed in the regional championships. ^{[6] [7]}

In 2016, William was named head coach of newly promoted Gibraltar Premier Division side Mons Calpe, appointing Gibraltar under-19 manager Terrence Jolley as his assistant and overseeing the arrivals of former professionals including Hugo Colace and Michele Di Piedi. On 17 January 2017, following a defeat against Glacis United, he was fired. ^[8] After a brief return to the club in 2019, he was appointed manager of Lincoln Red Imps in May 2020. ^[9] On 5 October 2020, the club confirmed William's departure. ^[10]

On 13 October 2022, William was appointed assistant coach of Paulo Autuori at Colombian club Atlético Nacional. ^[11] Following Paulo Autuori's resignation from Atlético Nacional on 6 July 2023, William was appointed as interim head coach and 13 days later he was promoted to head coach on a permanent basis. ^{[12] [13]} On 9 October, he left the club. ^[14]

Honours

Benfica

• Primeira Liga: 1990–91, 1993–94
• Taça de Portugal: 1992–93

References

1. "Benfica e os jogadores brasileiros da história do clube" [Benfica and the Brazilian players in the club's history]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 November 2000. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
2. "Benfica: Luisão e Garay perto da dupla mais goleadora de sempre" [Benfica: Luisão and Garay close to best-ever scoring duo] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
3. "William ficha por el Compostela" [William signs for Compostela]. El País (in Spanish). 31 August 1996. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
4. "El gol de Ronaldo al Compostela cumple 20 años" [Ronaldo's goal to Compostela celebrates 20th birthday]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 October 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
5. "William acepta la oferta del Vitoria de Guimaraes" [William accepts the offer of Vitória de Guimarães]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 11 July 2000. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
6. ""Es primordial reorganizar el club para tener futuro"" ["It is of the essence to reorganise the club in order to have future"]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 23 September 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
7. "La renuncia de William no tiene marcha atrás y Choco toma el mando" [William is steadfast on resigning and Choco takes charge]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 17 November 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
8. "Premier Division: Team of the Week". Football Gibraltar. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
9. Club Statement - New Head Coach Appointed Lincoln Red Imps FC. 28 May 2020. 28 May 2020.
10. Lincoln Red Imps coach departs just as league due to start, chronicle.gi, 5 October 2020
11. ¿Quiénes son los dos asistentes técnicos de Paulo Autuori en Atlético Nacional?, elcolombiano.com, 13 October 2022
12. "¡No va más! Atlético Nacional comunicó la salida de Paulo Autuori" [He's no more! Atlético Nacional informed the departure of Paulo Autuori] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
13. "Nacional confirmó a William Amaral como técnico en propiedad" [Nacional confirmed William Amaral as incumbent manager] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
14. "Sorpresa en Nacional: Amaral dejó de ser DT y anunciaron su sustituto" [Surprise at Nacional: Amaral ceased to be manager and they announced his replacement] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links

• William at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• William at BDFutbol