William Amaral de Andrade

William

Personal information
Full name	William Amaral de Andrade
Date of birth	(1967-12-27) 27 December 1967
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1987	Botafogo
1988–1989	Nacional	35	(2)
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		265	(21)
Managerial career
2004–2005	Valenciano
2006–2007	Compostela
2009–2011	Compostela
2012	Vilaverdense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Football 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 playing one season apiece with two other Portuguese clubs, C.D. Nacional and Vitória de Guimarães.

During his five-year spell William helped the Eagles to two national championships, forming an efficient partnership with countryman Ricardo Gomes after arriving as a replacement for another Brazilian, Carlos Mozer: in the 1993–94 campaign he did not miss one single game, and still scored four goals.

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

Honours

Benfica

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

External links

• William at footballzz.co.uk
• William profile at ForaDeJogo
• William profile at BDFutbol