William Amaral de Andrade

William Amaral de Andrade (born 27 December 1967), known simply as William, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender, and is currently manager of Lincoln Red Imps of the Gibraltar National League.

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 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Lincoln Red Imps
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)
Teams managed
2004–2005 Valenciano
2006–2007 Compostela
2010 Compostela
2012 Vilaverdense
2016–2017 Mons Calpe
2019 Mons Calpe
2020– Lincoln Red Imps
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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]

Honours

Benfica

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.
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