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William Viali
Italian footballer and manager
William Viali (born 16 November 1974) is an Italian football manager and a former player who played as a defender. He is the head coach of Serie B club Cosenza.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Viali | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-11-16) 16 November 1974 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Vaprio d'Adda, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cosenza (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Fiorenzuola | 29 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Ravenna | 26 | (1) |
| 1995 | Cesena | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Monza | 13 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Ascoli | 28 | (2) |
| 1997–2001 | Lecce | 111 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 | Venezia | 15 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Palermo | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Perugia (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Ancona (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Fiorentina | 53 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | → Treviso (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Treviso | 56 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Cremonese | 71 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Fiorenzuola | ||
| 2012 | Parma U16 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Lupa Piacenza | ||
| 2013 | Piacenza | ||
| 2014 | Piacenza | ||
| 2015–2016 | Pro Piacenza | ||
| 2016–2017 | Südtirol | ||
| 2017–2018 | Cuneo | ||
| 2018–2019 | Novara | ||
| 2019 | Novara | ||
| 2020–2022 | Cesena | ||
| 2022–2023 | Cosenza | ||
| 2023 | Ascoli | ||
| 2024– | Cosenza | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Viali was signed outright by Treviso in January 2006. He finished his career with Cremonese in 2010.[1]
Having been released in 2010 by Cremonese and having decided to retire, Viali became coach of Serie D side Fiorenzuola. After leading the club away from relegation, Viali left the club in 2011. In 2012, Parma announced Viali had become the head coach of their under-16 team.[2]
On 5 December 2017, he was hired as the head coach of Serie C club Cuneo.[3]
On 14 June 2018, he was appointed the new head coach for Novara, which was relegated to Serie C at the end of the previous season.[4]
On 4 June 2019, Novara announced that his contract would not be extended past its expiration on 30 June 2019.[5]
On 28 January 2020, he joined Serie C club Cesena.[6] He left Cesena by the end of the 2021–22 Serie C season.
On 2 November 2022, Viali signed a contract until 30 June 2023 to become the new head coach of Serie B club Cosenza to replace Davide Dionigi, on what was also his first managerial job in the Italian second division.[7] He left Cosenza by the end of the season to sign for fellow Serie B club Ascoli, but was dismissed on 13 November 2023 due to poor results, after achieving only twelve points in the first 13 league games of the season.[8]
On 11 March 2024, Viali returned to Cosenza, agreeing to a contract with the Serie B club until 30 June 2025.[9]
- Lupa Piacenza
- Eccellenza Emilia–Romagna (1): 2012–13
- "Carriera di William Viali" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- "William Viali è il nuovo allenatore dei biancorossi" (in Italian). A.C. Cuneo 1905. 5 December 2017.
- "UFFICIALE: WILLIAM VIALI E' IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL NOVARA" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 14 June 2018.
- "UFFICIALE: SI INTERROMPERA' IL 30 GIUGNO IL RAPPORTO TRA MISTER VIALI E IL NOVARA" (Press release) (in Italian). Novara. 4 June 2019.
- "WILLIAM VIALI È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL CESENA" (Press release) (in Italian). Cesena. 28 January 2020.
- "William Viali è il nuovo allenatore dei Lupi!" (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "VIALI NON È PIÙ L'ALLENATORE DELL'ASCOLI CALCIO: IL COMUNICATO" (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio 1898. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- "Cosenza, in panchina torna Viali. E firma un contratto con i lupi fino al 2025" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- William Viali at Soccerway
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