William Viali

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 C club Cesena.

William Viali
Personal information
Full name William Viali
Date of birth (1974-11-16) 16 November 1974
Place of birth Vaprio d'Adda, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Cesena (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)
Teams managed
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– Cesena
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Viali was signed by Treviso outright in January 2006. Viali finished his career with Cremonese in 2010.[1]

Coaching career

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 will not be extended past its expiration on 30 June 2019.[5]

On 28 January 2020, he joined Serie C club Cesena.[6]

Honours
Lupa Piacenza
  • Eccellenza Emilia–Romagna (1): 2012–13

References
  1. "Carriera di William Viali" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
  2. http://fcparma.com/allievi-nazionali-b-william-viali-e-il-nuovo-allenatore/
  3. "William Viali è il nuovo allenatore dei biancorossi" (in Italian). A.C. Cuneo 1905. 5 December 2017.
  4. "UFFICIALE: WILLIAM VIALI E' IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL NOVARA" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 14 June 2018.
  5. "UFFICIALE: SI INTERROMPERA' IL 30 GIUGNO IL RAPPORTO TRA MISTER VIALI E IL NOVARA" (Press release) (in Italian). Novara. 4 June 2019.
  6. "WILLIAM VIALI È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL CESENA" (Press release) (in Italian). Cesena. 28 January 2020.
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