Bill (footballer, born 1978)

Bill
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Faria
Date of birth (1978-06-07) 7 June 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Vila Nova
Ponte Preta-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ponte Preta-SP – (–)
2000 El Paso Patriots 8 (–)
2001 Caxias – (–)
2002 Guarany de Bagé – (–)
2003–2004 Chapecoense ? (10)
2004–2005 15 de Novembro – (–)
2005 Tubarão F.C.[1] ? (3)
2006 São José de Porto Alegre – (–)
2006 Pelotas[2] – (–)
2006 River (Ipauí) – (–)
2006–2007 Novo Hamburgo – (–)
2007 Bragantino – (–)
2007 Bagé – (–)
2007–2008 BSV Rehden – (–)
2008 Oeste de Chapecó – (–)
2009 Atlético de Ibirama[3] – (–)
2009 Videira – (–)
2010–2011 CENE
2011 Riopardense – (–)
2011 Aimoré – (–)
2012 Glória
2012 Cometa
International career‡
2003–2004 Togo 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2009

Alessandro Faria (born 7 June 1978), known as Bill, is a former footballer who played as a forward. Born and raised in Brazil, he has been naturalized by Togo and played for that national team.[4]

Career

He was signed by BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden in November 2007,[5] and returned to Brazil for Oeste de Chapecó in September 2008.[6]

International career

Bill made his Togo national team debut on June 8, 2003, in a 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match against Cape Verde, in Lomé. That day Les Eperviers (the nickname of Togo national football team) won by 5-2 and he scored one of the Togolese goals.[7]
Bill also played for Togo against the Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko in a friendly match on 29 June 2003 in Stade de Kégué, Lomé.[8]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 June 2003 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Cape Verde 1 – 0 5 – 2 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match
2 22 June 2003 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Kenya 1 – 0 2 – 0 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match
3 22 June 2003 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Kenya 2 – 0 2 – 0 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match

References

  1. ^ "..:Portal do Tubarão Futebol Clube:.. - Fotos". Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Centroavante Bill é o novo reforço do Lobão". Esporte Clube Pelotas. 31 March 2006. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2006.
  3. ^ "Clube Atlético Hermann Aichinger". Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Samba mix inspires Togo". BBC Sport. 23 June 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2003.
  5. ^ CBF 2007 transfer list Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ CBF 2008 transfer list Archived 2010-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "International Matches 2003 - Africa". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Search results". google.com. [dead link‍][better source needed]
  • Bill – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Bill at National-Football-Teams.com
  • "CBF" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2010.