William Machado

Not to be confused with Willian Machado.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Machado and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.

William Machado

Personal information
Full name	William Machado de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1976-08-24) 24 August 1976
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	América Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Sete de Setembro-MG
1999	Desportiva Capixaba
1999–2000	Ipatinga
2001	Cabofriense
2002	América Mineiro
2003	Francana
2003	Portuguesa
2004–2005	Joinville
2005–2006	Ipatinga
2006–2007	Grêmio	62	(3)
2008–2010	Corinthians	83	(2)
International career
1993	Brazil U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Machado de Oliveira (born 24 August 1976), known as William Machado or simply William, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Playing career

Early career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, William started his career with hometown amateurs Sete de Setembro. After a short spell with Desportiva Capixaba, he signed for Ipatinga in 1999, and was a regular starter for the club until joining Cabofriense in 2001.

In 2002, William returned to his native state after agreeing to a contract with América Mineiro, a club he already represented as a youth. He failed to settle into any team in the following campaigns, representing Francana, Portuguesa and Joinville before suffering a serious injury in 2004.

In 2005 William returned to Ipatinga, and subsequently became an undisputed starter for the side.

Grêmio

On 1 April 2006, William was presented at Grêmio.

Corinthians

In 2007, after the arrival of Mano Menezes to Corinthians and the demand of time for players to form their defensive sector, William, who had worked and had credibility with Mano Menezes ended up being requested by the coach and hired by Corinthians. He was hired for a period of 6 months with possibility of extension, which was later made. With the departure of Betão to Santos, William was chosen as team captain. With the Timão he was runner-up on the Brazil Cup in 2008. On November 8, 2008 he won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B with Corinthians. In 2009 they won the Campeonato Paulista (undefeated), and the Copa do Brasil. In 2010, the captain led a campaign in conjunction with the then sponsor of the club, to help the people who suffered from the earthquake in Haiti.

Honours

Ipatinga

• Campeonato Mineiro: 2005

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2006, 2007

Corinthians

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2008
• Campeonato Paulista: 2009
• Copa do Brasil: 2009

External links

• William Machado at Sambafoot (archived)