- Mark Williams (South African footballer)
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Mark Williams Personal information Date of birth August 11, 1966 Playing position Forward (retired) Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1988-1990 Jomo Cosmos 1991 Mamelodi Sundowns 1992 Hellenic FC 1993 Cape Town Spurs 1993-1995 RWD Molenbeek 61 (17) 1995-1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 (0) 1996-1997 Kaizer Chiefs F.C. 1997 Guangdong Hongyuan F.C. 20 (3) 1998-2000 Qiánwéi Huándǎo 50 (36) 2001 Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili 20 (19) 2002 Qingdao Hademen 14 (1) 2002-2003 Moroka Swallows 8 (2) 2003 Brunei DPMM FC National team 1992-1997 South Africa 23 (8) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Mark Williams (born August 11, 1966) is a former South African international football player who played for many clubs throughout his career, including Corinthians (Brazil),[1] Wolverhampton Wanderers (England), Chongqing Lifan (China), Qingdao Zhongneng (China) and RWDM (Belgium). Internationally he is predominantly remembered for being in the squad that played in the 1996 African Cup of Nations where he was the joint top scorer with 4 goals, and scored both goals in the final, in which South Africa beat Tunisia 2-0 to win the cup for the first time. When he retired he would have played for the South Africa national football team 23 time, scoring 8 goals. As of December 2006 he is playing for South African Beach Soccer team.
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National team statistics
South Africa national team Year Apps Goals 1992 2 0 1993 1 0 1994 2 0 1995 3 2 1996 8 5 1997 7 1 Total 23 8 Honours
Club
- Chinese FA Cup: 2000
Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili
- Chinese Jia B League: 2001
Qingdao Hademen
- Chinese FA Cup: 2002
International
South Africa national football team
- African Cup of Nations: 1996
References
- ^ "Ex-corintiano Mark Williams é destaque na África do Sul" (in Portuguese). UOL. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fol/esp/s2046126.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
External links
- Mark Williams (South African footballer) at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mark Williams (South African footballer) at cbf.com.br (site currently offline) (Portuguese)
China League One top scorers 1995: Cai Sheng / Ji Jie / Li Zhifei / Cheng Haifeng| 1996: Gu Xingxiang | 1997: Gao Hongbo | 1998: Rudnei | 1999: Amir | 2000: Keita | 2001: Williams | 2002: Rudnei / Milson | 2003: Valencia | 2004: Will | 2005: Ryndzyuk | 2006: Tico | 2007: Ramírez | 2008: Ilie | 2009: Martín| 2010: Gao Lin | 2011: Brown / WoodlySouth Africa squad – 1996 Africa Cup of Nations Winners (1st title) South Africa squad – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Categories:- 1966 births
- Living people
- South African association football players
- 1996 African Cup of Nations players
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Jomo Cosmos players
- Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
- Hellenic FC players
- Ajax Cape Town FC players
- R.W.D. Molenbeek players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
- Chongqing Lifan players
- Xian Chanba players
- Qingdao Jonoon F.C. players
- Moroka Swallows players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- South African football (soccer) biography stubs
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