Mark Williams (South African soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Frank Williams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1988 | Clarewood AFC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1990 | Jomo Cosmos | 28 | (6) |
| 1991 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 20 | (5) |
| 1992 | Hellenic FC | 19 | (6) |
| 1993 | Cape Town Spurs | 5 | (2) |
| 1993–1995 | RWD Molenbeek | 61 | (17) |
| 1995–1996 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | (0) |
| 1996 | Corinthians | 3 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Kaizer Chiefs F.C. | 17 | (8) |
| 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 | 6 | (5) |
| Total | 283 | (107) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1997 | South Africa | 23 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mark Williams (born 11 August 1966) is a South African former international footballer who played as a forward for many clubs throughout his career, including Corinthians (Brazil),[2] Wolverhampton Wanderers (England), Chongqing Lifan (China), Qingdao Zhongneng (China) and RWDM (Belgium). At Wolves he scored once; his goal coming in a League Cup tie against Fulham in October 1995.[3] Internationally he is predominantly remembered for being in the squad that played in the 1996 African Cup of Nations where he was the joint second scorer with 4 goals, and scored both goals in the final after coming on as a substitute, in which South Africa beat Tunisia 2–0 to win the cup for the first time.[4] When he retired he would have played for the South Africa national football team 23 times, scoring 8 goals. As of December 2006 he is playing for South African Beach Soccer team.
Career statistics
International
| 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
Qiánwéi Huándǎo
- Chinese FA Cup: 2000
Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili
- Chinese Jia B League: 2001
Qingdao Hademen
- Chinese FA Cup: 2002
South Africa
References
- ^ "Sul-africano que passou pelo Timão cobra caro para conceder entrevista".
- ^ "Ex-corintiano Mark Williams é destaque na África do Sul" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
- ^ "From the archive - rare League Cup success". expressandstar.com. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "'Mandela brought extra pressure': the story of South Africa's Afcon triumph". The Guardian. 24 June 2019.
External links
- Mark Williams at National-Football-Teams.com
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