Bill (footballer, born 1978)

Bill
Personal information
Full name	Alessandro Faria
Date of birth	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
	Ponte Preta-SP
2000	El Paso Patriots
2001	Caxias
2002	Guarany de Bagé
2003–2004	Chapecoense
2004–2005	15 de Novembro
2005	Tubarão F.C.
2006	São José de Porto Alegre
2006	Pelotas
2006	River (Ipauí)
2006–2007	Novo Hamburgo
2007	Bragantino
2007	Bagé
2007–2008	BSV Rehden
2008	Oeste de Chapecó
2009	Atlético de Ibirama
2009	Videira
2010–2011	CENE
2011	Riopardense
2011	Aimoré
2012	Glória
2012	Cometa
International career‡
2003–2004	Togo
	*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

^ "..:Portal do Tubarão Futebol Clube:.. - Fotos". Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
^ "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.
^ "Clube Atlético Hermann Aichinger". Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
^ "Samba mix inspires Togo". BBC Sport. 23 June 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2003.
^ CBF 2007 transfer list Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
^ CBF 2008 transfer list Archived 2010-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ "International Matches 2003 - Africa". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^ "Search results". google.com. ^{[dead link]}^{[better source needed]}

External links

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.

[1] "..:Portal do Tubarão Futebol Clube:.. - Fotos". Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2009.

[EC_Pelotas-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.

[BBC-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]}

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