William Viali

William Viali
Personal information
Full name William Viali
Date of birth (1974-11-16) 16 November 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Vaprio d'Adda, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Reggiana (head coach)
Youth career
1991–1993 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Fiorenzuola 29 (1)
1994–1995 Ravenna 26 (1)
1995 Cesena 3 (0)
1995–1996 Monza 13 (0)
1996–1997 Ascoli 28 (2)
1997–2001 Lecce 111 (4)
2001–2002 Venezia 15 (0)
2002–2003 Palermo 0 (0)
2002–2003 → Perugia (loan) 11 (0)
2003 → Ancona (loan) 13 (1)
2004–2006 Fiorentina 53 (1)
2005–2006 → Treviso (loan) 26 (0)
2006–2007 Treviso 56 (3)
2008–2010 Cremonese 71 (5)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Fiorenzuola
2012 Parma U16
2012–2013 Lupa Piacenza
2013 Piacenza
2014 Piacenza
2015–2016 Pro Piacenza
2016–2017 Südtirol
2017–2018 Cuneo
2018–2019 Novara
2019 Novara
2020–2022 Cesena
2022–2023 Cosenza
2023 Ascoli
2024 Cosenza
2024– Reggiana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Viali (born 16 November 1974) is an Italian football manager and a former player who played as a defender. He is the head coach of Serie B club Reggiana.

Playing career

Viali was signed outright by Treviso in January 2006. He finished his career with Cremonese in 2010.[1]

Coaching career

Having been released in 2010 by Cremonese and having decided to retire, Viali became coach of Serie D side Fiorenzuola. After leading the club away from relegation, Viali left the club in 2011. In 2012, Parma announced Viali had become the head coach of their under-16 team.[2]

On 5 December 2017, he was hired as the head coach of Serie C club Cuneo.[3]

On 14 June 2018, he was appointed the new head coach for Novara, which was relegated to Serie C at the end of the previous season.[4]

On 4 June 2019, Novara announced that his contract would not be extended past its expiration on 30 June 2019.[5]

On 28 January 2020, he joined Serie C club Cesena.[6] He left Cesena by the end of the 2021–22 Serie C season.

On 2 November 2022, Viali signed a contract until 30 June 2023 to become the new head coach of Serie B club Cosenza to replace Davide Dionigi, in what was also his first managerial job in the Italian second division.[7] He left Cosenza by the end of the season to sign for fellow Serie B club Ascoli, but was dismissed on 13 November 2023 due to poor results, after achieving only twelve points in the first 13 league games of the season.[8]

On 11 March 2024, Viali returned to Cosenza, agreeing to a contract with the Serie B club until 30 June 2025.[9] He departed the club by the end of the 2023–24 Serie B campaign after the club chose not to confirm him for the new season.[10] On 19 June 2024, Viali was unveiled as the new head coach of fellow Serie B club Reggiana for the 2024–25 season.[11]

Honours

Lupa Piacenza

References

  1. ^ "Carriera di William Viali" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  2. ^ Page title[usurped]
  3. ^ "William Viali è il nuovo allenatore dei biancorossi" (in Italian). A.C. Cuneo 1905. 5 December 2017.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: WILLIAM VIALI E' IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL NOVARA" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 14 June 2018.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: SI INTERROMPERA' IL 30 GIUGNO IL RAPPORTO TRA MISTER VIALI E IL NOVARA" (Press release) (in Italian). Novara. 4 June 2019.
  6. ^ "WILLIAM VIALI È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL CESENA" (Press release) (in Italian). Cesena. 28 January 2020.
  7. ^ "William Viali è il nuovo allenatore dei Lupi!" (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  8. ^ "VIALI NON È PIÙ L'ALLENATORE DELL'ASCOLI CALCIO: IL COMUNICATO" (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio 1898. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Cosenza, in panchina torna Viali. E firma un contratto con i lupi fino al 2025" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Rescissione contrattuale con William Viali" (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  11. ^ "WILLIAM VIALI E' IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELL' AC REGGIANA" (in Italian). AC Reggiana 1919. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.


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