William César de Oliveira (born 17 October 1968) is a former Brazilian international footballer. He has played for several domestic club teams in Brazil such as

Vasco Esporte Clube Vasco Esporte Clube, commonly known as Vasco, was a Brazilian football club based in Aracaju Aracaju () is the capital of the state of Sergipe, Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country on the coast, about 350 km (217 mi) ...

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

Fluminense FC Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, ...

Clube Atlético Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro (), commonly known as Atlético Mineiro or Atlético, and colloquially as Galo (, "Rooster"), is the largest professional football club based in the city of Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Mi ...

etc. William was part of the Brazilian U17 football team at the inaugural edition of the FIFA U-16 World Championship (now known as FIFA U17 World Cup) in

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

. He played a vital role in Brazil's third-place finish at the first edition of the Youth FIFA World Cup with scoring 5 goals in the entire tournament. He was awarded the Golden Ball at the 1985 World Cup as he was the second leading goal scorer in the tournament just behind

Marcel Witeczek Marcel Witeczek (born 18 October 1968) is a German former professional Association football, footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder. Over the course of 15 seasons, he played in 410 Bundesliga games (50 goals; 474/59 counting bo ...

of Germany.

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Profile at Supervasco

Profile at Footballia
1968 births Living people Brazil international footballers Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders CR Vasco da Gama players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Fluminense FC players Guarani FC players América de Cali footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers Americano Futebol Clube players Brazil youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Peru People from Cuiabá Sportspeople from Mato Grosso {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub