Willians Bartolomeu dos Santos, known as Willians (born 20 April 1973) is a retired

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striker.

Club career

He arrived to Serbia in summer 1998 along his compatriot

Adilson dos Santos Adilson dos Santos, shortly Adi or Adilson (born 12 May 1976), is a former Brazilian footballer, who last played as a left-back for South Korean K League Classic side FC Seoul. His good impression in Seoul was such that after retiring, he stayed ...

and Fumaça, and signed with

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

. He played with Presidense in Brazil. He made 7 appearances and scored twice in the

1998–99 First League of FR Yugoslavia The 1998–99 First League of FR Yugoslavia was the seventh season of the FR Yugoslavia's top-level football league since its establishment. It was contested by 18 teams, and Partizan won the championship (declared on 12 June 1999). The championsh ...

. He left Red Star in December and joined Greek club

Proodeftiki F.C. Proodeftiki Football Club, also known as Proodeftiki Piraeus, simply as Proodeftiki, or with its full name as A.O. Proodeftiki Neolea ( el, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Προοδευτική Νεολαία, transliterated "Athlitikós Όmilo ...

He made 3 appearances in the

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Later, between 2006 and 2010, he played in Vietnam, with Hòa Phát Hà Nội, Khatoco Khánh Hòa, XSKT Cần Thơ and

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Honors

;Red Star Belgrade *

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Match report: Red Star vs Železnik 7:1, 1/8 finals of Yugoslav Cup
at youtube.com

References

1973 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Association football forwards Red Star Belgrade footballers First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Expatriate footballers in Serbia and Montenegro Proodeftiki F.C. players Super League Greece players Expatriate footballers in Greece Hòa Phát Hà Nội FC players Khatoco Khánh Hòa FC players Can Tho FC players Haiphong FC players V.League 1 players Expatriate footballers in Vietnam Association football midfielders Sportspeople from Sergipe {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub