Alessandro Faria (born 7 June 1978), known as Bill, is a former
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
*Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
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** Power forward (basketball)
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. Born and raised in Brazil, he has been naturalized by Togo and played for
that national team.
Career
He was signed by
BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden in November 2007, and returned to Brazil for
Oeste de Chapecó in September 2008.
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
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, in
Lomé
Lomé ( , ) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Togo, largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437 . That day ''Les Eperviers'' (the nickname of Togo national football team) won by 5-2 and he scored one of the Togolese goals.
Bill also played for Togo against the Ghanaian club
Asante Kotoko
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in a friendly match on 29 June 2003 in
Stade de Kégué,
Lomé
Lomé ( , ) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Togo, largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437 .
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International goals
References
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1978 births
Living people
Footballers from Porto Alegre
Brazilian emigrants to Togo
Naturalized citizens of Togo
Togolese men's footballers
Togo men's international footballers
Togolese expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
El Paso Patriots players
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players
Guarany Futebol Clube players
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players
Clube 15 de Novembro players
Esporte Clube São José players
Esporte Clube Pelotas players
River Atlético Clube players
Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo players
Clube Atlético Bragantino players
Clube Atlético Hermann Aichinger players
Clube Esportivo Aimoré players
Grêmio Esportivo Glória players
Men's association football forwards