William Douglas Humia Menezes (born 1 March 1963), known as just Douglas, is a Brazilian former
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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. He played in eleven matches for the
Brazil national football team
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in 1987. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the
1987 Copa América
The 1987 Copa América was the 33rd edition of the Copa América, CONMEBOL's national team competition. It was the first Copa América under the new rotational hosting system. Argentina, as the first country alphabetically, hosted the tournament ...
tournament.
Honours
;Cruzeiro
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Campeonato Mineiro
The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...
: 1984, 1987, 1992, 1994
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Supercopa Libertadores
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1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
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Copa do Brasil
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1993
The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as:
* International Year for the World's Indigenous People
The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...
;Brazil U20
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Toulon Tournament
The Maurice Revello Tournament (officially French: the ''Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello''), previously known as the Toulon Tournament, is a Association football, football tournament, which traditionally features invit ...
: 1983
;Brazil Olympic
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Pan American Games
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1987
Events January
* January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency.
* January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade.
* January 3 – Afghan leader ...
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CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
The CONMEBOL Preolímpico () is an international association football event in the South America region organized by CONMEBOL. It is the qualification tournament for the football at the Summer Olympics, football tournament at the Olympic Games.
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1987
Events January
* January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency.
* January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade.
* January 3 – Afghan leader ...
References
External links
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Williamat ogol.com.br
1963 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazil men's youth international footballers
Brazil men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Belo Horizonte
Footballers at the 1987 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists in football
1983 Copa América players
1987 Copa América players
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Sporting CP footballers
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Primeira Liga players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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