Mark Williams (South African soccer) explained

Mark Williams
Fullname:Mark Frank Williams[1]
Birth Date:1966 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Cape Town, South Africa
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1978–1988
Youthclubs1:Clarewood AFC
Years1:1988–1990
Years2:1991
Years3:1992
Years4:1993
Years5:1993–1995
Years6:1995–1996
Years7:1996
Years8:1996–1997
Years9:1997
Years10:1998–2000
Years11:2001
Years12:2002
Years13:2002–2003
Years14:2003
Clubs1:Jomo Cosmos
Clubs3:Hellenic FC
Clubs4:Cape Town Spurs
Clubs5:RWD Molenbeek
Clubs6:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Clubs7:Corinthians
Clubs8:Kaizer Chiefs F.C.
Clubs9:Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.
Clubs10:Qiánwéi Huándǎo
Clubs11:Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili
Clubs12:Qingdao Hademen
Clubs13:Moroka Swallows
Clubs14:Brunei
Caps1:28
Goals1:22
Caps2:20
Goals2:5
Caps3:19
Goals3:6
Caps4:5
Goals4:2
Caps5:61
Goals5:17
Caps6:12
Goals6:0
Caps7:3
Goals7:0
Caps8:17
Goals8:8
Caps9:20
Goals9:3
Caps10:50
Goals10:36
Caps11:20
Goals11:19
Caps12:14
Goals12:1
Caps13:8
Goals13:2
Caps14:6
Goals14:5
Totalcaps:283
Totalgoals:107
Nationalyears1:1992–1997
Nationalteam1:South Africa
Nationalcaps1:23
Nationalgoals1:8

Mark Williams (born 11 August 1966) is a South African former international footballer who played as a forward for many clubs throughout his career, including Corinthians (Brazil),[2] Wolverhampton Wanderers (England), Chongqing Lifan (China), Qingdao Zhongneng (China) and RWDM (Belgium). At Wolves he scored once; his goal coming in a League Cup tie against Fulham in October 1995.[3] Internationally he is predominantly remembered for being in the squad that played in the 1996 African Cup of Nations where he was the joint second scorer with 4 goals, and scored both goals in the final after coming on as a substitute, in which South Africa beat Tunisia 2–0 to win the cup for the first time.[4] When he retired he would have played for the South Africa national football team 23 times, scoring 8 goals. As of December 2006 he is playing for South African Beach Soccer team.

Career statistics

International

South Africa national team
YearAppsGoals
199220
199310
199420
199532
199685
199771
Total238

Honours

Qiánwéi Huándǎo

2000

Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili

Qingdao Hademen

2002

South Africa

1996

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sul-africano que passou pelo Timão cobra caro para conceder entrevista.
  2. Web site: Ex-corintiano Mark Williams é destaque na África do Sul . Portuguese . 2007-12-04 . UOL .
  3. News: From the archive - rare League Cup success . 4 December 2015. expressandstar.com. 11 August 2015.
  4. News: 'Mandela brought extra pressure': the story of South Africa's Afcon triumph . The Guardian. 24 June 2019.