William Alves (footballer, born 1986)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rocha and the second or paternal family name is Alves.

William Rocha Alves (born 7 May 1986) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

William Alves

Personal information
Full name	William Rocha Alves
Date of birth	(1986-05-07) 7 May 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Campinas, Brazil
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Portuguesa Santista
2007	Shizuoka
2008	Anapolina
2008	Tombense
2008	Slavija Novi Sad
2009–2012	Borac Čačak	87	(2)
2013	Tombense	0	(0)
2013–2015	Diósgyőr	28	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 March 2018

Career

Born in Campinas, William Alves came through the youth system at Palmeiras. He made his senior debuts with Portuguesa Santista in 2007. Later that year, William Alves moved abroad to Japan to play for lower league club Shizuoka.

In January 2008, William Alves returned to his homeland and played for Anapolina and Tombense, before moving abroad again, this time to Serbia, joining lower league club Slavija Novi Sad. He later switched to Serbian SuperLiga side Borac Čačak in the 2009 winter transfer window. In early 2013, William Alves returned to his former club Tombense.

In the summer of 2013, William Alves signed with Hungarian side Diósgyőr. He spent two years at the club, winning the League Cup in his debut season.

Honours

Diósgyőr

• Ligakupa: 2013–14

External links

• William Alves at the Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)
• William Alves at Soccerway
• William Alves at WorldFootball.net