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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 2 |
| 1996 | 8 | 5 |
| 1997 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 23 | 8 |
Honours
Qiánwéi Huándǎo
- Chinese FA Cup: 2000
Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili
- Chinese Jia B League: 2001
Qingdao Hademen
- Chinese FA Cup: 2002
South Africa
References
- ^ "Sul-africano que passou pelo Timão cobra caro para conceder entrevista".
- ^ "Ex-corintiano Mark Williams é destaque na África do Sul" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
- ^ "From the archive - rare League Cup success". expressandstar.com. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "'Mandela brought extra pressure': the story of South Africa's Afcon triumph". The Guardian. 24 June 2019.
External links
- Mark Williams at National-Football-Teams.com
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