William Viali

{{Infobox football biography

| name = William Viali

| image = William Viali coach Reggiana.jpg

| fullname = William Viali

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|11|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Vaprio d'Adda, Italy

| height = {{height|meter=1.85}}

| position = Defender

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1991–1993

| youthclubs1 = Atalanta

| years1 = 1993–1994

| years2 = 1994–1995

| years3 = 1995

| years4 = 1995–1996

| years5 = 1996–1997

| years6 = 1997–2001

| years7 = 2001–2002

| years8 = 2002–2003

| years9 = 2002–2003

| years10 = 2003

| years11 = 2004–2006

| years12 = 2005–2006

| years13 = 2006–2007

| years14 = 2008–2010

| clubs1 = Fiorenzuola

| clubs2 = Ravenna

| clubs3 = Cesena

| clubs4 = Monza

| clubs5 = Ascoli

| clubs6 = Lecce

| clubs7 = Venezia

| clubs8 = Palermo

| clubs9 = → Perugia (loan)

| clubs10 = → Ancona (loan)

| clubs11 = Fiorentina

| clubs12 = → Treviso (loan)

| clubs13 = Treviso

| clubs14 = Cremonese

| caps1 = 29

| caps2 = 26

| caps3 = 3

| caps4 = 13

| caps5 = 28

| caps6 = 111

| caps7 = 15

| caps8 = 0

| caps9 = 11

| caps10 = 13

| caps11 = 53

| caps12 = 26

| caps13 = 56

| caps14 = 71

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 2

| goals6 = 4

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 1

| goals11 = 1

| goals12 = 0

| goals13 = 3

| goals14 = 5

| manageryears1 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs1 = Fiorenzuola

| manageryears2 = 2012

| managerclubs2 = Parma U16

| managerclubs3 = Lupa Piacenza

| manageryears3 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs4 = Piacenza

| manageryears4 = 2013

| managerclubs5 = Piacenza

| manageryears5 = 2014

| managerclubs6 = Pro Piacenza

| manageryears6 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs7 = Südtirol

| manageryears7 = 2016–2017

| manageryears8 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs8 = Cuneo

| manageryears9 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs9 = Novara

| manageryears10 = 2019

| managerclubs10 = Novara

| manageryears11 = 2020–2022

| managerclubs11 = Cesena

| manageryears12 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs12 = Cosenza

| manageryears13 = 2023

| managerclubs13 = Ascoli

| manageryears14 = 2024

| managerclubs14 = Cosenza

| manageryears15 = 2024–2025

| managerclubs15 = Reggiana

| pcupdate =

}}

William Viali (born 16 November 1974) is an Italian football manager and a former player who played as a defender. He was most recently the head coach of {{Italian football updater|Reggiana}} club Reggiana.

Playing career

Viali was signed outright by Treviso in January 2006. He finished his career with Cremonese in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Viali_William|title=Carriera di William Viali|publisher=Tutto Calciatori|language=Italian|accessdate=2008-12-29}}

Coaching career

Having been released in 2010 by Cremonese and having decided to retire, Viali became coach of Serie D side Fiorenzuola. After leading the club away from relegation, Viali left the club in 2011. In 2012, Parma announced Viali had become the head coach of their under-16 team.{{usurped|[https://archive.today/20120712044634/http://fcparma.com/allievi-nazionali-b-william-viali-e-il-nuovo-allenatore/ Page title]}}

On 5 December 2017, he was hired as the head coach of Serie C club Cuneo.{{cite web|publisher=A.C. Cuneo 1905|url=http://www.cuneocalcio.it/news/cuneo-calcio/3083-william-viali-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-dei-biancorossi.html|title=William Viali è il nuovo allenatore dei biancorossi|date=5 December 2017|language=Italian}}

On 14 June 2018, he was appointed the new head coach for Novara, which was relegated to Serie C at the end of the previous season.{{cite web|publisher=Novara Calcio|url=https://www.novaracalcio.com/ufficiale-william-viali-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-del-novara/|title=UFFICIALE: WILLIAM VIALI E' IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL NOVARA|date=14 June 2018|language=Italian}}

On 4 June 2019, Novara announced that his contract would not be extended past its expiration on 30 June 2019.{{cite press release|publisher=Novara|url=https://www.novaracalcio.com/ufficiale-si-interrompe-il-rapporto-tra-mister-viali-e-il-novara/|title=UFFICIALE: SI INTERROMPERA' IL 30 GIUGNO IL RAPPORTO TRA MISTER VIALI E IL NOVARA|date=4 June 2019|language=Italian}}

On 28 January 2020, he joined Serie C club Cesena.{{cite press release|publisher=Cesena|url=https://calciocesena.com/it/news/2020/1/28/william-viali-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-del-cesena|title=WILLIAM VIALI È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL CESENA|date=28 January 2020|language=Italian}} He left Cesena by the end of the 2021–22 Serie C season.

On 2 November 2022, Viali signed a contract until 30 June 2023 to become the new head coach of Serie B club Cosenza to replace Davide Dionigi, in what was also his first managerial job in the Italian second division.{{cite web |language=it |publisher=Cosenza Calcio |accessdate=2 November 2022 |date=2 November 2022 |title=William Viali è il nuovo allenatore dei Lupi! |url=http://www.ilcosenza.it/2022/11/02/william-viali-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-dei-lupi/}} He left Cosenza by the end of the season to sign for fellow Serie B club Ascoli, but was dismissed on 13 November 2023 due to poor results, after achieving only twelve points in the first 13 league games of the season.{{cite web |language=it |date=13 November 2023 |accessdate=13 November 2023 |publisher=Ascoli Calcio 1898 |url=https://www.ascolicalcio1898.it/viali-non-e-piu-lallenatore-dellascoli-calcio-il-comunicato/ |title=VIALI NON È PIÙ L’ALLENATORE DELL’ASCOLI CALCIO: IL COMUNICATO.}}

On 11 March 2024, Viali returned to Cosenza, agreeing to a contract with the Serie B club until 30 June 2025.{{cite web |language=it |date=11 March 2024 |accessdate=11 March 2024 |publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-b/cosenza-in-panchina-torna-viali-e-firma-un-contratto-con-i-lupi-fino-al-2025-1945260 |title=Cosenza, in panchina torna Viali. E firma un contratto con i lupi fino al 2025}} He departed the club by the end of the 2023–24 Serie B campaign after the club chose not to confirm him for the new season.{{cite web |publisher=Cosenza Calcio |date=2024-06-14 |accessdate=2024-06-17 |url=https://www.ilcosenza.it/2024/06/14/%f0%9f%94%b4%f0%9f%94%b5-rescissione-contrattuale-con-william-viali/ |title=Rescissione contrattuale con William Viali. |language=it}} On 19 June 2024, Viali was unveiled as the new head coach of fellow Serie B club Reggiana for the 2024–25 season.{{cite web |language=it |date=19 June 2024 |accessdate=19 June 2024 |url=https://reggianacalcio.it/2024/06/19/william-viali-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-dell-ac-reggiana/ |publisher=AC Reggiana 1919 |title=WILLIAM VIALI E’ IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELL’ AC REGGIANA}}