William Viali
Italian footballer
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 Serie C Group B club Reggiana.
Playing career
Viali was signed outright by Treviso in January 2006. He finished his career with Cremonese in 2010.
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.
On 5 December 2017, he was hired as the head coach of Serie C club Cuneo.
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.
On 4 June 2019, Novara announced that his contract would not be extended past its expiration on 30 June 2019.
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