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{{short description|Italian footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{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 (association football)|Defender]]
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 1991–1993
| youthclubs1 = [[Atalanta B.C.|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 = [[U.S. Fiorenzuola 1922|Fiorenzuola]]
| clubs2 = [[Ravenna Calcio|Ravenna]]
| clubs3 = [[A.C. Cesena|Cesena]]
| clubs4 = [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]]
| clubs5 = [[Ascoli Calcio 1898|Ascoli]]
| clubs6 = [[U.S. Lecce|Lecce]]
| clubs7 = [[S.S.C. Venezia|Venezia]]
| clubs8 = [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]]
| clubs9 = → [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] (loan)
| clubs10 = → [[A.C. Ancona|Ancona]] (loan)
| clubs11 = [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
| clubs12 = → [[Treviso F.B.C. 1993|Treviso]] (loan)
| clubs13 = [[Treviso F.B.C. 1993|Treviso]]
| clubs14 = [[U.S. Cremonese|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 = [[U.S. Fiorenzuola 1922|Fiorenzuola]]
| manageryears2 = 2012
| managerclubs2 = [[Parma F.C. Academy|Parma U16]]
| managerclubs3 = [[Piacenza Calcio|Lupa Piacenza]]
| manageryears3 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs4 = [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]]
| manageryears4 = 2013
| managerclubs5 = [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]]
| manageryears5 = 2014
| managerclubs6 = [[A.S. Pro Piacenza 1919|Pro Piacenza]]
| manageryears6 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs7 = [[F.C. Südtirol|Südtirol]]
| manageryears7 = 2016–2017
| manageryears8 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs8 = [[A.C. Cuneo 1905|Cuneo]]
| manageryears9 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs9 = [[Novara Calcio|Novara]]
| manageryears10 = 2019
| managerclubs10 = [[Novara Calcio|Novara]]
| manageryears11 = 2020–2022
| managerclubs11 = [[Cesena FC|Cesena]]
| manageryears12 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs12 = [[Cosenza Calcio|Cosenza]]
| manageryears13 = 2023
| managerclubs13 = [[Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC|Ascoli]]
| manageryears14 = 2024
| managerclubs14 = [[Cosenza Calcio|Cosenza]]
| manageryears15 = 2024–2025
| managerclubs15 = [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]]
| pcupdate = 
}}

'''William Viali''' (born 16 November 1974) is an Italian [[Association football|football]] manager and a former player who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. He was most recently the head coach of {{Italian football updater|Reggiana}} club [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]].

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

==Coaching career==
Having been released in 2010 by Cremonese and having decided to retire, Viali became coach of [[Serie D]] side [[U.S. Fiorenzuola 1922|Fiorenzuola]]. After leading the club away from relegation, Viali left the club in 2011. In 2012, [[Parma F.C.|Parma]] announced Viali had become the head coach of their under-16 team.<ref>{{usurped|[https://archive.today/20120712044634/http://fcparma.com/allievi-nazionali-b-william-viali-e-il-nuovo-allenatore/ Page title]}}</ref>

On 5 December 2017, he was hired as the head coach of [[Serie C]] club [[A.C. Cuneo 1905|Cuneo]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

On 14 June 2018, he was appointed the new head coach for [[Novara Calcio|Novara]], which was relegated to [[Serie C]] at the end of the previous season.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

On 4 June 2019, Novara announced that his contract would not be extended past its expiration on 30 June 2019.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=[[Novara Calcio|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}}</ref>

On 28 January 2020, he joined [[Serie C]] club [[Cesena F.C.|Cesena]].<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=[[Cesena F.C.|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}}</ref> 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 Calcio|Cosenza]] to replace [[Davide Dionigi]], in what was also his first managerial job in the Italian second division.<ref>{{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/}}</ref> He left Cosenza by the end of the season to sign for fellow Serie B club [[Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC|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.<ref>{{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.}}</ref>

On 11 March 2024, Viali returned to [[Cosenza Calcio|Cosenza]], agreeing to a contract with the Serie B club until 30 June 2025.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> On 19 June 2024, Viali was unveiled as the new head coach of fellow Serie B club [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]] for the [[2024–25 Serie B|2024–25 season]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Honours ==
;Lupa Piacenza
*[[Eccellenza Emilia–Romagna]] (1): 2012–13

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/william-viali/18683/ William Viali] at Soccerway

{{Serie B managers}}
{{AC Reggiana 1919 squad}}

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