William Morais
Murdered Brazilian footballer
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| Intro | Murdered Brazilian footballer | |
| Places | Brazil | |
| was | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
| Gender |
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| Birth | 1 March 1991, São Paulo | |
| Death | 6 February 2011Belo Horizonte (aged 19 years) |
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Biography
William Francis de Oliveira Morais (1 March 1991 – 6 February 2011) was a Brazilian footballer.
Career
Morais started in football on the youth squad of the Corinthians. With good performances in the Copa São Paulo de Juniores and the Campeonato Paulista de Juniores, the midfielder was named by coach Mano Menezes to join the core team of the Corinthians.
Morais was killed in a robbery attempt in southeastern Brazil. Police say the 19-year-old midfielder on loan to Minas Gerais's América FC was shot in the back early Sunday, 6 February 2011, while trying to escape a robbery attempt in the city of Belo Horizonte.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2010 | Nacional (SP) | Regional (SP B) | 0 | 0 | ? | 2 | ? | 2 | ||
| 2010 | Corinthians | Série A | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2011 | América (MG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 2 | ? | 3 | ||
- Note: State leagues are marked as League Cup.