William Boaventura
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | William Cleite Boaventura | ||
| Date of birth | February 14, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipatinga (MG), Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back / Left midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | A. D. Cabofriense | ||
| 2004–2006 | AEL Limassol | 42 | (14) |
| 2006–2008 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 42 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Metalurh Donetsk | 18 | (0) |
| 2009 | → FC Kuban (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2010 | Metalurh Donetsk | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | APOEL | 34 | (4) |
| 2012 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2012 | |||
William Cleite Boaventura (born February 14, 1980, in Brazil) is a retired Brazilian footballer.
Career
[edit]"Boa" started his career in the Brazilian team Cabofriense and arrived in Cyprus the summer of 2004, showing good skills while playing for AEL Limassol. Two years later he moved to Anorthosis Famagusta, where he stayed for another two years. At Anorthosis he won the 2006–07 Cypriot Cup and the 2007–08 Cypriot First Division.
At the end of season 2007–2008 he left for Ukraine and Metalurh Donetsk. In 2009 Boa played in Russia's Kuban (on loan from Metalurh Donetsk) where he had 25 appearances and then returned in Metalurh.
On 17 June 2010, Boaventura returned to Cyprus and agreed for a two years contract with APOEL. At APOEL, Boaventura won his second championship title in his career, by helping the team to win the 2010–11 Cypriot First Division. The following season he appeared in seven official 2011–12 UEFA Champions League matches for APOEL, in the club's surprising run to the quarter-finals of the competition.
On 6 June 2012, he returned to Anorthosis Famagusta, signing a one-year contract with the club, but in September 2012, Boaventura forced to stop his career at 32 years old because he was treated heart problems.
Honours
[edit]External links
[edit]- William Boaventura at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players
- Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
- AEL Limassol players
- FC Metalurh Donetsk players
- FC Kuban Krasnodar players
- APOEL FC players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Cypriot First Division players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Russian Premier League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football fullbacks
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen