Mark Williams

Mark Williams (born 11 August 1966) is a South African former international footballer who played as a forward for many clubs throughout his career, including Corinthians (Brazil), Wolverhampton Wanderers (England), Chongqing Lifan (China), Qingdao Zhongneng (China) and RWDM (Belgium). At Wolves he scored once; his goal coming in a League Cup tie against Fulham in October 1995. Internationally he is predominantly remembered for being in the squad that played in the 1996 African Cup of Nations where he was the joint second scorer with 4 goals, and scored both goals in the final after coming on as a substitute, in which South Africa beat Tunisia 2–0 to win the cup for the first time. When he retired he would have played for the South Africa national football team 23 times, scoring 8 goals. As of December 2006 he is playing for South African Beach Soccer team.

Career statistics International

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 22 November 1995 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa 1–? 2–2 Friendly 2. 2–? 3. 13 January 1996 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 2–0 3–0 1996 African Cup of Nations 4. 20 January 1996 1–0 1–0 5. 3 February 1996 1–0 2–0 6. 2–0 7. 18 September 1996 Johannesburg Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 2–0 2–0 Friendly 8. 8 June 1997 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 3–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Qiánwéi Huándǎo Chinese FA Cup: 2000

Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili Chinese Jia B League: 2001

Qingdao Hademen Chinese FA Cup: 2002

South Africa African Cup of Nations: 1996