Hilário_Leal
Hilário Leal
Portuguese football director and former player
Hilário Paulino Neves Freitas Leal (born 15 May 1974), simply known as Hilário, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hilário Paulino Neves Freitas Leal | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-05-15) 15 May 1974 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Ajaccio, France | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1992 | Freamunde | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Freamunde | ||
| 1996–1999 | Chaves | 38 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Perugia | 22 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Maia | 12 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Sambenedettese | ||
| 2005–2007 | Famalicão | 20 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Santa Maria | 51 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hilário was born to Portuguese parents in Ajaccio, Corsica, France, returning to his motherland still as an infant.[1] He made his professional debuts with local S.C. Freamunde, playing third division football with the club. In 1996, he moved straight into the top level with G.D. Chaves, appearing regularly in two of his three seasons and being relegated in his last, although he had already signed in January 1999 for A.C. Perugia in Italy.
With the Umbrians Hilário played in the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup,[2] with his team being eliminated by Trabzonspor in the third round. He only appeared regularly in his first full season in Serie A (20 games), helping the side to a final midtable position and sharing teams with the likes of Hidetoshi Nakata, Alessandro Calori, Giovanni Tedesco, Massimiliano Esposito and Milan Rapaić;[3] he never scored a goal for the club, but netted one in his own net against Inter Milan on 6 January 2000.[4]
In 2002 Hilário moved back to Portugal, playing for F.C. Maia in division two before returning to Italy a year later, representing S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio in two Serie C seasons.[1] Again in his country at the age of 31, he signed for F.C. Famalicão, switching in 2007 to Santa Maria F.C. in amateur football (fourth division).
In 2012 Hilário returned to Freamunde, being appointed its director of football.[5][6]
- Hilário: “Mazzone mi parlava di Samb-Ascoli” (Hilario: “Mazzone told me about Samb-Ascoli”); Riviera Oggi, 28 April 2004 (in Italian)
- Hilário fulcral na vitória do Perugia (Hilário essential in Perugia win); Record, 18 July 1999 (in Portuguese)
- Hilário: «Senti-me desanimado mas agora quero ficar no Perugia» (Hilário: «I felt discouraged but now I want to stay at Perugia»); Record, 5 February 2000 (in Portuguese)
- Hilário o regresso 16 anos depois (Hilário the return 16 years later); Freamunde Allez, 14 June 2012 (in Portuguese)
- Hilário Leal: «Há clubes que não cumprem e é como se nada fosse» (Hilário Leal: «Some clubs do not comply and it is as if nothing had happened») Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine; Record, 24 November 2012 (in Portuguese)
- Hilário Leal at ForaDeJogo (archived)
