Luís Bilro
Luís Miguel Bilro Pereira (born 1 April 1971), known as Bilro, is a Portuguese retired football and beach soccer player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luís Miguel Bilro Pereira | ||
Date of birth | 1 April 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Borba, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1982–1985 | Seixal | ||
1985–1989 | Sporting CP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1990 | Seixal | 27 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Atlético | 31 | (5) |
1991–1992 | Olhanense | 33 | (2) |
1992–1993 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
1993–2004 | União Leiria | 311 | (10) |
2005 | Lusitânia | 9 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Sporting CP (beach soccer) | ||
Total | 411 | (17) | |
International career | |||
1987 | Portugal U16 | 12 | (0) |
2005–2008 | Portugal (beach soccer) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
While playing association football, in a career that lasted over a decade, he operated as right back or central defender, having represented União de Leiria during 11 professional seasons.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 245 games and nine goals.
Football career
Bilro was born in Borba, Évora District. After finishing his footballing formation at Sporting CP he made his professional debut with Seixal FC, where he had begun as an infant. He went to represent Atlético Clube de Portugal and S.C. Olhanense, returning to Sporting for 1992–93 and spending an entire season without any official appearances, being released afterwards.
After leaving Sporting, Bilro moved to U.D. Leiria, where he would appear in nearly 400 competitive matches, helping the club achieve Primeira Liga promotion in his first year and being coached in the 2001–02 campaign by young manager José Mourinho, as the side from the Lis River finished seventh.[1][2]
Beach soccer
After spending the latter part of 2004–05 with modest S.C. Lusitânia, Bilro moved to beach soccer, helping the Portugal national team win the BSWW Mundialito in 2008 and 2009.[3] Shortly after, he moved back to Sporting but in his new sport.
In 2011, Bilro retired at the age of 40 and started coaching his last team.[4]
Honours
Country
- Euro League: 2007, 2008
- FIFA World Cup: Third place 2008
- Euro League: 2007 (in Portugal); Runner-up 2007 (Italy); Third place 2007 (Spain)
- Mundialito: 2008, 2009; Runner-up 2007
References
- "Bilro quer continuar em Leiria" [Bilro wants to remain in Leiria] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 15 April 2003. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "Derrotas do Chelsea impedem Mourinho de regressar a Leiria" [Chelsea losses prevent Mourinho's return to Leiria]. Jornal de Leiria (in Portuguese). 5 November 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "Portugal vence Mundialito ao bater o Brasil" [Portugal win Mundialito after beating Brasil] (in Portuguese). TSF. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "Bilro acredita que Sporting pode disputar Mundialito de Clubes de Futebol de Praia" [Bilro believes Sporting can take part in Club Beach Soccer Mundialito] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
External links
- Luís Bilro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Luís Bilro national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)