Luís Bilro

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Luís Bilro
Personal information
Full name Luís Miguel Bilro Pereira
Date of birth (1971-04-01) 1 April 1971 (age 53)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total411(17)
International career
1987 Portugal U16 12 (0)
2005–2008 Portugal (beach soccer)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Miguel Bilro Pereira (born 1 April 1971), known as Bilro, is a Portuguese retired football and beach soccer player.

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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 for 11 professional seasons.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 245 games and nine goals.

Association 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. [1]

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. [2] [3]

Beach soccer career

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. [4] Shortly after, he moved back to Sporting but in his new sport. [5]

In 2011, Bilro retired at the age of 40 and started coaching his last team. [6]

Honours

Beach soccer

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References

  1. Tadeia, António (1 April 2022). "F80 (169): Bilro" (in Portuguese). António Tadeia. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  2. Teixeira, Olga (15 April 2003). "Bilro quer continuar em Leiria" [Bilro wants to remain in Leiria] (in Portuguese). Televisão Independente . Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  3. Sampaio, Miguel (5 November 2015). "Derrotas do Chelsea impedem Mourinho de regressar a Leiria" [Chelsea losses prevent Mourinho's return to Leiria]. Jornal de Leiria (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Portugal vence Mundialito ao bater o Brasil" [Portugal win Mundialito after beating Brasil] (in Portuguese). TSF. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  5. "Futebol de praia: Madjer, Alan e Belchior no Sporting" [Beach soccer: Madjer, Alan and Belchior in Sporting] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  6. "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.