Luís Bilro

Luís Bilro
Personal information
Full name Luís Miguel Bilro Pereira
Date of birth (1971-04-01) 1 April 1971
Place of birth Borba, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position 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)
2004 Dragões Sandinenses
2005 Lusitânia 9 (0)
2008–2011 Sporting CP (beach soccer)
Total 411 (17)
National team
2005–2008 Portugal (beach soccer)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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

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 Clube de Portugal he made his professional debuts with Seixal FC, where he had begun as an infant. He went to represent lowly clubs 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 amass nearly 400 overall official appearances, helping it 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.

Beach soccer

After spending 2004–05 with two modest sides, Bilro moved to beach soccer, spending three years with the national team as they won the Mundialito de Futebol de Praia in 2008 and 2009.

Shortly after, he moved back to Sporting but in his new sport. In 2011, he retired at the age of 40 and started coaching his last team.

Football statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total
1989–90Seixal27030
1990–91Atlético31550
1991–92Olhanense32220
1992–93Sporting0000
1993–94Leiria33030
1994–9519200
1995–9623040
1996–9731000
1997–9833150
1998–9931241
1999–0033120
2000–0130420
2001–0232010
2002–0329063
2003–04172
Total Portugal 40017374
Country 40017374

Honours

Beach soccer

Country

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