Name Luis Bilro Playing position Role Football player | Height 1.78 m 1985–1989 Sporting CP Position Defender | |
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Full name Luis Miguel Bilro Pereira Date of birth (1971-04-01) 1 April 1971 (age 44) | ||
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 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.