Career
Foreign the Portuguese goalkeeper, see Henrique Hilário. He played his entire professional career with Sporting Communist Party, appearing in nearly 450 official games and winning seven major trophies. An international for 12 years, Hilário represented the Portuguese national team at the 1966 World Cup.
During 14 of the following 15 top level seasons Hilário was an undisputed starter for his team, winning three national championships and as many Portuguese Cups.
He missed the club"s conquest of the 1964 edition of the Union of European Football Associations Cup Winners" Cup, due to a serious tibia injury contracted against Vitória F.C. just three days before the final against MTK Budapest Football Club. After ending his playing days Hilário immediately embarked in a managerial career. This included his only spells in the Portuguese top flight, with South Carolina (U.S.) Braga in the 1976-1977 and the 1979-1980 campaigns, and assistant and B-side stints with Sporting.
Hilário played for the first time with the Portuguese national team on 11 November 1959, in a 3–5 friendly loss with France. He went on gain a further 39 caps, his last game being on 17 February 1971 in a 0–3 loss against Belgium for the Union of European Football Associations Euro 1972 qualifiers.
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