Career
Tílger has an extensive career in football. He began professionally at giant Boca Juniors in 1989, but his chances to play were few. In 1991 he moved to Colombia, where he spent the next eight years playing for several first division clubs including Deportes Quindío, Independiente Santa Fe, Deportivo Cali, Millonarios and América de Cali among others
In the Colombian league he built up his reputation as a charismatic and controversial players that got in trouble more than once.
However, on the field he proved to be a lethal striker that scored over 100 goals in league play. In 1999 he returned to Argentina and signed for Unión de Santa Fe.
In 2002 he transferred to Argentinos Juniors, before joining Nueva Chicago where he play until 2004. After his spell at Mataderos, he was hired by Lanúson
The following year, he continued playing in the regionalised third tier, the Primera B Metropolitana with El Porvenir.
In 2008 Tílger went across the Río de la Plata and joined Uruguayan second division club Durazno Football Club. He retired from the sport at age 42 while playing for Atlético Policial in the Argentine fourth division. In November 1999, while playing for Millonarios in the semi-finals of Copa Mustang against his former team Once Caldas, Tílger got involved in a scandal of large proportions. When he scored on Once Caldas goalie Juan Carlos Henao, Tílger approached Henao with a ridicule dance move trying to provoke him, Henao pushed him back and Tílger dropped to the floor faking an act of aggression by the Colombian goalkeeper.
Since the referee didn"t intervene at that point, he stood up and abruptly squeezed Henao"s genitals.
After the shameful incident was witnessed by the line-man, Tílger was sent off the field, and in addition he received a nine-game suspension by the league.