Leonel Pilipauskas

Leonel Eduardo Pilipauskas Rodríguez (born 18 May 1975) is a Uruguayan retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is the assistant manager of Bella Vista.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pilipauskas and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Leonel Pilipauskas
Personal information
Full name Leonel Eduardo Pilipauskas Rodríguez
Date of birth (1975-05-18) 18 May 1975
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bella Vista (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1999 Bella Vista 28 (2)
1999–2000 Atlético Madrid 4 (0)
2001–2003 Peñarol 40 (0)
2004 Fénix 11 (1)
2005–2008 Instituto 100 (3)
2008–2009 Fénix 15 (0)
2009–2010 Platense 47 (1)
2010–2012 Fénix 28 (1)
2012–2013 Bella Vista 38 (2)
2013–2014 Deportivo Maldonado 24 (1)
2014–2016 Boston River 42 (1)
Total 377 (12)
National team
1999 Uruguay 4 (0)
Teams managed
2016–2019 Villa Española (assistant)
2020– Bella Vista (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Pilipauskas was born in Montevideo. In his country, he played for C.A. Bella Vista, Peñarol and Centro Atlético Fénix. This was punctuated by a spell with Spanish club Atlético Madrid in the 1999–2000 season, which was anything but successful (only four La Liga matches, relegation to Segunda División).[1]

In 2005, Pilipauskas moved to neighbouring Argentina, going on to represent Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba[2] and Club Atlético Platense, the former in the Primera División. He briefly returned to Fénix in between.

International career

Pilipauskas made four appearances for Uruguay during 1999, including two matches at that year's Copa América.[3] His debut came on 17 June in a friendly with Paraguay, in Ciudad del Este.

Coaching career

In January 2020, Pilipauskas returned to Bella Vista as an assistant manager under Jorge Casanova.[4]

Honours

Club

Peñarol

Country

Uruguay

References
  1. "Pilipauskas: "Fue atroz mi año en el Atlético; no nos salió nada"" [Pilipauskas: "My year in Atlético was atrocious; we did not get one right"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 12 August 2001. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. "El fútbol uruguayo es exportador por excelencia" [Uruguayan football is an exporter extraordinaire]. Diario El Este (in Spanish). 7 September 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. "Copa América 1999". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  4. Nuevo Cuerpo Técnico 2020, bienvenido Jorge Casanova y Leonel Pilipauskas, cabellavista.com.uy, 18 January 2020
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.