Henrique Hilário

Henrique Hilário earns my respect for mastering one of football's hardest jobs: being the backup goalkeeper who stays ready and stays humble. Over nine seasons and 160 Primeira Liga matches, much of his career at Porto and Chelsea was spent waiting in the wings, yet he delivered when called upon. There is real discipline in not letting frustration erode your craft. It feels fitting that he transitioned into goalkeeping coaching, eventually working with the England national team. The patience and perspective he built as a perennial deputy are exactly what shape good mentors. I find his is a quietly admirable career arc.

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Name (English)

Henrique Hilário

Name (Japanese)

エンリケ・イラーリオ

Reading

えんりけ・いらーりお

Born

October 21, 1975 (age 51)

Origin

São Pedro da Cova, Porto, Portugal

Height

189 cm

Occupation

association football player / goalkeeper coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rabbit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hil%C3%A1rio%20(footballer%2C%20born%201975)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214751

Tags

• Porto
• association football player
• goalkeeper coach

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.