Hilário

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.

Henrique Hilário Meireles Alves Sampaio (born 21 October 1975), known as Hilário, is a Portuguese football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the goalkeeping coach of the England national team. He spent most of his professional career with Porto and Chelsea, mainly as a backup. He appeared in 160 Primeira Liga matches over nine seasons.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name (English)

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 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rabbit

Origin

São Pedro da Cova, Porto, Portugal

Blood type

Private

Height

189 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / goalkeeper coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• 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

Tags

• Porto
• association football player
• goalkeeper coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.