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Vitorino Hilton

ヴィトリーノ・イウトン・ダ・シウヴァ　/　ゔぃとりーの・いうとん・だ・しうゔぁ

Association football player from Brazil

September 13, 1977 (age 48)　・　Brasília, Brazil

association football player

My Take

Vitorino Hilton fascinates me precisely because he defied the Brazilian stereotype. Brazil exports flair and attacking magic, yet here is a centre-back from Brasília who built a long, durable career in France with Servette, Bastia, and Lens, playing well into his late thirties. That kind of longevity in a foreign league, anchored on defensive discipline rather than samba showmanship, is something I find genuinely admirable. He represents the unsung craftsmen who win matches through positioning and grit. I have a soft spot for players who earn respect slowly, brick by brick, and Hilton strikes me as exactly that sort of self-made professional.

Overview

Vitorino Hilton da Silva (born 13 September 1977), commonly known as Vitorino Hilton or just Hilton, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Beginning his career in Brazil, at 23 he moved to Europe to play for Servette, where he played for two and a half seasons, before joining Bastia on loan in 2004 and then moving to Lens.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Vitorino Hilton
Name (Japanese): ヴィトリーノ・イウトン・ダ・シウヴァ
Reading: ゔぃとりーの・いうとん・だ・しうゔぁ
Born: September 13, 1977 (age 48)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Snake
Origin: Brasília, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: 182 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A6%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1

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