Henrique Hilário
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Henrique Hilário Meireles Alves Sampaio (born 21 October 1975), known as Hilário, is a Portuguese
footballer who plays for Chelsea
in the Premier League as a goalkeeper.
. After emerging through F.C. Porto's youth system, he left and began playing professionally with lowly Associação Naval 1º de Maio
and Académica de Coimbra - respectively in divisions three
and two
.
Hilário returned to Porto for the 1996–97 season, after Vítor Baía
's departure to FC Barcelona
, appearing in 18 matches as the club won the national championship
for the third straight time. He soon would be deemed surplus to requirements however (Baía also returned from Spain
in January 1999), being loaned three times during his spell with the club, with C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Varzim SC, Académica and C.D. Nacional, while also being demoted to the team's reserves.
Released by Porto in the 2004 summer, Hilário signed with Madeira
's Nacional on a permanent basis, playing 29 matches in his first season, but losing his importance after the arrival of Swiss
Diego Benaglio.
on 1 June 2006, joining former Porto boss José Mourinho
, the two having coincided there for a brief period in the 2003–04 pre-season. He was originally signed as third-choice goalkeeper, as back-up to Petr Čech
and Carlo Cudicini
, but was handed a run in the first team after both Čech and Cudicini sustained injuries in Chelsea's game against Reading
on 14 October 2006. He made his Chelsea debut on 18 October, against FC Barcelona
at Stamford Bridge
, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win; his league debut came three days later, against Portsmouth
(2–1 home win).
Hilário's run in the side saw him make a total of 18 appearances during the 2006–07 season, keeping eight clean sheets
; he also saved a penalty
in an away game against Sheffield United
. Čech's return to fitness in February 2007 saw him back on the substitutes bench, and he was an unused replacement in Chelsea's League Cup final
win over Arsenal
.
At the start of 2007–08, Hilário found himself again third-choice to both Čech and Cudicini, but made a substitute appearance against Blackburn Rovers
at Ewood Park
, after Petr Čech
suffered a hip injury. He went on to start against Newcastle United
and Fulham
, as Chelsea won both matches 2–1. On 8 April 2008, he made a substitute appearance against Fenerbahce SK, due to an injury to Cudicini, in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the season's UEFA Champions League
, and kept a clean sheet. Portuguese newspapers subsequently hinted at a possible call-up to the Portuguese national side.
On 26 January 2009, Cudicini left Chelsea for Tottenham Hotspur
, leaving Hilário as second-choice, and promoting Rhys Taylor
to the first team. On 7 February, he made his first 2008–09 start after an injury to Čech, against Hull City
, and kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw. Hilário was an unused substitute during Chelsea's 2009 FA Cup Final
win over Everton
.
On 26 September 2009, when Čech was red carded
against Wigan Athletic
after a tackle on Hugo Rodallega
, Hilário came on for Florent Malouda
and let in two goals, one of which a penalty, in a 1–3 away loss. Due to Čech's suspension, he was in the starting line-up for the game against Liverpool
at home on 4 October, and performed well, keeping a clean sheet and receiving the Barclays Man of the match
award.
Hilário made his first appearance in 2010 coming off the bench for an injured Čech, in the second half of Chelsea's 1–2 loss at F.C. Internazionale Milano
in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, letting in no goals in about 30 minutes. He made another appearance in the Premier League, this time against Manchester City, and conceded four goals from Carlos Tévez
and Craig Bellamy
as Chelsea lost 2–4, their first home loss in the 2009–10 season, although the Blues eventually won the championship.
On 13 June 2011, 35-year old Hilário signed a one-year contract extension at Chelsea. Following the appointment of countryman André Villas-Boas as manager and the knee injury suffered by Čech late into the preseason, he was propelled to the starting lineup over Ross Turnbull
, appearing in two games and conceding two goals (in two home wins).
qualification playoffs
against Bosnia and Herzegovina
, a role for which Rui Patrício
, José Moreira
, Daniel Fernandes and Beto were also tried.
After being an unused substitute on that match, Hilário made his debut in the next game, a friendly with China on 3 March 2010, coming on for Eduardo at halftime in a 2–0 win.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who plays for Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
in the Premier League as a goalkeeper.
Portugal
Hilário was born in São Pedro da Cova, Porto DistrictPorto District
The District of Porto , sometimes Oporto in English, is located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country...
. After emerging through F.C. Porto's youth system, he left and began playing professionally with lowly Associação Naval 1º de Maio
Associação Naval 1º de Maio
Associação Naval 1º de Maio, commonly known as Naval, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa, with a capacity for 12,630 spectators.Naval is...
and Académica de Coimbra - respectively in divisions three
Portuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
and two
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
.
Hilário returned to Porto for the 1996–97 season, after Vítor Baía
Vítor Baía
Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.His career was intimately connected with F.C...
's departure to FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, appearing in 18 matches as the club won the national championship
Portuguese Liga
The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...
for the third straight time. He soon would be deemed surplus to requirements however (Baía also returned from Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
in January 1999), being loaned three times during his spell with the club, with C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Varzim SC, Académica and C.D. Nacional, while also being demoted to the team's reserves.
Released by Porto in the 2004 summer, Hilário signed with Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
's Nacional on a permanent basis, playing 29 matches in his first season, but losing his importance after the arrival of Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
Diego Benaglio.
Chelsea
Hilário signed with ChelseaChelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
on 1 June 2006, joining former Porto boss José Mourinho
José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....
, the two having coincided there for a brief period in the 2003–04 pre-season. He was originally signed as third-choice goalkeeper, as back-up to Petr Čech
Petr Cech
Petr Čech is a Czech footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Czech Republic as a goalkeeper. Čech previously played for Viktoria Plzeň, Chmel Blšany, Sparta Prague, and Rennes. He was voted into the all-star team of Euro 2004 after helping his country reach the semi-finals...
and Carlo Cudicini
Carlo Cudicini
Carlo Cudicini is an Italian goalkeeper who currently plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. In his 10 years at Chelsea he established himself as one of England's best goalkeepers before injury and the arrival of Petr Cech displaced him as first-choice...
, but was handed a run in the first team after both Čech and Cudicini sustained injuries in Chelsea's game against Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
on 14 October 2006. He made his Chelsea debut on 18 October, against FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
at Stamford Bridge
Stamford Bridge (stadium)
Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge...
, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win; his league debut came three days later, against Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
(2–1 home win).
Hilário's run in the side saw him make a total of 18 appearances during the 2006–07 season, keeping eight clean sheets
Shutout
In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
; he also saved a penalty
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
in an away game against Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
. Čech's return to fitness in February 2007 saw him back on the substitutes bench, and he was an unused replacement in Chelsea's League Cup final
2007 Football League Cup Final
The 2007 Carling Cup Final was played on Sunday, 25 February 2007 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. It was contested between Arsenal and Chelsea, making it the first all-London final in the competition's history; the two sides had previously met in Cardiff for the 2002 FA Cup Final. The game...
win over Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
.
At the start of 2007–08, Hilário found himself again third-choice to both Čech and Cudicini, but made a substitute appearance against Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
at Ewood Park
Ewood Park
Ewood Park is a football stadium in the English town of Blackburn, Lancashire, and is the home of Blackburn Rovers Football Club — one of the founder members of the Football League and Premier League. Rovers have played there since they moved from Leamington Street in the summer of 1890. The...
, after Petr Čech
Petr Cech
Petr Čech is a Czech footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Czech Republic as a goalkeeper. Čech previously played for Viktoria Plzeň, Chmel Blšany, Sparta Prague, and Rennes. He was voted into the all-star team of Euro 2004 after helping his country reach the semi-finals...
suffered a hip injury. He went on to start against Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
and Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
, as Chelsea won both matches 2–1. On 8 April 2008, he made a substitute appearance against Fenerbahce SK, due to an injury to Cudicini, in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the season's UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, and kept a clean sheet. Portuguese newspapers subsequently hinted at a possible call-up to the Portuguese national side.
On 26 January 2009, Cudicini left Chelsea for Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
, leaving Hilário as second-choice, and promoting Rhys Taylor
Rhys Taylor
Rhys Francis Taylor is a Welsh goalkeeper for Chelsea. He attended Glan Afan Comprehensive School, Port Talbot and then moved to Richard Challoner School, New Malden.-Club career:...
to the first team. On 7 February, he made his first 2008–09 start after an injury to Čech, against Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
, and kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw. Hilário was an unused substitute during Chelsea's 2009 FA Cup Final
2009 FA Cup Final
The 2009 FA Cup Final was the 128th final of the world's oldest domestic football cup competition, the FA Cup. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 30 May 2009 and marked the third time that the final has been staged at the stadium since it was rebuilt...
win over Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
.
On 26 September 2009, when Čech was red carded
Ejection (sports)
In sports, an ejection is one of several disqualifying actions assessed to a player or coach by a game official , usually for unsportsmanlike conduct....
against Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
after a tackle on Hugo Rodallega
Hugo Rodallega
Hugo Rodallega Martínez is a Colombian footballer who plays for English Premier League club Wigan Athletic. He primarily plays as a striker, but can also play on the wing....
, Hilário came on for Florent Malouda
Florent Malouda
Florent Johan Malouda is a French footballer who plays as a left winger for Chelsea and the French national team.-Châteauroux:A street footballer in his teen years, Malouda gradually developed into an interesting, new football talent, able to penetrate defenses with his technical skills and...
and let in two goals, one of which a penalty, in a 1–3 away loss. Due to Čech's suspension, he was in the starting line-up for the game against Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
at home on 4 October, and performed well, keeping a clean sheet and receiving the Barclays Man of the match
Man of the match
In sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a...
award.
Hilário made his first appearance in 2010 coming off the bench for an injured Čech, in the second half of Chelsea's 1–2 loss at F.C. Internazionale Milano
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, letting in no goals in about 30 minutes. He made another appearance in the Premier League, this time against Manchester City, and conceded four goals from Carlos Tévez
Carlos Tévez
Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...
and Craig Bellamy
Craig Bellamy
Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries...
as Chelsea lost 2–4, their first home loss in the 2009–10 season, although the Blues eventually won the championship.
On 13 June 2011, 35-year old Hilário signed a one-year contract extension at Chelsea. Following the appointment of countryman André Villas-Boas as manager and the knee injury suffered by Čech late into the preseason, he was propelled to the starting lineup over Ross Turnbull
Ross Turnbull
Ross Turnbull is an English footballer who is currently playing his club football for Chelsea as a goalkeeper in the Barclays Premier League.-Early life:...
, appearing in two games and conceding two goals (in two home wins).
International career
Hilário received his first call-up for Portugal in November 2009, at the age of 34, as backup to Eduardo for the 2010 FIFA World Cup2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
qualification playoffs
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The European zone of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008, and ended on 18 November 2009. The qualification process saw the first competitive matches of...
against Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team is the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
, a role for which Rui Patrício
Rui Patrício
Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a goalkeeper.-Club career:Patrício played as a striker at a young age...
, José Moreira
José Moreira
José Filipe da Silva Moreira OIH is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Swansea City in Wales, as a goalkeeper.-Early years:...
, Daniel Fernandes and Beto were also tried.
After being an unused substitute on that match, Hilário made his debut in the next game, a friendly with China on 3 March 2010, coming on for Eduardo at halftime in a 2–0 win.
Honours
- Porto:
- Portuguese LeaguePortuguese LigaThe Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...
: 1996–97, 1997–98 - Portuguese CupTaça de PortugalThe Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
: 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01 - Portuguese Supercup: 1996
- Portuguese League
- ChelseaChelsea F.C.Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
:- Premier League: 2009–10
- FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–102009–10 FA CupThe 2009–10 FA Cup was the 129th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. As in the previous year, 762 clubs were accepted for the competition. One club, Newcastle Blue Star, folded before the fixtures were released... - Football League CupFootball League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
: 2006–07 - FA Community ShieldFA Community ShieldThe Football Association Community Shield is English football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition...
: 20092009 FA Community ShieldThe 2009 FA Community Shield was the 87th FA Community Shield, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions...
; Runner-up 20102010 FA Community ShieldThe 2010 FA Community Shield was the 88th FA Community Shield, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 8 August 2010, and contested by league and cup double winners Chelsea... - Premier League Asia TrophyPremier League Asia TrophyThe Premier League Asia Trophy is a friendly four-team pre-season football tournament held in Asia every two years. The competition is contested by three Premier League football clubs and the home team...
: 20112011 Barclays Asia Trophy- Third-place playoff :- Final :-Ticket sales:Ticket prices for each match day in Hong Kong dollars were: $130 , $210 , $270 , $330 , $460 ....