Henrique Hilário
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Henrique Hilário Meireles Alves Sampaio | |
| Date of birth | October 21, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | São Pedro da Cova, Portugal | |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Chelsea | |
| Number | 40 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–2003 1998–1999 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2006 2006– |
Naval 1º Maio Académica FC Porto → Estrela Amadora (loan) → Varzim (loan) → Académica (loan) Nacional Chelsea |
-(-) -(-) 30 (0) 27 (0) 24 (0) 10 (0) 56 (0) 15 (0) |
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Henrique Hilário Meireles Alves Sampaio (born October 21, 1975 in São Pedro da Cova, Gondomar, Porto), simply Hilário, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and currently plays for Premier League side Chelsea, as Petr Cech's understudy.
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[edit] Club career
Having joined Portuguese first division powerhouse FC Porto in 1996, Hilário found opportunities hard to come by and served several loan stints in the country. In three seasons (the first still on loan) with Madeira's Clube Desportivo Nacional, he developed as a topflight goalkeeper.
Hilário joined Chelsea FC on July 1, 2006 from Nacional, 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 backup to Petr Čech and Carlo Cudicini,[1]but was handed a run in the first team after both Čech and Cudicini sustained injuries in Chelsea's game against Reading on October 14, 2006.[2]Hilário made his Chelsea debut four days later against FC Barcelona at Stamford Bridge, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win. He made his league on the 21st, against Portsmouth.
Hilário's run in the side saw him make a total of 18 appearances in 2006–07, even saving a penalty in the away game against Sheffield United. Čech's return to fitness in February 2007 saw him relegated to the substitute's bench again, and he was an unused replacement in Chelsea's League Cup final win over Arsenal.
In 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 the Czech suffered a hip injury. He then went on to start against Newcastle United and Fulham, as Chelsea won both contests 2-1. On April 8, 2008, he made a substitute appearance against Fenerbahce, due to injury to Cudicini, in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, and kept a clean sheet. Portuguese newspapers subsequently hinted at a possible call-up to the Portuguese national side.[3]
On January 26, 2009, Cudicini left Chelsea for Tottenham, leaving the Portuguese as second-choice, and promoting reserve keeper Rhys Taylor to a first-team promotion. On February 7, Hilário made his first 2008-09 start after an injury to Čech, against Hull City, and kept a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw.
Chelsea won the F.A Cup on 30 May 2009. Hilario was unfortunatley on the bench as Chelsea won 2-1. Hilario was seen celebrating and enjoying his time during the celebrations though. Hilario has just signed a new two year deal that will keep him at the club till 2011.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Chelsea close in on Hilario deal". BBC. 2006-06-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/5037406.stm. Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
- ^ "Mourinho angry as keepers injured". BBC. 2006-10-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6052028.stm. Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
- ^ (Portuguese) "Hilário until May". Record. 2008-04-10. http://www.record.pt/noticia.asp?id=782524&idCanal=292. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
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