Leonel Pilipauskas Explained

Leonel Pilipauskas
Fullname:Leonel Eduardo Pilipauskas Rodríguez
Birth Date:18 May 1975
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Height:1.80 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Bella Vista (assistant)
Years1:1994–1999
Years2:1999–2000
Years3:2001–2003
Years4:2004
Years5:2005–2008
Years6:2008–2009
Years7:2009–2010
Years8:2010–2012
Years9:2012–2013
Years10:2013–2014
Years11:2014–2016
Clubs1:Bella Vista
Clubs2:Atlético Madrid
Clubs3:Peñarol
Clubs4:Fénix
Clubs5:Instituto
Clubs6:Fénix
Clubs7:Platense
Clubs8:Fénix
Clubs9:Bella Vista
Clubs10:Deportivo Maldonado
Clubs11:Boston River
Caps1:28
Caps2:4
Caps3:40
Caps4:11
Caps5:100
Caps6:15
Caps7:47
Caps8:28
Caps9:38
Caps10:24
Caps11:42
Totalcaps:377
Goals1:2
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:1
Goals5:3
Goals6:0
Goals7:1
Goals8:1
Goals9:2
Goals10:1
Goals11:1
Totalgoals:12
Nationalyears1:1999
Nationalteam1:Uruguay
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2016–2019
Managerclubs1:Villa Española (assistant)
Manageryears2:2020–
Managerclubs2:Bella Vista (assistant)

Leonel Eduardo Pilipauskas Rodríguez (born 18 May 1975) is a Uruguayan retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is the assistant manager of Bella Vista.

Club career

Pilipauskas was born in Montevideo. In his country, he played for C.A. Bella Vista, Peñarol and Centro Atlético Fénix. This was punctuated by a spell with Spanish club Atlético Madrid in the 1999–2000 season, which was anything but successful (only four La Liga matches, relegation to Segunda División).[1]

In 2005, Pilipauskas moved to neighbouring Argentina, going on to represent Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba[2] and Club Atlético Platense, the former in the Primera División. He briefly returned to Fénix in between.

International career

Pilipauskas made four appearances for Uruguay during 1999, including two matches at that year's Copa América.[3] His debut came on 17 June in a friendly with Paraguay, in Ciudad del Este.

Coaching career

In January 2020, Pilipauskas returned to Bella Vista as an assistant manager under Jorge Casanova.[4]

Honours

Club

Peñarol

2003

Country

Uruguay

Runner-up 1999

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Pilipauskas: "Fue atroz mi año en el Atlético; no nos salió nada". Pilipauskas: "My year in Atlético was atrocious; we did not get one right". Diario AS. Spanish. 12 August 2001. 5 February 2016.
  2. News: El fútbol uruguayo es exportador por excelencia. Uruguayan football is an exporter extraordinaire. Diario El Este. Spanish. 7 September 2006. 5 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Copa América 1999. RSSSF. 5 February 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150709153240/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/99safull.html. 9 July 2015.
  4. http://www.cabellavista.com.uy/futbol/primera-division/656-nuevo-cuerpo-tecnico-2020-bienvenido-jorge-casanova-y-leonel-pilipauskas Nuevo Cuerpo Técnico 2020, bienvenido Jorge Casanova y Leonel Pilipauskas