| Sameer Hilal | |
| Fullname: | Sameer Sulaiman Hilal |
| Birth Date: | 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Al-Ettifaq |
| Years1: | 1986–2001 |
| Clubs1: | Al-Ettifaq |
| Years2: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs2: | Al-Khaleej |
| Manageryears1: | 2002–2005 |
| Managerclubs1: | Al-Ettifaq U18 (assistant) |
| Manageryears2: | 2003 |
| Managerclubs2: | Al-Ettifaq (assistant) |
| Manageryears3: | 2005 |
| Managerclubs3: | Al-Ettifaq U18 |
| Manageryears4: | 2005–2007 |
| Managerclubs4: | Al-Ettifaq U23 (assistant) |
| Manageryears5: | 2007–2008 |
| Managerclubs5: | Al-Khaleej (assistant) |
| Manageryears6: | 2008–2009 |
| Managerclubs6: | Al-Khaleej |
| Manageryears7: | 2010–2012 |
| Managerclubs7: | Al-Ettifaq (assistant) |
| Manageryears8: | 2012 |
| Managerclubs8: | Al-Ettifaq (interim) |
| Manageryears9: | 2013–2014 |
| Managerclubs9: | Al-Khaleej |
| Manageryears10: | 2014–2015 |
| Managerclubs10: | Al-Nahda |
| Manageryears11: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs11: | Al-Orobah |
| Manageryears12: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs12: | Hajer |
| Manageryears13: | 2018–2019 |
| Managerclubs13: | Al-Khaleej |
| Manageryears14: | 2020–2021 |
| Managerclubs14: | Al-Khaleej |
| Manageryears15: | 2021–2022 |
| Managerclubs15: | Al-Nahda |
Sameer Hilal (Arabic: سمير هلال; born 1967) is a Saudi Arabian former professional football midfielder and manager.[1]
Born in Dammam, Hilal began his senior career at Al-Ettifaq in 1987 and spent 15 years at the club, winning 4 major titles with the club.[2] He moved to Al-Khaleej in 2001 where he spent a season before retiring.[3]
After retiring, Hilal was appointed as an assistant coach at Al-Khaleej in 2007. On 17 November 2008, he was appointed as a caretaker manager following the sacking of Samir Sellimi.[4] He was then appointed as manager until the end of the 2008–09 season.[5] Hilal then returned to Al-Ettifaq as an assistant manager, a position he held for two seasons. Following the sacking of Branko Ivanković, Hilal was named as caretaker manager for the second leg of King Cup tie against Al-Fateh.[6] On 28 May 2013, Hilal was appointed as the manager of Al-Khaleej and led the club to promotion to the Pro League, after finishing as runner-up in the First Division.[7] The following season, Hilal was appointed as the manager of Al-Nahda.[8] He was sacked the following season after picking up just 2 points in the opening four matches.[9] On 9 March 2016, Hilal was appointed as the manager of Al-Orobah until the end of the season.[10] On 7 August 2016, Hilal was appointed as the manager of Hajer, but he was sacked after four months.[11] [12] On 29 May 2018, Hilal was appointed as Al-Khaleej's manager for the third time.[13] They narrowly missed out on promotion after losing the play-offs to Al-Hazem on penalties. On 23 September 2020, Hilal returned to Al-Khaleej for the fourth time as a manager.[14] On 22 July 2021, Hilal was appointed as Al-Nahda's manager.[15]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Khaleej | 17 November 2008 | 31 May 2009 | |||||
| Al-Ettifaq | 30 April 2012 | 1 May 2012 | |||||
| Al-Khaleej | 28 May 2013 | 6 April 2014 | |||||
| Al-Nahda | 25 May 2014 | 21 September 2015 | |||||
| Al-Orobah | 9 March 2016 | 30 April 2016 | |||||
| Hajer | 7 August 2016 | 4 December 2016 | |||||
| Al-Khaleej | 29 May 2018 | 1 June 2019 | |||||
| Al-Khaleej | 23 September 2020 | 1 June 2021 | |||||
| Al-Nahda | 22 July 2021 | 24 March 2022 | |||||
| Total | |||||||
Al-Ettifaq
1990–91
Al-Khaleej