Sameer Hilal
Saudi Arabian footballer and manager
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Sameer Sulaiman Hilal (Arabic: سَمِير سُلَيْمَان هِلَال; born 1967) is a Saudi Arabian former professional football midfielder and manager.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sameer Sulaiman Hilal | ||
| Date of birth | 1967 (age 58–59) | ||
| Place of birth | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al-Ettifaq | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–2001 | Al-Ettifaq | ||
| 2001–2002 | Al-Khaleej | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Al-Ettifaq U18 (assistant) | ||
| 2003 | Al-Ettifaq (assistant) | ||
| 2005 | Al-Ettifaq U18 | ||
| 2005–2007 | Al-Ettifaq U23 (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Al-Khaleej (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Al-Khaleej | ||
| 2010–2012 | Al-Ettifaq (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Al-Ettifaq (interim) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Al-Khaleej | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al-Nahda | ||
| 2016 | Al-Orobah | ||
| 2016 | Hajer | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Khaleej | ||
| 2020–2021 | Al-Khaleej | ||
| 2021–2022 | Al-Nahda | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
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]
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Al-Khaleej | 17 November 2008 | 31 May 2009 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36.36 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 30 April 2012 | 1 May 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Al-Khaleej | 28 May 2013 | 6 April 2014 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 47.06 |
| Al-Nahda | 25 May 2014 | 21 September 2015 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 48.72 |
| Al-Orobah | 9 March 2016 | 30 April 2016 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 57.14 |
| Hajer | 7 August 2016 | 4 December 2016 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 46.67 |
| Al-Khaleej | 29 May 2018 | 1 June 2019 | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 40.48 |
| Al-Khaleej | 23 September 2020 | 1 June 2021 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 34.21 |
| Al-Nahda | 22 July 2021 | 24 March 2022 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 24.14 |
| Total | 227 | 91 | 71 | 65 | 40.09 | ||
Honours
Player
Al-Ettifaq
Manager
Al-Khaleej
- Saudi First Division runner-up: 2013–14 (Promotion to Pro League)
