Leonel Pilipauskas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pilipauskas and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

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.

Leonel Pilipauskas

Personal information
Full name	Leonel Eduardo Pilipauskas Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1975-05-18) 18 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bella Vista (assistant)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1999	Bella Vista	28	(2)
1999–2000	Atlético Madrid	4	(0)
2001–2003	Peñarol	40	(0)
2004	Fénix	11	(1)
2005–2008	Instituto	100	(3)
2008–2009	Fénix	15	(0)
2009–2010	Platense	47	(1)
2010–2012	Fénix	28	(1)
2012–2013	Bella Vista	38	(2)
2013–2014	Deportivo Maldonado	24	(1)
2014–2016	Boston River	42	(1)
Total		377	(12)
International career
1999	Uruguay	4	(0)
Managerial career
2016–2019	Villa Española (assistant)
2020–	Bella Vista (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

• Uruguayan Primera División: 2003

Country

Uruguay

• Copa América: Runner-up 1999

References

1. "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 (in Spanish). 12 August 2001. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
2. "El fútbol uruguayo es exportador por excelencia" [Uruguayan football is an exporter extraordinaire]. Diario El Este (in Spanish). 7 September 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
3. "Copa América 1999". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
4. Nuevo Cuerpo Técnico 2020, bienvenido Jorge Casanova y Leonel Pilipauskas, cabellavista.com.uy, 18 January 2020

External links

• Argentine League statistics^[usurped] (in Spanish)
• Leonel Pilipauskas at BDFutbol
• National team data (in Spanish)
• Leonel Pilipauskas at National-Football-Teams.com
• Leonel Pilipauskas at Soccerway