Sameer Hilal ( ar, سمير هلال; born 1967) is a

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n professional

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manager and former player.

Career

Born in

Dammam Dammam ( ar, الدمّام ') is the fifth-most populous city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, and Medina. It is the capital of the Eastern Province. With a total population of 1,252,523 as of 2020. The judicial and administrative ...

, Hilal began his senior career at

Al-Ettifaq Al Ettifaq Football Club ( ar, نادي الاتفاق لكرة القدم) is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Al-Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the city of Dammam at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq i ...

in 1987 and spent 15 years at the club, winning 4 major titles with the club. He moved to Al-Khaleej in 2001 where he spent a season before retiring. 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

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. He was then appointed as manager until the end of the 2008–09 season. Hilal then returned to Al-Ettifaq as an assistant manager, a position he held for two seasons. Following the sacking of

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, Hilal was named as caretaker manager for the second leg of

King Cup The King Cup (sometimes spelled King's), officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup ( ar, كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition, run by the Saudi Arabian Foot ...

tie against Al-Fateh. 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. The following season, Hilal was appointed as the manager of

Al-Nahda The Nahda ( ar, النهضة, translit=an-nahḍa, meaning "the Awakening"), also referred to as the Arab Awakening or Enlightenment, was a cultural movement that flourished in Arabic-speaking regions of the Ottoman Empire, notably in Egypt, Leb ...

. He was sacked the following season after picking up just 2 points in the opening four matches. On 9 March 2016, Hilal was appointed as the manager of Al-Orobah until the end of the season. On 7 August 2016, Hilal was appointed as the manager of Hajer, but he was sacked after four months. On 29 May 2018, Hilal was appointed as Al-Khaleej's manager for the third time. 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. On 22 July 2021, Hilal was appointed as Al-Nahda's manager.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Al-Ettifaq *

Saudi Premier League The Saudi Pro League (SPL for short) ( ar, دوري المحترفين السعودي, link=no, ''Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī''), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL for short) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of associat ...

: 1986–87 *

Saudi Federation Cup Prince Faisal bin Fahd League U-21, formerly Saudi Federation Cup/Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup U-21/Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup and currently known as Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Cup, is an association football league of Saudi Arabia. It was founded in t ...

: 1990–91 *

Arab Club Champions Cup The Arab Club Champions Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال, french: Ligue des Champions Arabe) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by eli ...

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Gulf Club Champions Cup The GCC Champions League ( ar, دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs ( ar, كأس الخليج للأندية), was an annually organized football league tournament for clubs of the Arabian penin ...

Manager

Al-Khaleej *

Saudi First Division The First Division League (FDL for short), also called the Yelo league for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia. The First Division League is ranked below the Saudi Professional League and above the Sa ...

runner-up: 2013–14 (Promotion to Pro League)

References

1967 births Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Footballers from Dammam Saudi Arabian men's footballers Al-Ettifaq FC players Al-Khaleej FC players Saudi Pro League players Saudi First Division League players Men's association football midfielders Saudi Arabian football managers Saudi First Division League managers Al-Khaleej FC managers Al-Ettifaq FC managers Al-Nahda Club (Saudi Arabia) managers {{SaudiArabia-footy-bio-stub