Leonel Pilipauskas


Leonel Eduardo Pilipauskas Rodríguez 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.
In 2005, Pilipauskas moved to neighbouring Argentina, going on to represent Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba 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. 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.

Honours

Club

Peñarol

Country

Uruguay