Sameer Hilal

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sameer Hilal

| fullname = Sameer Sulaiman Hilal

| image =

| birth_date = 1967

| birth_place = Dammam, Saudi Arabia

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| 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 Sulaiman Hilal ({{langx|ar|سَمِير سُلَيْمَان هِلَال}}; born 1967) is a Saudi Arabian former professional football midfielder and manager.{{cite web |title=سمير هلال - Samir Helal |url=https://www.kooora.com/?player=71643}}

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.{{cite web |title=السيرة الذاتية للمدرب سمير هلال |url=https://rjeem.com/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84/}} He moved to Al-Khaleej in 2001 where he spent a season before retiring.{{cite web |title=سمير هلال يوقع رسمياً للخليج |url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2001/20011010/sp15.htm}}

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.{{cite web |title=الخليج يقيل السليمي ويسند تدريب القدم لهلال |url=https://www.alyaum.com/articles/628702/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC-%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A-%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84}} He was then appointed as manager until the end of the 2008–09 season.{{cite web |title=سمير هلال لتدريب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي حتى نهاية الموسم|url=https://www.alyaum.com/articles/639028/%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-}} 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.{{cite web |title=التون يرسم الفرحة للفتح .. واقالة برانكو رسميا من الاتفاق|url=https://www.alyaum.com/articles/841069/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AD-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D9%88-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82}} 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.{{cite web |title=سمير هلال مدرباً لقدم الخليج |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/422476}} The following season, Hilal was appointed as the manager of Al-Nahda.{{cite web |title=النهضة يقدم سمير هلال للإعلام.. اليوم |url=http://www.alriyadh.com/938500}} He was sacked the following season after picking up just 2 points in the opening four matches.{{cite web |title=النهضة يفسخ عقد مدربه سمير هلال |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/ar/sport/saudi-sport/2015/09/21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%AE-%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84}} On 9 March 2016, Hilal was appointed as the manager of Al-Orobah until the end of the season.{{cite web |title=إدارة العروبة تقيل التونسي وتتعاقد مع الوطني سمير هلال |url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2016/20160309/sp12.htm}} On 7 August 2016, Hilal was appointed as the manager of Hajer, but he was sacked after four months.{{cite web |title=رئيس نادي هجر يوقع العقد الرسمي مع المدرب سمير هلال |url=https://www.sportksa.net/main/archives/263732}}{{cite web |title=هجر يقيل مدربه سمير هلال |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/ar/sport/2016/12/04/%D9%87%D8%AC%D8%B1-%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84.html}} On 29 May 2018, Hilal was appointed as Al-Khaleej's manager for the third time.{{cite web |title=الخليج يوقع مع سمير هلال لقيادة الدانة |url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2018/20180529/sp21.htm}} 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.{{cite web |title=

سمير هلال يعود لتدريب قدم الخليج |url=https://www.alyaum.com/articles/6278756/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A/%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC}} On 22 July 2021, Hilal was appointed as Al-Nahda's manager.{{cite web |title=وقعت ادارة النادي مع المدرب الوطني سمير هلال لقيادة الفريق في دوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان للموسم المقبل |url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2021/20210725/sp13.htm}}

Managerial statistics

class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan=2\|Team !rowspan=2\|From !rowspan=2\|To !colspan=5\|Record
{{abbr\|P\|Matches played}}	{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}}	{{abbr\|D\|Matches drawn}}	{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}}	{{abbr\|Win %\|Win percentage}}
align=left\|Al-Khaleej \|align=left\|17 November 2008 \|align=left\|31 May 2009 {{WDL\|22\|8\|8\|6\|decimals=2}}
align=left\|Al-Ettifaq \|align=left\|30 April 2012 \|align=left\|1 May 2012 {{WDL\|1\|0\|0\|1\|decimals=2}}
align=left\|Al-Khaleej \|align=left\|28 May 2013 \|align=left\|6 April 2014 {{WDL\|34\|16\|9\|9\|decimals=2}}
align=left\|Al-Nahda \|align=left\|25 May 2014 \|align=left\|21 September 2015 {{WDL\|39\|19\|11\|9\|decimals=2}}
align=left\|Al-Orobah \|align=left\|9 March 2016 \|align=left\|30 April 2016 {{WDL\|7\|4\|1\|2\|decimals=2}}
align=left\|Hajer \|align=left\|7 August 2016 \|align=left\|4 December 2016 {{WDL\|15\|7\|4\|4\|decimals=2}}
align=left\|Al-Khaleej \|align=left\|29 May 2018 \|align=left\|1 June 2019 {{WDL\|42\|17\|15\|10\|decimals=2}}
align=left\|Al-Khaleej \|align=left\|23 September 2020 \|align=left\|1 June 2021 {{WDL\|38\|13\|13\|12\|decimals=2}}
align=left\|Al-Nahda \|align=left\|22 July 2021 \|align=left\|24 March 2022 {{WDL\|29\|7\|10\|12\|decimals=2}}
colspan=3\|Total {{WDLtot\|227\|91\|71\|65\|decimals=2}}

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|From

!rowspan=2|To

!colspan=5|Record

align=left|Al-Khaleej

|align=left|17 November 2008

|align=left|31 May 2009

align=left|Al-Ettifaq

|align=left|30 April 2012

|align=left|1 May 2012