Football Career
After finishing his footballing formation at Sporting Clube de Portugal, Bilro made his professional debuts with Seixal Futebol Clube, where he had begun as an infant. He went to represent lowly outfits Atlético Clube de Portugal and Sporting Clube Olhanense, returning to Sporting for 1992–93 and spending an entire season without any official appearances, being released afterwards.
After leaving Sporting, Bilro moved to União de Leiria, where he would amass nearly 400 overall official appearances, helping it achieve top division promotion in his first year and being coached in 2001–02 by young manager José Mourinho, as the side from the river Lis finished seventh.
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