Sameer Sulaiman Hilal (; born 1967) is a Saudi Arabian former professional football midfielder and manager.
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. 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 Samir Sellimi. 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 Branko Ivanković, Hilal was named as caretaker manager for the second leg of King Cup 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. 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
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordAl-Khaleej17 November 200831 May 2009Al-Ettifaq30 April 20121 May 2012Al-Khaleej28 May 20136 April 2014Al-Nahda25 May 201421 September 2015Al-Orobah9 March 201630 April 2016Hajer7 August 20164 December 2016Al-Khaleej29 May 20181 June 2019Al-Khaleej23 September 20201 June 2021Al-Nahda22 July 202124 March 2022Total
Honours Player Al-Ettifaq Saudi Premier League: 1986–87 Saudi Federation Cup: 1990–91 Arab Club Champions Cup: 1988 Gulf Club Champions Cup: 1988
Manager Al-Khaleej Saudi First Division runner-up: 2013–14 (Promotion to Pro League)
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