Leonel Eduardo Pilipauskas Rodríguez (born 18 May 1975) is a

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an retired professional

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who played as a defensive midfielder, and is the

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of Bella Vista.

Club career

Pilipauskas was born in

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. In his country, he played for C.A. Bella Vista, Peñarol and

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. This was punctuated by a spell with Spanish club

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in the 1999–2000 season, which was anything but successful (only four

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matches, relegation to

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). In 2005, Pilipauskas moved to neighbouring

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, going on to represent Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba and Club Atlético Platense, the former in the

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. He briefly returned to Fénix in between.

International career

Pilipauskas made four appearances for

during 1999, including two matches at that year's

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. His debut came on 17 June in a

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with

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, in Ciudad del Este.

Coaching career

In January 2020, Pilipauskas returned to Bella Vista as an assistant manager under Jorge Casanova.Nuevo Cuerpo Técnico 2020, bienvenido Jorge Casanova y Leonel Pilipauskas
cabellavista.com.uy, 18 January 2020

Honours

Club

Peñarol *

Uruguayan Primera División The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , en, First Division Professional League, local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional Association football, ...

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Country

Uruguay *

: Runner-up

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References

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Argentine League statistics
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National team data
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pilipauskas, Leonel 1975 births Living people Uruguayan people of Lithuanian descent Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players C.A. Bella Vista players Peñarol players Centro Atlético Fénix players Deportivo Maldonado players Boston River players La Liga players Atlético Madrid footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Uruguay men's international footballers 1999 Copa América players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina