Hugo Grilo

Hugo Miguel Grilo Francisco (born 28 July 1986), simply known as Hugo Grilo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Oriental as a defender.

Hugo Grilo

Personal information
Full name	Hugo Miguel Grilo Francisco
Date of birth	(1986-07-28) 28 July 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Odivelas, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Oriental
Number	44
Youth career
1994–2002	CER Tenente Valdez
2002–2004	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Benfica B
2005–2011	Operário	144	(11)
2011–	Oriental	91	(7)
International career‡
2005	Portugal U19	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:37, 12 August 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 June 2013

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Grilo and the second or paternal family name is Francisco.

Club career

A product of Benfica's youth academy, he failed to break into the first team. Instead he had to be contended with a small stint with Benfica B between 2004 and 2005. After being released by the club he joined Operário in 2005. Though he struggled in his first season, he established himself as a first team starter in 2006. He made more than 25 appearances in each of the following seasons till 2011, when he left the club.

In 2011, he joined Oriental.^[1] He made 28 appearances in his first season with the club.