";s:4:"text";s:6568:"Please click on the link to finish your sign-up. At Servette, Hilton quickly established himself in the first team. It is easy to forget now, with all that has happened since, how fine a time that was in Hilton’s career. The 30-year-old Hilton signed for Marseille for €5 million, explaining that he turned down interest from outside France in order to represent OM in the Champions League. Then in 2005–06 season, Hilton scored, again, in a 2–0 win over Marseille and scored against them, once again, five months later on 4 January 2006. Hilton scored his first European goal, in the third round; second leg, in a 3–0 win over Hertha. Montpellier skipper Vitorino Hilton has been a title-winner with both clubs in a remarkable career that has continued well into his 40s.
In addition, Hilton earned the club's captain band in the absence of Yohan Demont. “It is a fantastic club where I felt at ease right away.”
Hilton once said he had thought about finishing his career back in Brazil, possibly with Flamengo. [17] In an interview with Goal.com, Hilton also revealed that the robbery convinced him to leave Marseille after the city left him and his family "psychologically scarred". In the first round and first leg of UEFA Cup, Hilton scored in a 1–1 draw against Polish side Grodzisk. Hilton’s debut came in a 1-0 win for the Corsicans against Toulouse, alongside the likes of Pascal Chimbonda, Jocelyn Gourvennec and Alou Diarra. After a loan spell at Bastia, Hilton joined Lens on a five-year contract. Despite this, Hilton signed a one-year contract with the club, until 2014. However, the club was unable to defend their league title as they surrendered it to title chaser Paris Saint Germain, who finished second last season. After making seven appearance so far, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–2 draw against Bordeaux. [citation needed], The following 2012–13 season, Hilton continued to be in the club's first team place, though been used in and out. However, his good start at Lens soon faded when Hilton tore his knee ligaments in training, which he will be out for three months. [5] However, in the 2007–08 season, Hilton appearance soon faded, making twenty-three appearance, mainly because of hip injury, which left him out for two months. His first goal came on 12 April 2009, in a 4–1 win over Grenoble. [16], In August 2011, Sports Illustrated reported that Hilton was among eight players to be victimised of robbery at their home in the last 18 months. Hilton scored his first European goal, in the third round; second leg, in a 3–0 win over Hertha. At Servette, Hilton quickly established himself in the first team. [2] Hilton made his debut, on the opening game of the season, in a 0–0 draw against Toulouse and several weeks later, on 21 August 2004, Hilton scored his The centre-back initially signed for SC Bastia on loan right at the end of the winter transfer window. Sadly, Hilton scored an own goal, in the fourth round; first leg, in a 3–0 loss against Valencia. “I rediscovered the pleasure of playing football. I hardly played, and the coach didn’t have confidence in me,” he said after claiming the second title-winner’s medal of his career in France, this time as a pivotal member of the team. From there, Hilton moved to Switzerland, signing for the Geneva club Servette and spending two and a half years there before arriving in French football in January 2004. He was 26 at the time, and his arrival was eclipsed by Bastia’s signings of Nigerian forward Bartholomew Ogbeche on loan from Paris Saint-Germain and Philippe Delaye on loan from Rennes. Throughout his two-season career at Servett… [citation needed]. Most footballers his age have long since hung up their boots, perhaps moved into management or punditry.
Following the departure of Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa to Newcastle United, Hilton was appointed as the club's new captain. [14] During the season, Hilton's contract with Montpellier was extended after the club activated its options to keep him for another year. The LFP can transmit data to its intermediary service providers, its partners with your consent, to the internal services of the LFP. Hilton played his first European match in over two years, in a 2–1 loss against Arsenal in the group-stage of the Champions League.