Leonel Eduardo Pilipauskas Rodríguez (born 18 May 1975) is a Uruguayan retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is the assistant manager of Bella Vista.
This was punctuated by a spell with Spanish club Atlético Madrid in the 1999–2000 season, which was anything but successful (only four La Liga matches, relegation to Segunda División).
Pilipauskas made four appearances for Uruguay during 1999, including two matches at that year's Copa América.
[3] His debut came on 17 June in a friendly with Paraguay, in Ciudad del Este.
In January 2020, Pilipauskas returned to Bella Vista as an assistant manager under Jorge Casanova.