A hydraulic door closer for automatically closing a closing element, such as a door, a shutter or the like, which is anchored to a stationary support structure, the hydraulic door closer including: - a fixed element fixable to the stationary support structure; - a movable element anchored to the closing element, said movable element and said fixed element being mutually coupled to rotate around a first longitudinal axis between an open position and a closed position; - a pair of sliders ( 20, 20') slidably movable along respective second axes ( Y, Y') between a compressed end position, corresponding to one of the closed and the open position of the movable element, and an extended end position, corresponding to the other of the closed and the open position of the movable element, said first axis and said second axes ( Y, Y') being reciprocally parallel; - counteracting elastic means ( 50, 50') acting on said sliders ( 20, 20') for the automatic returning thereof from one of said compressed and extended end positions toward the other of said compressed and extended end positions, thus promoting the automatic returning of the closing element from the open position to the closed position; wherein one of said movable element and said fixed element comprises a generally box-like hinge body including a pair of operating chambers ( 30, 30') defining said second longitudinal axes ( Y, Y') to slidably house said sliders ( 20, 20'), the other of said movable element and said fixed element including a pivot defining said first axis, said pivot and said sliders ( 20, 20') being mutually coupled in such a manner that the rotation of the movable element around said first axis corresponds to the sliding of the sliders ( 20, 20') along said second axes ( Y, Y ') and vice-versa characterized in that each slider (20, 20') interacts with a respective counteracting elastic means (50, 50') and said box-like hinge body includes a central housing interposed between said working chambers ( 30, 30') to internally house said pivot; wherein said pivot includes a cylindrical portion having at least one pair of substantially equal grooves ( 43', 43") angularly spaced of 180° each including at least one helical portion ( 44', 44") wound around said first axis, said grooves ( 43', 43") being communicating with each other to define a single guide element passing through said cylindrical portion; wherein said box-like hinge body includes elongated slots ( 26, 26') substantially parallel to said first axis and said second axes ( Y, Y'), each slider ( 20, 20') including a respective elongated body ( 21, 21') with at least one first end ( 22, 22') which comprises a pin (25≡27) to rotatably block the sliders ( 20, 20') defining a third axis substantially perpendicular to said first and said second axes ( X, Y, Y'), said pin (25≡27) being inserted through said single guide element and through said elongated slots ( 26, 26') to slide therethrough, in such a manner to allow the mutual engagement of said cylindrical portion of said pivot and said elongated bodies ( 21, 21') of said sliders ( 20, 20'), said central housing being in fluidic communication with said working chambers ( 30, 30') through said elongated slots ( 26, 26'). - a fixed element fixable to the stationary support structure; - a movable element anchored to the closing element, said movable element and said fixed element being mutually coupled to rotate around a first longitudinal axis between an open position and a closed position; - a pair of sliders ( 20, 20') slidably movable along respective second axes ( Y, Y') between a compressed end position, corresponding to one of the closed and the open position of the movable element, and an extended end position, corresponding to the other of the closed and the open position of the movable element, said first axis and said second axes ( Y, Y') being reciprocally parallel; - counteracting elastic means ( 50, 50') acting on said sliders ( 20, 20') for the automatic returning thereof from one of said compressed and extended end positions toward the other of said compressed and extended end positions, thus promoting the automatic returning of the closing element from the open position to the closed position;