Tiago Pereira

For other people named Tiago Pereira, see Tiago Pereira (disambiguation).

Tiago
Personal information
Full name Tiago César Moreira Pereira
Date of birth (1975-07-04) 4 July 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Trofa, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1987–1992 Trofense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Trofense 17 (2)
1993–1995 Famalicão 43 (0)
1995−1997 Maritimo 36 (0)
1997−1998 Benfica 24 (1)
1998−1999 Rayo Vallecano 22 (1)
1999−2000 Tenerife 29 (0)
2000−2002 União Leiria 61 (2)
2002−2004 Porto 25 (1)
2004 → União Leiria (loan) 17 (1)
2004−2007 Boavista 80 (1)
2007−2009 União Leiria 54 (0)
2009−2016 Trofense 223 (7)
Total 631 (16)
International career
1996 Portugal U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tiago César Moreira Pereira (born 4 July 1975), known simply as Tiago (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈaɣu]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 282 matches and six goals over 12 seasons, mainly in representation of União de Leiria (five years) and Boavista (three). He started and ended his extensive career with Trofense.[1]

Club career

Born in Trofa, Porto District, tough-tackling Tiago started his professional career with F.C. Famalicão in 1993, and went on to represent in his country C.S. Marítimo, S.L. Benfica, U.D. Leiria, FC Porto (winning the 2002–03 UEFA Cup with the club and finishing the following campaign on loan with Leiria)[2] and Boavista FC.[3]

In July 2007, the 32-year-old returned to União Leiria. Two years later, after being instrumental in its return to the Primeira Liga after one year out, only missing one game, he moved to another team in the Segunda Liga, C.D. Trofense, which had just moved in the opposite direction. He remained in the second tier of Portuguese football with the latter side for several seasons, playing into his 40s.[4][5][6][1]

Tiago also had abroad stints with Rayo Vallecano (1998–99) and CD Tenerife (1999–2000, both in the Spanish Segunda División), helping the Madrid club promote to La Liga.[1][3]

Honours

Porto

União Leiria

References

  1. ^ a b c Figueiredo, João Tiago (24 May 2016). "Tiago diz adeus: a mágoa no Benfica e o inesquecível FC Porto" [Tiago says goodbye: sorrow at Benfica and the unforgettable FC Porto] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Mercado de Leiria abastece o campeão" [Leiria market provides for the champions]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 February 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b Simões de Abreu, Alexandra (16 March 2019). "Tiago: "No primeiro dia no Porto, chego ao balneário e o Paulinho Santos: 'Quero ver se agora também dás porrada aqui'. Borrei-me logo todo"" [Tiago: "On the first day at Porto, I enter the locker room and Paulinho Santos: 'Let me see you try and kick ass here as well'. I shit myself on the spot"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Tiago: "Ainda é cedo para falar em subida"" [Tiago: "It's still early to talk about promotion"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 February 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Tiago denuncia "situações graves" de salários em atraso" [Tiago denounces "serious situations" in unpaid wages]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Trofense regressa ao trabalho a 1 de julho" [Trofense return to work on 1 July]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 June 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.