Tiago_Pereira
Tiago Pereira
Portuguese footballer
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago César Moreira Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-07-04) 4 July 1975 (age 48) | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
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]
Porto
União Leiria
- 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.
- "Mercado de Leiria abastece o campeão" [Leiria market provides for the champions]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 February 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Tiago Pereira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Tiago Pereira at BDFutbol
- Tiago Pereira national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Tiago Pereira at Soccerway
