Tiago Caeiro

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Janeiro and the second or paternal family name is Caeiro.
Tiago Caeiro
Personal information
Full name Tiago David Janeiro Caeiro
Date of birth (1984-03-29) 29 March 1984
Place of birth Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Belenenses
Number 9
Youth career
1993–1995 Vilafranquense
1995–1998 Benfica
1998–2002 Vilafranquense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Villafranquense 57 (8)
2004–2005 Carregado
2005–2006 Estrela Vendas Novas
2006 Atlético Cacém
2006–2009 Operário 44 (9)
2009–2010 Juventude Évora 21 (6)
2010–2012 Atlético 49 (17)
2012– Belenenses 87 (24)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC).


Tiago David Janeiro Caeiro (born 29 March 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.F. Os Belenenses as a forward.

Football career

Born in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District, Caeiro played in the lower leagues until the age of 27. In the 2010–11 season, he scored 11 goals for Atlético Clube de Portugal to help the club return to the Segunda Liga after a lengthy absence, then proceeded to net a further six in ten games to kickstart the following campaign.[1][2]

In the 2012 summer, Caeiro signed for neighbouring C.F. Os Belenenses, contributing with 13 goals in 30 matches as his team returned to the Primeira Liga after three years.[3] He made his debut in the main category of Portuguese football on 21 September 2013, aged 29, playing 60 minutes in a 1–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo.

During a league fixture at Gil Vicente F.C. in April 2014, Caeiro suffered a thigh injury[4] that nearly ended his career, but eventually recovered fully.[5] On 17 May 2015 he scored his first goal of the season, the 1–1 home draw against FC Porto meaning that S.L. Benfica were automatically crowned champions after a goalless tie at Vitória de Guimarães.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Bis para a liderança" [Brace for first place] (in Portuguese). Record. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Atlético-Moreirense, 2–3: Líderes somam primeiro desaire caseiro" [Atlético-Moreirense, 2–3: Leaders with first home defeat] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Belenenses um clube de Lisboa" [Belenenses a Lisbon club] (in Portuguese). Record. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tiago Caeiro acaba época" [Tiago Caeiro ends season] (in Portuguese). Record. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tiago Caeiro: «Pensei que ia acabar a carreira»" [Tiago Caeiro: «I thought I was going to end the career»] (in Portuguese). Record. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tiago Caeiro e o golo do título: «Isso é mérito do Benfica»" [Tiago Caeiro and the title goal: «It's the merit of Benfica»] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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