Tiago Ferreira (footballer, born 1975)

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Baptista and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.
Tiago
Personal information
Full name Tiago Alexandre Baptista Ferreira
Date of birth (1975-04-16) 16 April 1975
Place of birth Torres Vedras, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
A-dos-Cunhados
1990–1991 Sobreirense
1991–1993 Lourinhanense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Lourinhanense 28 (0)
1995–2012 Sporting CP 85 (0)
1999–2001 → Estrela Amadora (loan) 52 (0)
Total 165 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Tiago Alexandre Baptista Ferreira (born 16 April 1975), known simply as Tiago, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Born in Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Tiago played almost all of his career in Sporting Clube de Portugal. There, he successfully battled for first-choice status with Belgian international Filip De Wilde (1996–98), being loaned to C.F. Estrela da Amadora for two years during Peter Schmeichel's stint at the club. In the 2001–02 season, after the Dane returned to England, he played in 18 league matches as the Lions won the Primeira Liga championship, which was his second-best output during his spell.

In the following years, more of the same: from 2003 onwards, Tiago played second-fiddle to Ricardo. When the latter moved for Real Betis he backed up youth product Rui Patrício, and remained second or third-choice until his retirement in June 2012 at the age of 37.[1]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Tiago pendurou as luvas depois de 17 épocas" [Tiago hangs up gloves after 17 seasons]. Record. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
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