Tiaguinho (footballer, born 1994)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago da Rocha Vieira | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 2016 (aged 22) | ||
| Place of death | La Unión, Colombia | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | XV de Piracicaba | 8 | (1) |
| 2015 | Metropolitano | 7 | (1) |
| 2016 | Chapecoense | 16 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Tiago da Rocha Vieira (4 June 1994 – 28 November 2016), known as Tiaguinho, was a Brazilian football player who last played for Chapecoense.[1] Tiaguinho was one of the victims when LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crashed on 28 November 2016.[2]
Personal life
On December 12, 2015, da Rocha Vieira married his wife Graziele. The couple was less than two weeks away from their first anniversary before Tiago died in the plane crash.[3]
Before plane crash
A week before the accident, Tiaguinho found out he was to be a father. His teammates helped his wife deliver the message that she was pregnant and filmed the moment. His reaction was to yell with happiness, hug his teammates and make cradling motions as if he was holding a baby. According to his cousin Gilmara Marins, he always wanted to be a young father.[3]
References
- ↑ Tiaguinho profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ↑ Weaver, Matthew; Malkin, Bonnie (29 November 2016). "Colombia plane crash: Fans gather to mourn Chapecoense footballers among 75 killed – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- 1 2 "Chapecoense player found out he was to be father a week before crash death".