Tiago Pereira

For the Brazilian jockey, see T. J. Pereira.

Tiago

Personal information
Full name	Tiago César Moreira Pereira
Date of birth	(1975-07-04) 4 July 1975
Place of birth	Trofa, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Trofense
Number	66
Youth career
1987–1993	Trofense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1995	Famalicão	44	(1)
1995−1997	Maritimo	36	(0)
1997−1998	Benfica	24	(1)
1998−1999	Rayo Vallecano	22	(1)
1999−2000	Tenerife	29	(0)
2000−2002	Leiria	61	(2)
2002−2004	Porto	25	(0)
2004	→ Leiria (loan)	17	(1)
2004−2007	Boavista	80	(1)
2007−2009	Leiria	54	(0)
2009−	Trofense	206	(5)
International career
1996	Portugal U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2015

Tiago César Moreira Pereira (born 4 July 1975), known simply as Tiago (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈaɡu]), is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Trofense as a defensive midfielder.

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

Football 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) and Boavista FC.

In July 2007, the 32-year-old returned to União Leiria. Two years later, after being instrumental in its return to the top flight after one year out, only missing one league game, he moved to another team in the second division, C.D. Trofense, which had just moved in the opposite direction; he remained in the second level of Portuguese football with the latter side for several seasons, playing well into his 30's.

Tiago also had abroad stints with Rayo Vallecano (1998–99) and CD Tenerife (1999–2000) (both in the Spanish second tier), helping the Madrid club promote to La Liga.

Honours

Porto

• UEFA Champions League: 2003–04
• UEFA Cup: 2002–03
• Primeira Liga: 2002–03, 2003–04
• Taça de Portugal: 2002–03
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2003

Leiria

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2007

External links

• Tiago Pereira at footballzz.co.uk
• Tiago Pereira profile at ForaDeJogo
• Tiago Pereira profile at BDFutbol
• Tiago Pereira at Soccerway