Luiz Tiago

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Luiz Tiago
Personal information
Full name Luiz Tiago Linhares Calixto
Date of birth (1988-03-19) March 19, 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
San Antonio Scorpions
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2008 Coritiba
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Atlético Paranaense
2008Londrina (loan)
2010–2011 Cascavel CR
2012– San Antonio Scorpions 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 17, 2012

Luiz Tiago Linhares Calixto (born March 19, 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who played for San Antonio Scorpions in the North American Soccer League.

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Career

Luiz Tiago spent his early career in Brazil, playing for Coritiba, Atlético Paranaense, Londrina and Cascavel CR before heading to the United States to sign for North American Soccer League club San Antonio Scorpions on January 9, 2012. [1]

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References

  1. "NASL News: Silverbacks Sign Two Strikers, Scorpions Add Five Players | IMS Soccer News". www.insidemnsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.