| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago Alexandre Baptista Ferreira | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Torres Vedras, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1989 | 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) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tiago Alexandre Baptista Ferreira (born 16 April 1975), known simply as Tiago, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently goalkeeper coach of Sporting CP.
Born in Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Tiago spent almost all of his career in Sporting CP. There, he successfully battled for first-choice status with Belgian international Filip De Wilde (1996–98), [1] being loaned to C.F. Estrela da Amadora for two years during Peter Schmeichel's stint at the club. [2] In the 2001–02 season, after the Dane returned to England, he played 18 matches as the Lions won the Primeira Liga championship, his second-best output. [3]
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, [4] and remained second or third-choice until his retirement in June 2012 at the age of 37. [5]
After retiring, Tiago started working as a goalkeeper coach for both the youth and reserve teams of Sporting. [6] Ahead of the 2017–18 campaign, he was promoted to the main squad in the same role. [7]
Subsequently, Tiago worked in the same capacity with Portimonense SC's under-23 side [6] and G.D. Chaves. [8] In June 2019, he returned to the Estádio José Alvalade. [6]
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