Tiago Ferreira (footballer, born 1975)

In this Portuguese name, 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 (age 49)
Place of birth Torres Vedras, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) 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.

Playing career

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]

Coaching career

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]

Honours

Sporting CP

References

  1. ^ Lopes, João (19 September 1999). "Troca de guarda-redes no E. Amadora ditada pelo protocolo com o Sporting" [E. Amadora swap in goal took place because of protocol with Sporting]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Peter Schmeichel comunica saída do Sporting" [Peter Schmeichel announces departure from Sporting]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 June 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Adán e a aventura no Sporting: «O grupo que encontrei aqui é especial»" [Adán and the Sporting adventure: "I found a special group here"]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ^ Palma, Tiago (1 July 2016). "A história de Rui Patrício. Ser guarda-redes porque outro amuou" [The story of Rui Patrício. Being a goalkeeper because the other guy threw a tantrum]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Tiago pendurou as luvas depois de 17 épocas" [Tiago hung up gloves after 17 seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 May 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Sporting: Tiago Ferreira está de volta para reforçar sub-23" [Sporting: Tiago Ferreira is back to bolster the under-23s] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Tiago com Jesus e Tecelão na B" [Tiago with Jesus and Tecelão with the B's]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  8. ^ Morais, Pedro (14 January 2019). "Tiago Ferreira (ex-Sporting) é o novo treinador de guarda-redes do Chaves" [Tiago Ferreira (formerly of Sporting) is Chaves' new goalkeeper coach]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Sporting-Leixões, 5–1 (crónica)" [Sporting-Leixões, 5–1 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 August 2002. Retrieved 10 November 2023.