Tiago
Personal information
Full name Tiago Alexandre Baptista Ferreira
Date of birth (1975-04-16) 16 April 1975
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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "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.
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