Tiago Ferreira

Not to be confused with Tiago Emanuel Ferreira.

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
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	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 retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Born in Torres Vedras, Lisbon, Tiago played almost all of his career in Sporting Clube de Portugal. There, he successfully battled for first-choice status with Belgian international Filip de Wilde (1996–98), being loaned to C.F. Estrela da Amadora for two years during Peter Schmeichel's stint at the club. In the 2001–02 season, after the Dane returned to England, he played in 18 league matches as the Lions won the national championship, his second-best output at the club.

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, and remained second or third-choice until his retirement in June 2012 at the age of 37.

Honours

• Primeira Liga: 2001–02
• Taça de Portugal: 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08; Runner-up 2011–12
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2002, 2007, 2008
• Taça da Liga: Runner-up 2007–08, 2008–09

External links

• Tiago Ferreira at footballzz.co.uk
• Tiago Ferreira profile at ForaDeJogo