Bruno Tiago (footballer, born 1981)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Tiago Fernandes Andrade | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Tirso, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1996 | Tirsense | ||
| 1996–2000 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Salamanca | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Ávila (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Dragões Sandinenses | 50 | (5) |
| 2004–2007 | Gil Vicente | 71 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Braga | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 142 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bruno Tiago Fernandes Andrade (born 1 April 1981), known as Bruno Tiago, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
After very brief spells in the Primeira Liga and unassuming stints in Spain, he was forced to retire still in his 20s due to injury.
Club career[edit]
Bruno Tiago was born in Santo Tirso, Porto District. Having grown through the ranks of Minho's Vitória S.C. he moved to Spain in 2000–01, joining second division club UD Salamanca where he would remain two and a half seasons (with a loan to lowly Real Ávila CF in between), without any impact.
Bruno Tiago returned to Portugal in January 2003 where, after a spell with Sport Clube Dragões Sandinenses, he signed with Gil Vicente F.C. for the 2004–05 campaign. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 28 August 2004 in a 2–3 away loss against Sporting CP,[1] and finished his first year with 25 league appearances.
In July 2007, Bruno Tiago moved to Vitória's neighbours S.C. Braga. Only one week into pre-season he seriously broke his leg, being ruled out for the season's duration;[2] following a two-year spell on the sidelines, he was forced to retire from the game at only 28.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Sporting-Gil Vicente, 3–2 (Marcos António 18 N.P.B., Liedson 26, 77; Marcos António 75, Fábio 80) (Sporting-Gil Vicente, 3–2 (Marcos António 18 O.G., Liedson 26, 77; Marcos António 75, Fábio 80)); Record, 28 August 2004 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Braga press on without Paulo Jorge; UEFA, 11 September 2008
- ^ Sp. Braga: Bruno Tiago é novidade na lista para Liège (Sp. Braga: Bruno Tiago a novelty in squad for Liège); Mais Futebol, 24 February 2009 (in Portuguese)
External links[edit]
- Bruno Tiago at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Bruno Tiago at BDFutbol
- Bruno Tiago national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Santo Tirso
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- F.C. Tirsense players
- Vitória S.C. players
- S.C. Dragões Sandinenses players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- S.C. Braga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- UD Salamanca players
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Footballers from Porto District