Tiago Ferreira
Encyclopedia
Tiago Alexandre Baptista Ferreira, simply Tiago (born 16 April 1975 in Torres Vedras
), is a Portuguese
footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a goalkeeper.
(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
.
Torres Vedras
Torres Vedras is a city and a municipality in the district of Lisbon, Portugal, about 50 km north of Lisbon. It belongs to the Oeste subregion and the Centro region.The municipality covers an area of 405.89 km² distributed over 20 freguesias...
), is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a goalkeeper.
Football career
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 WildeFilip De Wilde
Filip Alfons de Wilde is a retired Belgian football goalkeeper, who played mainly with R.S.C. Anderlecht.-Club career:...
(1996–98), being loaned to C.F. Estrela da Amadora for two years, during Peter Schmeichel
Peter Schmeichel
Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993...
's stint at the club. In the 2001–02 season, after the Dane
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
returned to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, 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
Ricardo Pereira
Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira, OIH , simply Ricardo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal as a goalkeeper....
. When the latter moved for Real Betis
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....
, he backed up youth product Rui Patrício
Rui Patrício
Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a goalkeeper.-Club career:Patrício played as a striker at a young age...
.
Honours
- Portuguese League: 2001–02
- Portuguese CupTaça de PortugalThe Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
: 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08 - Portuguese Supercup: 2002, 2007, 2008
- Portuguese League Cup: Runner-up 2007–08, 2008–09