Tiago Portuga

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Pires.
Tiago Portuga
Personal information
Full name Tiago Venâncio Alves Pires[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Braga, Portugal[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Pas de la Casa
Number 33
Youth career
Grêmio Barueri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Grêmio Barueri 0 (0)
2011 → São Bento (loan)
2013 Santacruzense 3 (0)
2013 Rio Verde 3 (0)
2014–2015 Trofense 21 (0)
2015–2016 Oliveirense 23 (1)
2016–2017 Rayo Majadahonda 31 (5)
2017–2018 Cerceda 19 (3)
2018–2020 Ebro 37 (1)
2020–2021 El Ejido 7 (0)
2022–2023 Santa Coloma 36 (3)
2023– Pas de la Casa 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024

Tiago Venâncio Alves Pires (born 20 October 1991), known as Tiago Portuga or simply Tiago, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Andorran club FC Pas de la Casa.

Club career

Brazil

Born in Braga, Minho Province, Portuga started his senior career in Brazil after moving to that country at 8 months of age. He competed solely in the lower leagues or amateur football during his spell there, being part of Grêmio Barueri Futebol's Série B roster in 2012 but failing to appear in any matches.[2]

Portugal

Portuga returned to his homeland midway through 2013–14, signing a short-term contract with Segunda Liga club C.D. Trofense.[3] He made his professional debut on 16 February, starting and being replaced after 61 minutes of the 1–3 home loss against C.D. Aves.[4] He played 18 games in his only full season, which ended in relegation.[5]

For the 2015–16 campaign, Portuga joined third division side AD Oliveirense.

Spain

Portuga moved to Spain in the summer of 2016, representing in quick succession Segunda División B teams CF Rayo Majadahonda,[6] CCD Cerceda,[7] CD Ebro[8] and CD El Ejido.[9] On 30 October 2018, he was sent off midway through the first half of the Copa del Rey tie against Valencia CF at La Romareda, but the La Liga club could only win 2–1 eventually.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tiago Portuga" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ Dourado, Hermom (14 March 2013). "Goianão 2013: Rio Verde contrata mais um lateral" [2013 Goiañao: Rio Verde sign another full-back] (in Portuguese). Rio Verde Agora. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. ^ Resendes, Manuel (31 January 2014). "Mercado: Tiago, Nani, Caicedo e Brayan Riascos são reforços do Trofense" [Market: Tiago, Nani, Caicedo and Brayan Riascos are Trofense additions] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Trofense-Aves, 1–3: Pedro Pereira abriu caminho à vitória" [Trofense-Aves, 1–3: Pedro Pereira paved way for win]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 February 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Trofense despromovido ao CNS" [Trofense relegated to CNS]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 May 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Tiago Portuga, fichaje del Rayo Majadahonda de Portugal y Brasil" [Tiago Portuga, signing of Rayo Majadahonda from Portugal and Brazil] (in Spanish). Majadahonda Magazin. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Tiago Portuga, decimoctavo fichaje del Cerceda en Segunda División B" [Tiago Portuga, eighteenth signing of Cerceda in Segunda División B]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 30 August 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Iriondo y Movilla (Rayo Majadahonda), a lo Zidane, descartan el fichaje de Portilla" [Iriondo and Movilla (Rayo Majadahonda), Zidane-style, dismiss signing of Portilla] (in Spanish). Majadahonda Magazin. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Tiago Portuga, refuerzo para la defensa del CD El Ejido" [Tiago Portuga, addition to CD El Ejido's defence]. Diario de Almería (in Spanish). 27 December 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Santi Mina revive al Valencia con un doblete" [Santi Mina revives Valencia with a brace]. ABC (in Spanish). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.