Tiago

Tiago , of its true name Tiago Cardoso Mendes is a footballer Portuguese, born the May 2nd 1981 with Viana C Castelo (Portugal) and which evolves/moves at the station of relay runner medium.

Biography

He begins his career in 1999 with the Sporting Braga. He starts to play in the reserve team during the season 1999-2000 and integrates the team first as of his first season. He is transferred in January 2002 in the club headlight from Portuguese football, the Benfica. Indisputable holder, it becomes in the middle of ground one of the Masters to play of the team of Lisbon. He then integrates logically the national team of Portugal on November 20th, 2002 at the time of a match opposing the Portuguese selection to the team of Scotland. Rumors carry to believe that the young medium ground had then drawn the attention of Arsène Wenger, the manager of Arsenal then in the search of a player able to replace Patrick Vieira supposed in departure in 2003. Patrick Vieira prolonged finally her contract and remained in Arsenal one season additional.

At the end of the season 2004, Tiago leaves Benfica for the English championship. It then joined for a sum of approximately ten million books (fifteen million euros) the London club of Chelsea and its new trainer, the Portuguese Jose Mourinho. It carries out one good season 2004-2005 while taking part in thirty-four matches of championship and eleven matches of Ligue of the Champions. The supporters of Chelsea have a good memory of the season of this untiring worker of the medium ground, also author of five goals. They remember more particularly of a splendid registered goal of a remote striking at the time of a victory 3-1 against the rival Manchester United. In August 2005, Tiago is transferred to the Olympique Lyonese for seven million books (twelve million euros). Much in Chelsea was disappointed of its departure. This departure of Tiago became however almost inescapable with the arrival of Michael Essien in Chelsea which made the opposite way then.

As of his first season with the Olympic Lyonese, Tiago becomes one of the pieces center of the medium ground of the Lyons team. Its integration with the team is facilitated by the presence of many Brazilian in the Lyons team sharing with him the same language. The Lyons supporters particularly appreciate its regularity and its ceaseless work. In addition, Tiago plays regularly in the team of Portugal, without to impose itself like an undeniable holder on the eyes of the selector Luiz Felipão Scolari. Its main competitors in the middle of ground are Maniche, Costinha or Petit.

At the time of the mercato 2007, after 2 years passed to the Olympic Lyonese (acquired for 10 M€ on August 27th, 2005), it is transferred to the Juventus from Turin for 13 million euros, plus 2 M € the incentives ones according to the scores of the Italian club during the 3 next seasons. It signs a 5 year old contract with the formation inhabitant of Turin.

During its Benfinca years, Tiago Mendes will live a difficult event since which it will be very marked by the death of its fellow-member Miklos Feher on January 25th, 2004 at the time of a match of championship.

Frustrated not to play under the colors of Juventus, Tiago seems to want to leave the club. He is courted by the FC Barcelona which would like to recruit it dice the mercato winter.

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