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Tiago Mendes
Portuguese footballer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Brazilian footballer, see Thiago Mendes.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is Mendes.
Tiago Cardoso Mendes OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈaɣu kɐɾˈðozu ˈmẽdɨʃ]; born 2 May 1981), known simply as Tiago, is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
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![]() Tiago as an Atlético Madrid player in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Tiago Cardoso Mendes[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1981-05-02) 2 May 1981 (age 43)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Viana do Castelo, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1991–1995 | Vianense | ||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Âncora-Praia | ||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Braga B | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Braga | 62 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Benfica | 75 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Chelsea | 34 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Lyon | 56 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2011 | Juventus | 42 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 49 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2017 | Atlético Madrid | 126 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 457 | (52) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Portugal U21 | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2015 | Portugal | 66 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Atlético Madrid (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2020 | Vitória Guimarães | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He played professionally in five of Europe's major leagues, Portugal, England, France, Italy and Spain. He notably spent eight seasons with Atlético Madrid, winning five major titles including the 2013–14 La Liga and the 2012 Europa League.
A Portugal international on 66 occasions, Tiago represented the nation in two World Cups and Euro 2004.