Tiaguinho (footballer)

For other people named Thiaguinho, see Thiaguinho (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Rocha and the second or paternal family name is Vieira.

Tiago da Rocha Vieira (4 June 1994 – 28 November 2016), known as Tiaguinho, was a Brazilian football player who last played for Chapecoense.

Tiaguinho

Personal information
Full name	Tiago da Rocha Vieira
Date of birth	(1994-06-04)4 June 1994
Place of birth	Trajano de Morais, Brazil
Date of death	28 November 2016(2016-11-28) (aged 22)
Place of death	La Unión, Colombia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	São Pedro-RJ
	Corinthians
	XV de Piracicaba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	XV de Piracicaba	8	(1)
2015–2016	Metropolitano	20	(6)
2015	→ Cianorte (loan)	0	(0)
2016	Chapecoense	16	(4)
Total		44	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2016

Tiaguinho was one of the victims when LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crashed on 28 November 2016.

Personal life

On 12 December 2015, Tiaguinho married his wife Graziele de Aquino Alves. A week before the accident, Tiaguinho found out he was to be a father. His teammates helped his wife deliver the message that she was pregnant and filmed the moment. His reaction was to yell with happiness, hug his teammates and make cradling motions as if he was holding a baby. According to his cousin Gilmara Marins, he always wanted to be a young father.^[1] On 19 July 2017, Tiaguinho's son was born. His wife named his child after him.^[2]

Club career

Born in Trajano de Morais, Rio de Janeiro, Tiaguinho finished his formation with XV de Piracicaba.^[3] He made his senior debut on 2 August 2014, coming on as a second half substitute in a 2–0 home win against Independente for the Copa Paulista championship.

Tiaguinho joined Metropolitano on 1 July 2015, ahead of the year's Série D.^[4] After the club's first-round knockout, he was loaned to Cianorte for three months.^[5]

Returning in January 2016, Tiaguinho impressed during the 2016 Campeonato Catarinense for Metrô, but still rescinded his contract – which was due to expire on 30 June – on 31 May.^[6] Nine days later, he was presented at Série A club Chapecoense.^[7]

Tiaguinho made his top tier debut on 11 June 2016, replacing Lucas Gomes in a 1–2 away loss against Ponte Preta. His first goals in the category came on 18 September, as he scored a double in a 2–2 home draw against the same opponent.^{[citation needed]}

Tiaguinho subsequently became a regular starter at Chape, helping the side to reach the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals and scoring the club's last goal before the tragedy, in a 2–0 home win against São Paulo on 20 November.^{[citation needed]}

Death

On 28 November 2016, whilst travelling with Chapecoense to the aforementioned finals, Tiaguinho was among the fatalities of the LaMia Flight 2933 accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo, La Unión, Antioquia.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 27 November 2016^[9]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
XV de Piracicaba	2014	Paulista	—		0	0	—		—		13[lower-alpha 1]	1	13	1
	2015		—		8	1	—		—		—		8	1
	Subtotal		—		8	1	—		—		13	1	21	2
Metropolitano	2015	Série D	7	1	—		—		—		—		7	1
	2016		0	0	13	5	—		—		—		13	5
	Subtotal		7	1	13	5	—		—		—		20	6
Cianorte (loan)	2015	Paranaense Série Prata	—		0	0	—		—		4[lower-alpha 2]	2	4	2
Chapecoense	2016	Série A	16	4	—		0	0	7[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		23	4
Career total			23	5	21	6	0	0	7	0	17	3	68	14

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Taça FPF
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Chapecoense

• Copa Sudamericana: 2016 (posthumously)^[10]

References

1. "Chapecoense player found out he was to be father a week before crash death". 29 November 2016.
2. "Equipe do Gugu mostra nascimento do filho de jogador que morreu no avião da Chapecoense". YouTube. 7 September 2017.
3. "Tiaguinho da Chapecoense atuou em Friburgo e B. Jardim na base" [Chapecoense's Tiaguinho played in Friburgo and B. Jardim during his youth setup] (in Portuguese). Nova Friburgo em Foco. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
4. "Metropolitano contrata meia-atacante Thiaguinho" [Metropolitano sign attacking midfielder Thiaguinho] (in Portuguese). Blumenau Esportes. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
5. "Metrô confirma mpréstimo de atletas até fim da temporada" [Metrô confirm loan of athletes until the end of the season] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Blumenau. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
6. "Em comum acordo, Metropolitano comunica liberação de atacante Tiaguinho" [In a mutual agreement, Metropolitano announce the release of forward Tiaguinho] (in Portuguese). CA Metropolitano. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
7. "As jovens apostas do Verdão" [The young prospects of Verdão] (in Portuguese). Chapecoense. 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
8. "Tiaguinho: jovem atacante que seria pai vinha ganhando espaço na Chape" [Tiaguinho: young forward who would be father was gaining some space at Chape] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
9. Tiaguinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
10. "CONMEBOL otorga el título de campeón de la Sudamericana 2016 a Chapecoense y reconoce a Atlético Nacional con el premio del centenario de la CONMEBOL al Fair Play" [CONMEBOL awards 2016 Sudamericana champion title to Chapecoense and bestows Atlético Nacional with CONMEBOL century Fair Play award] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

External links

• Tiaguinho at Soccerway