Tiago Mendes

Tiago Cardoso Mendes OIH (pt; born 2 May 1981), known simply as Tiago, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Tiago

Tiago as an Atlético Madrid player in 2013
Personal information
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)
National team
2000–2002	Portugal U21	21	(3)
2002–2015	Portugal	66	(3)
Teams managed
2017–2018	Atlético Madrid (assistant)
2020	Vitória Guimarães
Honours Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Championship Runner-up 2004 Portugal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Braga	1999–2000[2]	Primeira Liga	18	1	1	0	—		—		—		19	1
	2000–01[2]	Primeira Liga	27	0	1	0	—		—		—		28	0
	2001–02[2]	Primeira Liga	17	3	3	0	—		—		—		20	3
	Total		62	4	5	0	—		—		—		67	4
Benfica	2001–02[2]	Primeira Liga	15	1	3	0	—		—		—		18	1
	2002–03[2]	Primeira Liga	31	13	0	0	—		—		—		31	13
	2003–04[2]	Primeira Liga	29	5	5	3	—		9[a]	3	—		43	11
	Total		75	19	8	3	—		9	3	—		92	25
Chelsea	2004–05[3]	Premier League	34	4	2	0	4	0	11[a]	0	—		51	4
	2005–06[4]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[b]	0	1	0
	Total		34	4	2	0	4	0	11	0	1	0	52	4
Lyon	2005–06[2][5]	Ligue 1	29	5	0	0	0	0	8[a]	2	—		37	7
	2006–07[2][5]	Ligue 1	27	4	0	0	3	0	8[a]	2	—		38	6
	Total		56	9	0	0	3	0	16	4	—		75	13
Juventus	2007–08[6]	Serie A	20	0			—		—		—		20	0
	2008–09[6]	Serie A	15	0	0	0	—		3[a]	0	—		18	0
	2009–10[6]	Serie A	7	0	0	0	—		3[a]	0	—		10	0
	Total		42	0	0	0	—		6	0	—		48	0
Atlético Madrid (loan)	2009–10[7]	La Liga	18	2	5	1	—		—		—		23	3
	2010–11[8]	La Liga	31	4	2	1	—		6[c]	1	—		39	6
Atlético Madrid	2011–12[9]	La Liga	24	0	0	0	—		8[c]	0	—		32	0
	2012–13[10]	La Liga	22	2	3	0	—		5[c]	0	—		30	2
	2013–14[11]	La Liga	23	2	3	0	—		7[a]	0	0	0	33	2
	2014–15[6]	La Liga	31	5	1	0	—		4[a]	0	1[d]	0	37	5
	2015–16[6]	La Liga	14	1	0	0	—		5[a]	0	0[d]	0	19	1
	2016–17[6]	La Liga	12	1	0	0	—		3[a]	0	0[d]	0	15	1
	Total		175	17	14	2	—		38	1	1	0	228	20
Career total			445	52	29	5	7	0	80	8	1	0	561	64

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearances in FA Community Shield
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Supercopa de España

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[12]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Portugal	2002	1	0
	2003	4	0
	2004	7	0
	2005	8	0
	2006	12	0
	2007	6	1
	2008	1	0
	2009	9	0
	2010	10	2
	2014	4	0
	2015	4	0
Total		66	3

Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tiago goal.

List of international goals scored by Tiago Mendes^[12]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 March 2007	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia	Serbia	1–0	1–1	Euro 2008 qualifying
2	21 June 2010	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa	North Korea	4–0	7–0	2010 FIFA World Cup
3				7–0

Managerial statistics

As of match played 2 October 2020

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Vitória Guimarães		28 July 2020	8 October 2020	3	1	1	1	1	1	+0	033.33	[13]
Total				3	1	1	1	1	1	+0	033.33	—

Honours

Benfica

• Taça de Portugal: 2003–04^[6]

Chelsea

• Premier League: 2004–05^[14]
• Football League Cup: 2004–05^[14]
• FA Community Shield: 2005^[14]

Lyon

• Ligue 1: 2005–06, 2006–07^[6]
• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2006–07^[6]

Atlético Madrid

Tiago (furthest right) on Atlético's victory parade after winning the league in 2014

• La Liga: 2013–14^[6]
• Copa del Rey: 2012–13^[6]
• Supercopa de España: 2014^[6]
• UEFA Europa League: 2011–12^[6]
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2013–14, 2015–16^[6]

Portugal

• UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2004^[6]

Orders

• Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza)^[15]

References

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2. Tiago at ForaDeJogo
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4. "Games played by Tiago Mendes in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
5. "Tiago". Ligue 1. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
6. "Tiago". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
7. "Matches played by Tiago Mendes in 2009/10". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
8. "Matches played by Tiago Mendes in 2010/11". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
9. "Matches played by Tiago Mendes in 2011/12". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
10. "Matches played by Tiago Mendes in 2012/13". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
11. "Matches played by Tiago Mendes in 2013/14". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
12. "Tiago Mendes". European Football. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
13. "Vitória Guimarães: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
14. "Tiago: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
15. "Selecção distinguida pelo Duque de Bragança" [National team honoured by Duke of Bragança] (in Portuguese). Cristiano Ronaldo News. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2006.