Bruno Tiago (footballer, born 1981)

Bruno Tiago Fernandes Andrade (born 1 April 1981), known as Bruno Tiago, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is Andrade.
Bruno Tiago
Personal information
Full name Bruno Tiago Fernandes Andrade
Date of birth (1981-04-01) 1 April 1981
Place of birth Santo Tirso, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1996 Tirsense
1996–2000 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Salamanca 4 (0)
2000–2001 → Ávila (loan) 17 (2)
2003–2004 Dragões Sandinenses 50 (5)
2004–2007 Gil Vicente 71 (2)
2007–2009 Braga 0 (0)
Total 142 (9)
International career
1999 Portugal U18 4 (0)
2001–2002 Portugal U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

After very brief spells in the Primeira Liga and unassuming stints in Spain, he was forced to retire still in his 20s due to injury.

Club career

Bruno Tiago was born in Santo Tirso, Porto District. Having grown through the ranks of Minho's Vitória S.C. he moved to Spain in 2000–01, joining second division club UD Salamanca where he would remain two and a half seasons (with a loan to lowly Real Ávila CF in between), without any impact.

Bruno Tiago returned to Portugal in January 2003 where, after a spell with Sport Clube Dragões Sandinenses, he signed with Gil Vicente F.C. for the 2004–05 campaign. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 28 August 2004 in a 2–3 away loss against Sporting CP,[1] and finished his first year with 25 league appearances.

In July 2007, Bruno Tiago moved to Vitória's neighbours S.C. Braga. Only one week into pre-season he seriously broke his leg, being ruled out for the season's duration;[2] following a two-year spell on the sidelines, he was forced to retire from the game at only 28.[3]

References
  1. Sporting-Gil Vicente, 3–2 (Marcos António 18 N.P.B., Liedson 26, 77; Marcos António 75, Fábio 80) (Sporting-Gil Vicente, 3–2 (Marcos António 18 O.G., Liedson 26, 77; Marcos António 75, Fábio 80)); Record, 28 August 2004 (in Portuguese)
  2. Braga press on without Paulo Jorge; UEFA, 11 September 2008
  3. Sp. Braga: Bruno Tiago é novidade na lista para Liège (Sp. Braga: Bruno Tiago a novelty in squad for Liège); Mais Futebol, 24 February 2009 (in Portuguese)
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