Tiaguinho (footballer)

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

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.
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 December 12, 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 July 19, 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Returning in January 2016, Tiaguinho impressed during the 2016 Campeonato Catarinense for Metrô, but still rescinded his contract – which was due to expire on 30 June – on 31 May.[6] Nine days later, he was presented at Série A club Chapecoense.[7]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.

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.

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 —00——13[lower-alpha 1]1131
2015 —81———81
Subtotal —81——131212
Metropolitano 2015 Série D 71————71
2016 00135———135
Subtotal 71135———206
Cianorte (loan) 2015 Paranaense Série Prata —00——4[lower-alpha 2]242
Chapecoense 2016 Série A 164—007[lower-alpha 3]0—234
Career total 23521600701736814
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. Appearance(s) in Taça FPF
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours
Chapecoense

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.
  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. 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.
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