Tiaguinho (footballer) explained

Tiaguinho
Fullname:Tiago da Rocha Vieira
Birth Date:4 June 1994
Birth Place:Trajano de Morais, Brazil
Death Place:La Unión, Colombia
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:São Pedro-RJ
Youthclubs2:Corinthians
Youthclubs3:XV de Piracicaba
Years1:2014–2015
Caps1:8
Goals1:1
Years2:2015–2016
Caps2:20
Goals2:6
Years3:2015
Clubs3:Cianorte (loan)
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2016
Caps4:16
Goals4:4
Totalcaps:44
Totalgoals:11
Club-Update:30 November 2016

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

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Returning in January 2016, Tiaguinho impressed during the 2016 Campeonato Catarinense for Metrô, but still rescinded his contract – which was due to expire on 30 June – on 31 May.[6] Nine days later, he was presented at Série A club Chapecoense.[7]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

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

ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
XV de Piracicaba2014Paulista0013[9] 1131
20158181
Subtotal81131212
Metropolitano2015Série D7171
201600135135
Subtotal71135206
Cianorte (loan)2015Paranaense Série Prata004[10] 242
Chapecoense2016Série A164007[11] 0234
Career total23521600701736814

Honours

Chapecoense

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chapecoense player found out he was to be father a week before crash death. 29 November 2016 .
  2. Web site: Equipe do Gugu mostra nascimento do filho de jogador que morreu no avião da Chapecoense. .
  3. Web site: Tiaguinho da Chapecoense atuou em Friburgo e B. Jardim na base. Chapecoense's Tiaguinho played in Friburgo and B. Jardim during his youth setup. Nova Friburgo em Foco. pt. 29 November 2016. 10 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Metropolitano contrata meia-atacante Thiaguinho. Metropolitano sign attacking midfielder Thiaguinho. Blumenau Esportes. pt. 1 July 2015. 10 December 2016.
  5. Web site: Metrô confirma mpréstimo de atletas até fim da temporada. Metrô confirm loan of athletes until the end of the season. Jornal de Blumenau. pt. 10 September 2015. 10 December 2016.
  6. Web site: Em comum acordo, Metropolitano comunica liberação de atacante Tiaguinho. In a mutual agreement, Metropolitano announce the release of forward Tiaguinho. CA Metropolitano. pt. 31 May 2016. 10 December 2016.
  7. Web site: As jovens apostas do Verdão. The young prospects of Verdão. Chapecoense. pt. 9 June 2016. 10 December 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221185808/http://www.chapecoense.com/2016/noticias/22. 21 December 2016. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Tiaguinho: jovem atacante que seria pai vinha ganhando espaço na Chape. Tiaguinho: young forward who would be father was gaining some space at Chape. Globo Esporte. pt. 29 November 2016. 10 December 2016.
  9. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  10. Appearance(s) in Taça FPF
  11. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  12. Web site: 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. CONMEBOL. Spanish. 5 December 2016. 13 December 2016.