Marco Tiago

Marco Tiago

Personal information
Full name	Marco Tiago Faustino
Date of birth	23 March 1984 (1984-03-23) (age 27)
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Portimonense
Number	22
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2005	Grêmio	0	(0)
2006	Ipatinga	8	(0)
2006	Estrela Norte	14	(0)
2006–2007	Feirense	14	(2)
2007–2008	Chaves	23	(4)
2008–2009	Estoril	6	(1)
2009–2010	Freamunde	23	(4)
2010–2011	Cherno More	22	(2)
2011–	Portimonense	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Marco Tiago Faustino, known as Tiago (born 23 March 1984 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais), is a Brazilian footballer who plays Portimonense S.C. in Portugal, as a left defender.

Football career

Tiago began his professional career at Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, but never broke into the first team. Subsequently, he represented Ipatinga Futebol Clube and amateurs Estrela do Norte Futebol Clube in his homeland, moving to Portugal in 2006.

During his four-season spell in the country, Tiago played in three second division seasons, successively appearing for C.D. Feirense, G.D. Chaves, G.D. Estoril Praia and S.C. Freamunde. His best individual output came in 2009–10, when he scored four goals in 23 games for Freamunde, helping the northern club to the 12th place.

Tiago joined PFC Cherno More Varna in Bulgaria on 27 May 2010, on a free transfer. He marked his top level debut with a goal, in a 2–1 win against PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad on 31 July. On 14 November, he scored his second league goal of the season, opening the scoring in a 3–0 home victory over PFC Minyor Pernik.

References

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Stats at FootballDatabase

Persondata
Name	Tiago, Marco
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	23 March 1984
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death