- Thiago Heleno
Infobox Football biography
playername = Thiago Heleno
fullname = Thiago Heleno Henrique Ferreira
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|9|17
cityofbirth = flagicon|BRASete Lagoas (MG)
countryofbirth =Brazil
height = height|m=1.85
position = Central Defender
currentclub = Cruzeiro
clubnumber = 3
youthyears = 2004-2005
youthclubs = Cruzeiro
years = 2006-
clubs = Cruzeiro
caps(goals) = 25 (2)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = fb|BRA U17fb|BRA U18flagicon|BRA Brazil U20
nationalcaps(goals) = 0? (?)14 (7)06 (0)
pcupdate = 22 August 2007
ntupdate =Thiago Heleno Henrique Ferreira or simply Thiago Heleno (born
September 17 ,1988 inSete Lagoas (Minas Gerais )), is aBrazil ian central defender. He currently plays for Cruzeiro.Career
Thiago Heleno was brought up from the Cruzeiro youth squad.
He made his professional debut in a 2-0 home win for Cruzeiro against Juventude in the Campeonato Brasileiro on
May 7 ,2006 . [en icon [http://touchline.onthespot.co.uk/guardian/StatsCentre.asp?MAID=362780&TEID=3309&Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&ListType=32&PLID=198314&pStr=Match_Details Cruzeiro vs Juventude] ]Thiago Heleno scored his first professional goal for Cruzeiro against Fortaleza in a 2-0 away win on
June 3 ,2006 . [en icon [http://touchline.onthespot.co.uk/guardian/StatsCentre.asp?MAID=363323&TEID=3309&Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&ListType=33&PLID=198314&pStr=Match_Details Fortaleza vs Cruzeiro] ]tatistics
International career
Thiago Heleno is capped at Brazil Under 17 level. With the Brazil Under 17 squad he won the
2005 South American Under 17 Football Championship .Thiago Heleno is also capped at the Brazil Under 18 level, where he has 14 caps and 7 goals, under his name.
He is part of the Brazil Under 20 squad. Thiago Heleno was called up to play in the
2007 South American Youth Championship . He was involved in six of the nine mathces that Brazil had to compete in. He played every minute in the games he was involved in, except for the one against Paraguay were he was substituted in the 81st minute. Thiago Heleno played in the final, where Brazil won 2-0 against Colombia; Brazil winning the cup for the 9th time in history.Honours
Club
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Campeonato Mineiro
** Winner :2006
** Runner Up :2007 International
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South American Under 17 Football Championship
** Winner : 2005
*South American Youth Championship
** Winner : 2007External links
*en icon [http://touchline.onthespot.co.uk/guardian/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&pStr=Player&PLID=198314&TEID=3309 Thiago Heleno Stats] [http://www.guardian.co.uk @ Guardian]
*en icon [http://www.sambafoot.co.uk/players/1466_Thiago_Heleno.html Thiago Heleno Profile] [http://www.sambafoot.co.uk @ Sambafoot]
*en icon [http://www.soccerterminal.com/st-st//playerDetail.do?ct=903&act=vicious&lg=&s=&,905,&s=&pid=58355&tid=5963 Thiago Heleno Profile] [http://www.soccerterminal.com @ Soccer Terminal]
*pt icon [http://www.cruzeiro.com.br/?section=profissional_jogadores Thiago Heleno Profile] [http://www.cruzeiro.com.br @ Cruzeiro EC]
*pt icon [http://www.zerozero.pt/pt/jogador.php?id=32420&search=1 Thiago Heleno Profile] [http://www.zerozero.pt @ Zero Zero]References
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