Born in
Trofa,
Porto District, tough-tackling Tiago started his professional career with
F.C. Famalicão in 1993. He went on to represent in his country
C.S. Marítimo,
S.L. Benfica,
U.D. Leiria,
FC Porto (he won the
2002–03 UEFA Cup with the club while totalling 32 appearances in all competitions
that season to claim a
treble, and finished the
following campaign on loan with Leiria) and
Boavista FC. In July 2007, the 32-year-old Tiago returned to União Leiria. Two years later, after being instrumental in their
return to the
Primeira Liga after one year out, only missing one game, he joined another team in the
Segunda Liga,
C.D. Trofense, which had just
moved in the opposite direction. He remained in the
second tier of Portuguese football with the latter side for several seasons, retiring at the age of 40. ==Honours==