Back تياغو مينديز Arabic تياجو مينديز ARZ تیاقو مندس AZB Тиаго Мендеш Bulgarian Tiago Mendes Catalan Tiago Mendes Czech Tiago Mendes Danish Tiago (Fußballspieler, 1981) German Τιάγκο Μέντες Greek Tiago Mendes Esperanto
 Tiago as an Atlético Madrid player in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tiago Cardoso Mendes[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1981[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Viana do Castelo, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1995 | Vianense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Âncora-Praia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Braga B | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Braga | 62 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Benfica | 75 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Chelsea | 34 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Lyon | 56 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Juventus | 42 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 49 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2017 | Atlético Madrid | 126 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 457 | (52) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Portugal U21 | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2015 | Portugal | 66 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Atlético Madrid (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Vitória Guimarães | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Tiago Cardoso Mendes OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈaɣu kɐɾˈðozu ˈmẽdɨʃ]; born 2 May 1981), known simply as Tiago, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder.
He played professionally in five of Europe's major leagues, Portugal, England, France, Italy and Spain. He notably spent eight seasons with Atlético Madrid, winning five major titles including the 2013–14 La Liga and the 2012 Europa League.
A Portugal international on 66 occasions, Tiago represented the nation in two World Cups and Euro 2004. He later worked briefly as a manager.