Tiago Silva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago Silva dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Taquari, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wingback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990-1998 | Juventude | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998-2000 | Palmeiras | 30 | (0) |
| 2000-2001 | Portuguesa | 23 | (2) |
| 2001-2004 | Litex Lovech | 74 | (4) |
| 2005-2007 | CSKA Sofia | 58 | (6) |
| 2007-2010 | Genk | 31 | (0) |
| 2010-2011 | Juventude | 6 | (0) |
| 2011-2012 | União Suzano | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1996-1998 | Brazil U-20 | ||
| 2006 | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Tiago Silva dos Santos (born 4 April 1979 in Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul) is a former Brazilian footballer. He holds a Bulgarian passport.
Club career
Tiago Silva joined CSKA Sofia from PFC Litex Lovech in 2005. He has also previously played for Palmeiras, with whom he has won the Copa Mercosur and Copa Libertadores trophies.
He signed a three-year contract with Belgian First Division Club Racing Genk on 18 July 2007.
International career
He made one appearance in Bulgaria national football team in a 3-1 friendly win against Turkey on 17 August 2005.
However, Tiago Silva had already been capped for the Brazilian Youth team in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, so FIFA cancelled the request for a change of nationality.[1]
Although FIFA loosened the nationality transfer of uncapped players and players with multi-nationality in 2009, it has not benefited Tiago Silva, because he did not hold multi-nationality when he represented Brazil. He is still eligible to play for Brazil.
References
External links
- (Portuguese) Brazilian FA database
- Sambafoot
- Guardian Football