Tiago Manuel Pinto Cintra (born 5 July 1989) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago Manuel Pinto Cintra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Matosinhos, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Futsal | ||
| 2000–2006 | Leixões | ||
| 2006–2008 | Porto | ||
| 2006–2007 | → Leixões (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Leixões | 37 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | → Amarante (loan) | 29 | (10) |
| 2012–2014 | Beira-Mar | 31 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Aves (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Freamunde | 14 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Varzim B | 19 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Pinhalnovense | 14 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Leixões B | 8 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Pedras Rubras | 21 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Maia Lidador | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Grijó | ||
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Portugal U17 | 7 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U18 | 9 | (2) |
| 2009 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:52, 26 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Matosinhos, Porto metropolitan area, Cintra played futsal before spending most of his youth career with hometown club Leixões SC, while also having a spell FC Porto. Loaned to Amarante F.C. of the third division in the 2008–09 season, he made his senior debut.[2]
Cintra played 17 times and scored once[3] in the Primeira Liga in the 2009–10 campaign, as Leixões were relegated. A year later, he moved to S.C. Beira-Mar also in the top flight, where he was a fringe player for his first two seasons and was loaned to Segunda Liga side C.D. Aves in January 2013.[4]
In July 2014, Cintra signed a one-year deal with second-division S.C. Freamunde.[5] Both he and fellow unemployed player Tiago Terroso were taken on by Varzim S.C. in November 2015, to play in the reserve team in the third tier.[6] He later represented in that league C.D. Pinhalnovense and F.C. Pedras Rubras, as well as Leixões' reserves in amateur football.[7]
International career edit
Cintra won one cap for Portugal at under-21 level, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute in the 1–0 away loss against England for the 2011 UEFA European Championship qualifiers on 13 November 2009.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Tiago Cintra" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Leixões: Pouga chega por empréstimo do Sevilha" [Leixões: Pouga arrives on loan from Sevilla] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Leixões e Olhanense empatam" [Leixões and Olhanense draw] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Aves garante empréstimo de Tiago Cintra" [Aves confirm loan of Tiago Cintra]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 January 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Carvalho, Miguel (23 July 2014). "Tiago Cintra e Djo Djo reforçam ataque do Freamunde" [Tiago Cintra and Djo Djo bolster Freamunde's attack] (in Portuguese). Tâmega Sousa. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Varzim anuncia Tiago Cintra e Tiago Terroso" [Varzim announce Tiago Cintra and Tiago Terroso] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (4 September 2018). "Entrevista a Tiago Cintra: "Autodestruí-me no futebol"" [Interview to Tiago Cintra: "I self-destroyed in football"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Saffer, Paul (13 November 2009). "Rose the thorn in Portugal's side". UEFA. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
External links edit
- Tiago Cintra at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Tiago Cintra national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Tiago Cintra at Soccerway
