Thiago Quirino da Silva or simply Quirino (born 4 January 1985 in

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) is a Brazilian

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striker, who plays for Malaysian side

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. On signing for

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before the 2006 season, the club made it clear to media and competing clubs that they had found themselves their very own "golden boy". However, Thiago's impact at

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was far from impressive and during the 2006 season, he scored only one goal and was regularly used as a substitute, if at all being part of the match

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. While this may be true, it is clear to see that the transfer from the Brazilian way of futbol to the Swedish football way took its toll on his game. Quirino did score in the

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against

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on 24 September, making it 1–0 to his side. On 21 November 2008 it was revealed that Quirino had officially been transferred to the newly relegated

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team

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. The reported transfer sum was 2,5 million SEK, far less than the 14 million SEK it was reported that

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themselves spent 3 years earlier. On 17 January 2011,

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was officially announced his signing of a 1-year loan contract. on 23 January 2012, he loaned back to Consadole Sapporo.

Career statistics

''Updated to 23 February 2018''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社
"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"
10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 67 out of 289)

References

External links

Profile at Kagoshima United FCPlayer profile at dif.seStats Centre: Thiago Quirino da SilvaFacts
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quirino, Thiago 1985 births Living people Clube Atlético Mineiro players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Daegu FC players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Shonan Bellmare players Ventforet Kofu players Oita Trinita players Kagoshima United FC players Al-Shaab CSC players Allsvenskan players J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players K League 1 players Expatriate footballers in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Japan Expatriate footballers in South Korea Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian footballers Brazil under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Association football forwards UAE Pro League players Footballers from Belo Horizonte