José Tiago Almeida Martins (born 19 August 1988), known as Zé Tiago, is a
Portuguese professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for
C.F. União de Lamas
Clube de Futebol União de Lamas ''(abbreviated as CF União de Lamas)'' is a Portugal, Portuguese Association football, football club based in Santa Maria de Lamas, Santa Maria da Feira Municipality, Santa Maria da Feira.
Background
CF União ...
.
Club career
Born in
Vila Nova de Gaia
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,
Porto District
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, Zé Tiago played lower league or amateur football until the age of 26. In May 2014 he signed for
Segunda Liga club
S.C. Covilhã
Sporting Clube da Covilhã, commonly known as just Sporting da Covilhã or Sp. Covilhã, is a Portuguese association football, football club from the city of Covilhã that plays in the third-tier Liga 3 (Portugal), Liga 3. The club was founded on ...
, making his professional debut on 16 August of that year when he came on as a late
substitute in a 2–1 home win over
FC Porto B
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. During his
first season, he scored braces against
Portimonense SC
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(4–0) and
U.D. Oliveirense
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(4–1) to help his team to a final fourth position.
Subsequently, Zé Tiago represented still in the second division
C.D. Aves and
Académica de Coimbra. He helped the former side to return to the
Primeira Liga
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after a ten-year absence, contributing 31 matches (32 in all competitions) and four goals to this feat.
References
External links
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Portuguese League profile
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1988 births
Living people
Portuguese men's footballers
Footballers from Vila Nova de Gaia
Men's association football midfielders
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
Liga 3 (Portugal) players
Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
CD Candal players
Boavista F.C. players
AD Oliveirense players
S.C. Covilhã players
C.D. Aves players
Académica de Coimbra (football) players
C.D. Mafra players
G.D. Chaves players
Varzim S.C. players
C.F. União de Lamas players
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen