Tiago Targino

Tiago João Targino da Silva (born 6 June 1986), known as Targino, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Tiago Targino
Personal information
Full name Tiago João Targino da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1986-06-06) 6 June 1986[1]
Place of birth Beja, Portugal[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1995–2002 Desportivo Beja
2002–2004 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2012 Vitória Guimarães 109 (15)
2008 → Manisaspor (loan) 10 (0)
2008–2009 → Randers (loan) 17 (1)
2012 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 13 (1)
2012–2013 Olhanense 29 (4)
2013–2014 AEL Limassol 14 (1)
2014 Jagiellonia Białystok 0 (0)
2015 Trofense 0 (0)
2016 Académica Lobito 1 (0)
2016–2017 Sampedrense 3 (0)
2017 Lusitanos 8 (3)
2018 Lusitano Évora 1 (1)
2018–2019 Olímpico Montijo 18 (2)
2019–2020 Comércio Indústria 18 (5)
2020–2021 Caçadores Taipas 8 (0)
Total 249 (33)
International career
2006–2007 Portugal U20 13 (1)
2007 Portugal U21 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Targino was born in Beja, Alentejo. The son of a Brazilian who played for a host of Portuguese clubs such as C.D. Beja, Portimonense S.C. and S.C. Olhanense,[2][3] he started his professional career in 2004 with Vitória de Guimarães, having joined their youth academy two years before. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 12 December 2004 in a 3–1 away win against F.C. Penafiel,[4] and finished his first season with two goals, notably in a 1–0 home victory over S.C. Beira-Mar where he scored in the 90th minute.[5][6]

In January 2008, Targino was loaned to Turkish Süper Lig's Manisaspor.[7] He had started the campaign with Vitória, netting in a 1–0 home defeat of C.D. Nacional on 17 September 2007, but received relatively little playing time.[8][9]

On 11 July 2008, Targino was again loaned, joining Danish Superliga side Randers FC.[10][7] He made his league debut against Brøndby IF as a late substitute in a 3–0 away win,[11][12] again coming from the bench in the next game with FC Nordsjælland. After teammate Mikkel Beckmann was injured against FC Midtjylland, he featured in the starting lineup the following three matches, as a right winger.[13] He scored his only goal on 19 April 2009, in a 2–0 victory at the same opponent.[14]

Targino returned to Guimarães for 2009–10 but, midway through the season, suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury which put him out of action for nearly one year.[15][16] On 8 November 2010, in his second appearance after returning, he came from the bench and scored twice to help his team come from behind to win 3–2 at Sporting CP, the Minho club's first win in Lisbon in 14 years.[17][16]

Targino' last season in the Portuguese top tier was 2012–13, with Olhanense.[18] The following was spent in the Cypriot First Division with AEL Limassol after leaving the Algarve due to unpaid wages[19] and, subsequently, from the age of 28 until his retirement, he played mostly in the Portuguese amateur leagues, with a brief spell in the Andorran Primera Divisió as well.[20][21][22]

International career

On 11 September 2007, Targino won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level, when he replaced Paulo Machado early into the second half of an eventual 4–0 win against Montenegro in the 2009 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[23] The following month, against the same adversary and in the same stage, he scored his only goal (2–1 victory in Podgorica).[24]

References
  1. "Targino" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. Paixão, Firmino (3 June 2020). "Hilton Targino: "Podia ter ganhado muito dinheiro"" [Hilton Targino: "I could have made a lot of money"]. Diário do Alentejo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  3. "Targino: "Bola bateu na mão"" [Targino: "It was a handball"]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 March 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  4. Teixeira, Olga (12 December 2004). "Penafiel-V. Guimarães, 1–3 (crónica)" [Penafiel-V. Guimarães, 1–3 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  5. "Estreia feliz do jovem Targino dá vitória no último minuto" [Happy debut for youngster Targino gives win in the last minute]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 16 January 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  6. Santos, Jorge; Schoenmakers, Jan; Dalence, Daniel. "Portugal 2004/05". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  7. Cardoso, Susana (29 May 2011). "Inglaterra atrai Targino" [Inglaterra lures Targino]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  8. "Targino: "Nada me vai deitar abaixo"" [Targino: "Nothing is going to bring me down"]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 October 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  9. Santos, Jorge; Schoenmakers, Jan; Stokkermans, Karel. "Portugal 2007/08". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  10. "Targino et år i Randers" [Targino to Randers] (in Danish). Bold. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  11. "Nederlag mod Randers FC" [Loss against Randers FC] (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  12. Mackay, Ingrid (3 August 2008). "Randers triumferede hos Brøndby" [Randers the winners at Brøndby] (in Danish). TV 2. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  13. "Fredgaard vil længere frem" [Fredgaard wants to take it further]. Tipsbladet (in Danish). 22 September 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  14. Aistrup, Anders (19 April 2009). "Tal og karakterer fra FCM-Randers FC" [Numbers and notes of FCM-Randers FC]. B.T. (in Danish). Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  15. "Lesão trava interesse em Targino" [Injury cools down interest in Targino]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 May 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  16. "Tiago Targino – from despair to elation in ten months". PortuGOAL. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  17. "Targino estragou a festa em Alvalade" [Targino ruined the party at Alvalade]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 8 November 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  18. Anjinho, Jorge (26 July 2012). "Olhanense: Conceição refreia ambição de Targino" [Olhanense: Conceição puts Targino ambition on a leash] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  19. "Tiago Targino assina pelo AEL Limassol" [Tiago Targino signs for AEL Limassol]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 June 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  20. Cruz Martins, André (5 November 2016). "Targino ia ser o sucessor de Di María, agora procura clube" [Targino was going to succeed Di María, now he's looking for a club]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  21. Castro, Ricardo Jorge (25 July 2018). "Tiago Targino está de regresso aos campeonatos nacionais" [Tiago Targino returns to the domestic leagues] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  22. Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (11 November 2021). "Tiago Targino: a vida como carpinteiro de cofragem nas Caraíbas" [Tiago Targino: life as a metal carpenter in the Caribbean] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  23. "Sub-21: PORTUGAL-MONTENEGRO, 4–0 (Moreira 17', Coelho 58', M. Fernandes 66' e 88')" [Under-21: PORTUGAL-MONTENEGRO, 4–0 (Moreira 17', Coelho 58', M. Fernandes 66' and 88')]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 September 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  24. "Sub-21: Portugal vence no Montenegro por 1–2" [Under-21: Portugal win 1–2 in Montenegro]. Público (in Portuguese). 16 October 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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