Tiago Ronaldo
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Tiago Alexandre Carvalho Gonçalves, aka Ronaldo (born 28 December 1989 in Loures
), is a Portuguese
footballer who plays for Juventude Sport Clube as a midfielder
.
. He appeared once during his first professional season, playing 90 minutes in a derby
home win against Sporting de Braga.
On 2 July 2009, after no further league appearances for Vitória, Ronaldo signed with Belgium
's Standard Liège
, on a two-year deal. The following year, without having appeared in the country's top flight, he returned to Portugal, signing with Moreirense F.C. in level two.
Loures
Loures Municipality is a municipality to the north of Lisbon. Created on 26 July 1886 by a royal decree, the municipality currently occupies an area of 169 km² and has about 200,000 inhabitants . It borders the municipalities of Odivelas, Sintra, Mafra, Arruda dos Vinhos, Vila Franca de Xira...
), is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who plays for Juventude Sport Clube as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
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Football career
Ronaldo graduated from Vitória de Guimarães' youth academy for 2007–08, as the Minho side had just returned from the second divisionLiga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
. He appeared once during his first professional season, playing 90 minutes in a derby
Local derby
In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two, generally local, rivals, particularly in association football...
home win against Sporting de Braga.
On 2 July 2009, after no further league appearances for Vitória, Ronaldo signed with Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
's Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
, on a two-year deal. The following year, without having appeared in the country's top flight, he returned to Portugal, signing with Moreirense F.C. in level two.