Tiago Targino
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Tiago João Targino da Silva, known as Targino (born 6 June 1986 in Beja
), is a Portuguese
footballer who plays for Vitória Sport Clube as a forward.
ian who played for a host of Portuguese clubs such as Clube Desportivo de Beja, Portimonense S.C.
and S.C. Olhanense, Targino started his professional career in 2004 with Vitória de Guimarães, having joined its youth academy three years before. He made his first division debut on 12 December 2004, appearing in a 1–3 loss at F.C. Penafiel. He finished his debut season with two first-team goals, notably in a 1–0 home win over S.C. Beira-Mar, scoring in the 90th minute
.
In January 2008, Targino was loaned to Turkish league's Manisaspor. He started the campaign with Vitória, netting in a 1–0 home success against C.D. Nacional on 17 September 2007, but received relatively little playing time.
After the season's end, Targino was again loaned, joining Danish first division
side Randers FC
. He made his team debut against Brøndby IF
as a late substitute in a 3–0 away win, again coming from the bench in the next match, 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; he scored his only league goal in a 2–0 away success, also against Midtjylland.
Targino returned to Guimarães for 2009–10 but, midway through the campaign, suffered a serious cruciate ligament
injury which put him out of action for nearly one year. On 8 November 2010, in his second game after returning, he came from the bench and scored twice to help his team come from behind to win it 3–2 at Sporting Clube de Portugal, the Minho club's first win in Lisbon
in 14 years.
Beja (Portugal)
Beja is a city in the Beja Municipality in the Alentejo region, Portugal. The municipality has a total area of 1,147.1 km² and a total population of 34,970 inhabitants. The city proper has a population of 21,658....
), 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 Vitória Sport Clube as a forward.
Club career
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ian who played for a host of Portuguese clubs such as Clube Desportivo de Beja, Portimonense S.C.
Portimonense S.C.
Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese football team based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, the club is one of the few professional clubs in the Algarve region, and currently plays in second division....
and S.C. Olhanense, Targino started his professional career in 2004 with Vitória de Guimarães, having joined its youth academy three years before. He made his first division debut on 12 December 2004, appearing in a 1–3 loss at F.C. Penafiel. He finished his debut season with two first-team goals, notably in a 1–0 home win over S.C. Beira-Mar, scoring in the 90th minute
Last-minute goal
The term "last-minute goal" is used in sport, primarily association football, to describe a goal scored very late in a game. It may not necessarily refer to a goal scored in the actual final minute...
.
In January 2008, Targino was loaned to Turkish league's Manisaspor. He started the campaign with Vitória, netting in a 1–0 home success against C.D. Nacional on 17 September 2007, but received relatively little playing time.
After the season's end, Targino was again loaned, joining Danish first division
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
side Randers FC
Randers FC
Randers FC is a Danish professional football team based in Randers, which plays in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. Founded as a merger on January 1, 2003, the club builds upon the license of Randers Freja, a former three-time Danish Cup winning team...
. He made his team debut against Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...
as a late substitute in a 3–0 away win, again coming from the bench in the next match, with FC Nordsjælland
FC Nordsjælland
Football Club Nordsjælland is a professional Danish football team from the North Zealand town of Farum, Denmark. Founded as Farum Boldklub from the merger of the town's two football clubs Farum IK and Stavnsholt BK in 1991, the club changed its name to F.C...
. After teammate Mikkel Beckmann
Mikkel Beckmann
Mikkel Beckmann is a Danish professional footballer. He plays as a winger for FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga and for the Danish national football team. He has amassed 7 caps for Denmark in total, and was a member of the FIFA World Cup squad in 2010.-Club career:Beckmann started his...
was injured against FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland is a professional Danish football team from Herning and Ikast. The team is a result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad...
, he featured in the starting lineup the following three matches, as a right winger; he scored his only league goal in a 2–0 away success, also against Midtjylland.
Targino returned to Guimarães for 2009–10 but, midway through the campaign, suffered a serious cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligaments are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee...
injury which put him out of action for nearly one year. On 8 November 2010, in his second game after returning, he came from the bench and scored twice to help his team come from behind to win it 3–2 at Sporting Clube de Portugal, the Minho club's first win in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
in 14 years.