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. It is the archaic spelling of the name Tiago, presently mostly used in Brazil; in Portugal, the modern spelling largely prevails. *

Thiago (footballer, born September 1988) Thiago de Lima (born September 25, 1988) is a Brazilian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football ...

, full name Thiago de Lima, Brazilian football midfielder *

Thiago (footballer, born October 1988) Thiago Pinto Borges (born 22 October 1988), commonly known simply as Thiago, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Croatian Third Football League club Novigrad. Career In November 2016, Thiago moved on a free transfer to the newly promoted ...

, full name Thiago Pinto Borges, Brazilian football midfielder *

Thiago de Los Reyes Thiago de Los Reyes Peixoto (11 November 1989 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or ...

(born 1989), Brazilian television and film actor *

Thiago Alcântara Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento ( es, Alcántara; born 11 April 1991), or simply Thiago (; ), is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Spain national team. Born in Italy to Brazi ...

(born 1991), Brazilian-Spanish professional football player, known simply as Thiago *

Thiago Alves (tennis) Thiago Hernandez Alves (; born May 22, 1982) is a retired professional tennis player who competed mainly on the ITF Tour. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 88, achieved in July 2009. Tennis career In Grand Slams He has made four ...

(born 1982), Brazilian tennis player *

Thiago Alves (fighter) Thiago Alves d'Araujo (; born 3 October 1983) is a Brazilian bare-knuckle fighter and former mixed martial artist. A 27-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he competed in the promotion from 2005 until 2019. Aside from being a p ...

(born 1983), Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Thiago Soares Alves Thiago Soares Alves (born July 26, 1986) is a Brazilian volleyball player, who is a wing spiker and has competed for Fenerbahçe Grundig and the national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a ...

(born 1986), Brazilian volleyball player *

Thiago Cionek Thiago Rangel Cionek (, ; born 21 April 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Reggina. Born in Brazil, he represented the Poland national team. Club career Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Cionek began his ...

(born 1986), Polish-Brazilian football player *

Thiago Corrêa Thiago da Rosa Corrêa (born April 7, 1982), known as Thiago, Thiago Gaúcho or Thiago Corrêa, is a Brazilian footballer, who plays for São Luiz. Biography Thiago joined the youth program of his local club Sport Club Internacional at the ag ...

(born 1982), Brazilian football player *

Thiago Monteiro (table tennis) Thiago Farias Monte Monteiro (; born June 15, 1981 in Fortaleza, Ceará), is a Brazilian table tennis player. He has won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Pan American Games and currently plays for Angers Vaillante in Franc ...

(born 1981), Brazilian table tennis player *

Thiago (footballer, born February 1983) Thiago dos Santos Costa (born February 28, 1983) is a Brazilian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American fo ...

, Brazilian football defender *

Thiago (footballer, born November 1983) Thiago de Lima Silva (born November 1, 1983), commonly known as Thiago, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strik ...

, Brazilian football striker *

Thiago Monteiro (tennis) Thiago Moura Monteiro (; born 31 May 1994) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Monteiro has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 61 achieved on 17 October 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 144 achieved ...

(born 1994), Brazilian tennis player *

Thiago Maia Thiago Maia Alencar (born 23 March 1997), known as Thiago Maia, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo. Club career Santos Born in Boa Vista, Roraima, Thiago Maia bega ...

(born 1997), Brazilian football player *

Thiago Motta Thiago Motta (; ; born 28 August 1982) is a professional Association football, football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of club Bologna F.C. 1909, Bologna. A midfielder, Motta spent his early career at FC Barcelona, ...

(born 1982), Brazilian football player *

Thiago Neves Thiago Neves Augusto (born 27 February 1985), known as Thiago Neves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Club career Thiago Neves was born in Curitiba. Playing for Fluminense in 2008, he scored a hat- ...

(born 1985), Brazilian football player *

Thiago Quirino Thiago Quirino da Silva or simply Quirino (born 4 January 1985 in Belo Horizonte) is a Brazilian football striker, who plays for Malaysian side Felda United. Career From 2003 to 2005, he played for Atlético Mineiro. On signing for Djurgå ...

(born 1985), Brazilian football player *

Thiago Ribeiro Thiago Ribeiro Cardoso (born 24 February 1986), known as Thiago Ribeiro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Londrina. Club career Early career Born in Pontes Gestal, São Paulo state, Thiago Ribeiro started his career at ...

(born 1986), Brazilian football player *

Thiago Santos (disambiguation) Thiago Santos (born 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. Thiago Santos may also refer to the following people: *Thiago Santos (fighter, born 1986), Brazilian mixed martial artist *Thiago Santos (footballer, born 1984), Brazilian football se ...

, various people *

Thiago Silva Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Chelsea and captains the Brazil national team. Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, he is known ...

(born 1984), Brazilian football player *

Thiago (footballer, born 1991) Thiago Lima da Silva (born 22 November 1991), commonly known as Thiago Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club HKFC. Club career Sham Shui Po On 8 August 2022, Thia ...

(Thiago Lima da Silva), Brazilian football player *

Thiago Silva (fighter) Thiago Silva (born November 12, 1982) is a Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the Light Heavyweight division of Eagle FC. A professional competitor since 2005, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ...

(born 1982), Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Thiago Seyboth Wild Thiago Seyboth Wild (; born 10 March 2000) is a Brazilian tennis player. He won 2018 US Open junior singles title. He reached a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 106 on September 14, 2020 and a career high ITF junior ranking of No. 8 on Ja ...

(born 2000), Brazilian tennis player

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