Tácio Caetano Cruz Queiroz (born 7 August 1980), better known as just Tácio, is a former professional Brazilian footballer who played as

defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

. In 1997, he was part of the Brazilian team that won the

1997 South American Under-17 Football Championship The 1997 South American Under-17 Football Championship was played in Paraguay from 28 February to 16 March 1997. The host of the competition were the cities of Asunción, Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay, Pedro Juan Caballero and Encarnación, Parag ...

Biography

EC Vitória

Born in

Valença, Bahia Valença is a Brazilian city in the state of Bahia and has an estimated population of 97,233. It is visited by tourists because it is the main access to the island of Ilha de Tinharé, famous for the town of Morro de São Paulo. The municipality ...

, Tácio started his career at Vitória. He played the 1998

1998 Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil 1998 was the 10th staging of the Copa do Brasil. The competition started on January 20, 1998, and concluded on May 30, 1998, with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, in which Palmeiras li ...

's edition and the

Campeonato Baiano The Campeonato Baiano (), also known as the Baianão (), is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Run by the Bahia Football Federation (FBF), it is the second-oldest state football championship o ...

of that same season. In June 1998, he signed with

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along with Marcone and Bilica. He played once in

1998–99 Coppa Italia The 1998–99 Coppa Italia was the 52nd edition of the tournament, which began on August 23, 1998, and ended on May 5, 1999. Parma won the 1998–99 Coppa Italia tournament for the 2nd time in club history and first since the 1991–92 competition. ...

, a 1–1 draw with

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. In January 1999, Tácio returned to Vitória, as his non-EU quota was transferred to newcomer

Álvaro Recoba Álvaro Alexánder Recoba Rivero (; born 17 March 1976; nickname "El Chino"

. Between 1999 and 2000, Tácio played 36 matches in

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

and

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combined. He left the club in mid-2001, after playing the

and the

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of that season.

Brazil lower levels

Tácio signed with Paysandu in 2004, but left the club after two months. In December 2005, he joined

Fluminense de Feira Fluminense de Feira Futebol Clube, usually known as Fluminense de Feira, or just Fluminense are a Brazilian football team from Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil, founded on January 1, 1941. Games are played in the Joia da Princesa stadium, capacit ...

., where he remained until the end of the

of 2006. In October 2006, he signed a new contract with club, winning the Sergipe–Bahia Cup. After the end of the

of 2007, Tácio joined Itabaiana, which won the Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe. In July, Tácio signed with América (SE). The team failed to qualify to the second stage of the Campeonato Brasileiro's third division. In August, he left América to join Queimadense. The club won the

Campeonato Paraibano The Campeonato Paraibano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Paraíba Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Gr ...

's second division of 2007. In February 2008, he returned to Itabaiana, finishing in the 4th position of the

Campeonato Sergipano The Campeonato Sergipano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. It is run by the Sergipe Football Federation (FSF). Professionalism was introduced into Sergipe football in 1960, with the first ...

and getting to semi-finals of the Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe. On 24 June 2006, Tácio signed with

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a -year contract, but immediately joined

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, on loan. The club finished as runner-up of the

Campeonato Catarinense The Campeonato Catarinense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It is run by the Santa Catarina Football Federation (FCF). History The Catarinense has had different names throughout ...

's second division. In December 2008, Tácio returned to

, which finished the

's 2009's edition as semi-finalist. He scored two goals in the tournament. In July, he left the club to join Juazeirense, which finished as the runner-up of the

's second division. In August, he joined

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. The club finished as the losing side of third stage of the Campeonato Brasileiro's fourth division (Série D) of 2009. In October 2009, he signed with Paysandu. The team won the

Campeonato Paraense The Campeonato Paraense, nicknamed Parazão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Pará. It is run by the Pará Football Federation (FPF). List of champions Amateur era Professional era Titles by c ...

of 2010 and got to the quarter-finals of the Campeonato Brasileiro's third division (Série C) of that season, when it was eliminated. In November 2010, Tácio signed once again with

Honours

International

;Brazil U17 *

South American Under-17 Football Championship The South American U-17 Championship (; ), branded as CONMEBOL Sub 17, is a football competition held every two years for South American under-17 teams. The tournament was born in 1985 out of a need for a classification tournament for the newly cre ...

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

National

;Regional *Copa Sergipe–Bahia: 2006 ;State *

: 2010 *Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe: 2007 *Copa da Bahia: 2006 *

– second division: 2007 *

– third division: 2013

References

External links

CBF

Futpedia
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tacio Brazilian men's footballers Esporte Clube Vitória players Venezia FC players Fluminense de Feira Futebol Clube players Club Sportivo Sergipe players Paysandu Sport Club players Esporte Clube Internacional (SC) players Men's association football midfielders Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Footballers from Bahia 1980 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen