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COP11 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento (born 11 April 1991), known simply as Thiago, is a Spanish football player of Brazilian descent. He currently plays as a central midfielder for FC Barcelona. Early years Thiago was born in San Pietro Vernotico, Italy and grew up in Spain. His father is former Brazilian World Cup winner Mazinho. He started at the lower levels of Flamengo and at the age of five, he moved to Spain with his father, and started playing with Galician team Ureca in Nigrán. In 2001 he played with Kelme CF when his father played with Elche CF. He returned to Flamengo aged 10 and, in 2005, once again moved back to Spain, signing with FC Barcelona, where his cousin Patrick was also playing for Barça Barcelona Early career On 17 May 2009, aged 18 years old, Thiago made his debut with the first team when he came on as a substitute for Eiður Guðjohnsen in the 63rd minute against RCD Mallorca. On 20 February 2010, after coming on as a substitute for Yaya Touré in the 76th minute, Thiago scored his first goal for Barcelona's first team in a 4–0 win against Racing de Santander at the Camp Nou. His second goal came in a game against UD Almería on 9 April 2011, to make the score 2–1. He scored his third goal against Real Sociedad in a start. He ended the 2010–11 season with 17 games, three goals, and three assists under his belt. On 29 June 2011, Thiago signed a contract renewal keeping him at Barcelona until 30 June 2015, with a buyout clause of €90 million. 2011–12 season Thiago started the 2011–12 in the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa match against rivals Real Madrid being substituted by Xavi Hernández after 58 minutes. He then scored on Barcelona's first La Liga match of the season in a 5–0 home thriller against Villarreal CF. Thiago then netted Barcelona's fifth in a massive 7–0 win against Rayo Vallecano on 29 April. International career Youth team He participated in the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship with Spain, helping his country to eventual victory in the tournament. Thiago was ever-present during Spain's victorious 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, scoring the second goal of a 2–0 victory with a 40-yard free kick in the final against Switzerland. He was awarded the man of the match of the final as well as player of the tournament due to his dazzling performances throughout the competition. Senior team He made his first appearance for Spain's senior squad in a friendly against Italy on 10 August 2011, while his first competitive match was on 6 September 2011, in a Euro 2012 qualifying match 6–0 win against Liechtenstein. Personal He is the son of the former Brazilian footballer and 1994 World Cup winner Mazinho. His mother, Valéria Alcântara, was a former volleyball player. His younger brother, Rafinha, is currently a member of FC Barcelona B. Rodrigo, who played youth football with Real Madrid and went on to spend several seasons with S.L. Benfica, is his cousin. Honours Barcelona La Liga (4): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13 Copa del Rey (2): 2008–09, 2011–12; Runner-up 2010–11 Supercopa de España (3): 2009, 2010, 2011; Runner-up 2012 UEFA Champions League (2): 2008–09, 2010–11 UEFA Super Cup (1): 2011 FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2011 Spain Under-17 European Championship: 2008 Under-21 European Championship: 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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