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Thiago Alcântara

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Thiago Alcântara, known mononymously as Thiago, is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born on 11 April 1991 in Italy, he played for the Spain national team. He joined Barcelona aged 14 and made his first-team debut in 2009, winning four La Liga titles, the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup there before Bayern Munich signed him for 25 million euros in 2013. In Germany he won sixteen trophies, including seven Bundesliga titles in a row and the Champions League in a continental treble in his final year. He joined Liverpool in 2020 in a deal worth an initial 20 million pounds, was hampered by injuries but won the FA Cup in 2022, and was picked for the FIFPRO Men's World 11 in 2020. After European titles with Spain at under-19 and under-21 level he made his full international debut in 2011 and was selected for UEFA Euro 2016, the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2020.

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Birth Year
1991 1
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Competed In

Bundesliga, Competitions
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FA Cup, Competitions
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FIFA World Cup, Competitions
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UEFA Champions League, Competitions
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UEFA European Championship, Competitions
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Plays

Association Football, Sports
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Nationality

Spain

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Source Thiago Alcântara (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph, nationality
Quote, Lead paragraph, nationality
he played for the Spain national team
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1. Thiago Alcântara (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph, birth date
    born 11 April 1991
  • Lead paragraph, nationality
    he played for the Spain national team
  • Plays: Association Football, Lead paragraph, first sentence
    is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder
  • Competed In: UEFA Champions League, Lead paragraph
    the UEFA Champions League
  • Competed In: Bundesliga, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
    the Bundesliga seven times in a row
  • Competed In: FA Cup, Lead paragraph [competed-in 2]
    won the FA Cup in 2022
  • Competed In: UEFA European Championship, Lead paragraph [competed-in 3]
    UEFA Euro 2016
  • Competed In: FIFA World Cup, Lead paragraph [competed-in 4]
    the 2018 World Cup
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