| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Bonifácio da Rocha | ||
| Date of birth | December 4, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Taboão da Serra, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Terek Grozny | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2007 | Fluminense | 70 | (12) |
| 2006 | → Noroeste (loan) | 20 | (8) |
| 2007 | → Santos (loan) | 29 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Sporting CP | 14 | (3) |
| 2009 | Atlético Paranaense | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Atlético Goianiense | 18 | (9) |
| 2010– | Terek Grozny | 16 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:47, 13 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Rodrigo Bonifácio da Rocha, nicknamed Rodrigo Tiuí (born December 4, 1985 in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Terek Grozny of the Russian Premier League, as a forward.
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At Fluminense Football Club, Tiuí broke into the first team at the age of 18. In his first full season, he scored six goals in 18 games, but only managed to find the net on three occasions the following one, having appeared in 28 league contests.
The next season Tiuí went on loan to Esporte Clube Noroeste, playing a total of 20 games with eight goals. In that season, he had another loan stint, with Santos Futebol Clube, playing 29 games and scoring six times.
Tiuí moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal in January 2008, with the team buying half of the player's rights from C.A. Rentistas (his rights were in fact held by an investing company). His debut for the Lions came on February 3, in a 0–1 away loss to C.F. Os Belenenses. In one rare start, in the Portuguese classic against S.L. Benfica, at home, he provided the assist in Simon Vukčević's goal, as the derby finished 1–1.
On May 11, 2008, Tiuí scored his only league goal, against Boavista FC, in Sporting's last 2007–08 league game, with the win guaranteeing the second league place and a direct UEFA Champions League spot. A week later, he came on from the bench at the beginning of extra time, to score twice in Sporting's 2–0 Portuguese Cup final victory over Futebol Clube do Porto.
After an unassuming 2008–09 – only five matches in 79 minutes of play – Sporting exchanged its 50% rights for the player for the remaining 50% of Pedro Silva.[1] On September 20, Tiuí signed a three-month contract with Clube Atlético Paranaense. In January 2010, he was loaned to Clube Atlético Goianiense.[2] In August 2010, he left for Russian team FC Terek Grozny, in a 3+2 contract.[3]
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