Please note: This is a follow on from my story for FM 2010. http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/f81/luis-tiaguinho-sao-paulos-finest-t32650.html
Comments are very welcome, feel free to give me constructive critiscism or point out any spelling or punctuation errors.
Luis Tiaguinho
Luis Tiaguinho. I was born in Sao Paulo on November 8th 1979. I come from a working class family. My Dad owned a boxing gym but died in a car accident 9 years ago. My mother works in a church in Sao Paulo. I joined Sao Paulo FC at the age of 11, but was let go when I was 18. I then joined Brasa FC, playing 39 games in 3 season's there. They never renewed my contract so I then joined semi-pro club Astral EC. I was there for 4 years, playing 77 games. I played as an attacking midfielder throughout my career, and was nicknamed the Brazilian Lampard at Astral. At the age of 25 at Astral I decided my career wasn't going anywhere and I was still living with my mother.
Upon my move to Italy I took up the role as Carrarese manager and had success at the club before getting into trouble and having my contract terminated, still I'll remember the club for my successful season and the good times. Time to move on.
Recap:
Carrarese (Italian Serie C2) - First season, promotion, Serie C Cup win. Second season was ongoing and I was doing pretty well…
That was until I was battered by a gang of youths, got them back with my group of friends, then got sent to jail for months. I was left with nothing.
Re-Introduction
The inability to contact Rosa was killing me, I may never see my first love ever again, my friends were still there for me but it wasn’t the same, I never felt at home. I was no longer manager of Carrarese and my reputation was all but ruined. I sold my flat and moved in with my Mother into her bungalow. I need a new plan, I doubt any Italian clubs are going to take me on after going to jail for assault, and I am hardly known abroad...
After days and days of sitting on my Toshiba laptop searching for managerial positions and coaching vacancies in Italy, mainly around the Tuscany area I decided to have a change of plan. Since moving to Italy I had learnt the language and was very fluent in it, aswell as learning English to a pretty good level. I needed to do something drastic, I needed to leave Italy. It was going to be a lonely trip, but I was hoping I'd be able to find a club in England. I booked a plane over, my flight was in three days, I was excited but very, very nervous.
The day before my exit from Italy, I had a little check of my e-mails. Mainly junk from banks and spam websites. What was this? 'Personal message - Jean-Pierre Calliot'? Thought it'd be more junk of some French guy, trying to sell me frogs legs. I was wrong...
Personal message - Jean-Pierre Calliot
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Dear Mr Tiaguinho,
Your work in Italy has not gone unnoticed here in Reims. I am the chairman of the famous French club and after a failure in relations with former manager, Hubert Fornier, there is a managerial position available. We are interested in securing your services however I hope you will appreciate that other managers will also be interested in the job, we are a big club. We'd like to offer you an interview for the position on 19/06/2010. It'd be greatly appreciated if you turned up at around 01:00 PM, at the Stade Auguste Delaune II, in Reims. I'd also like to let you know, I am aware of what happened over in Carrara regarding your criminal offence although I am close to Fabio Oppicelli (Carrarese Chairman) and he wants me to give you a great opportunity. Stade de Reims has a great history and we can not let the fans know about anything like this, and nothing like that can happen over here in France. Please take the time to reply and let me know if you will be attending the interview.
Thank-you, Jean-Pierre Calliot.
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I didn't know what to think, actually I did, I was absolutely ******* delighted. I banged Stade de Reims in on Wikipedia and it seems they're in Ligue 2 in France, having been promoted from Championnat National last season. Even more impressive was the fact they're 6 times winners of Ligue 1 and have finished runners-up twice in the European Cup. Players such as Just Fonataine, Raymond Kopa and Roger Piantoni had played for the club back when they were a major force in Europe.
Champions of France
Champions 6: 1949, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1962
Coupe de France
Champions 2: 1950, 1958
Runners-Up 1: 1977
European Cup
Runners-Up 2: 1956, 1959
I instantly sent a message back to Mr Calliot.
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Dear Mr Calliot,
I am very honoured you have chosen to give me this opportunity of an interview to manage your great club. I delightfully accept the offer and will be sure to be at the Stade Auguste Delaune II on time. Thank-you for the opportunity sir, I will not let you down!
Thank-you, Luis Tiaguinho.
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I kept it short as I was so excited, I could not be arsed to type. I wanted to thank Fabio (Oppicelli) for recommending me to him, he has been great since I have been in Carrara although he had to terminate my contract at Carrarese. I ran into the living room like a little kid, telling Mother the news, she was over the moon for me. I then rang Fabio, thanking him, I arranged a get together with him for before my trip to France. I cancelled my plane to England, instead booking one to France, I was so excited!
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Landing in Reims
Reims, on landing, looked a very rural area, was full of fields and green land. As I exited the aircraft the temperature was pretty similar to Italy, maybe slightly colder but not much.
I exited the airport and jumped in my personal transport to my hotel, just outside of Reims in Tinqueux. Was I doing all of this for nothing though? I only had an interview, it was no guaranteed that I'd land the job. All I could do was my best though.
Reims is in Northern France and has a population of around 190,000. The city is very historic and has some remarkable landmarks.
It was time to sit back and relax in preparation for possibly the most important interview of my life...
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The interview
I arrived at Stade de Reims' stadium (Stade Auguste Delaune II) half an hour early. I was welcomed in by the receptionist who guided me to a room, basically a waiting room. This was a life-changing interview and I felt sick, I was shaking, I was so, so nervous.
Monsieur Tiaguinho, Bienvenue, venir dans. a
Luckily had a translator who translated it into English for me.
Mr Tiaguinho, welcome, come in.
I entered this guys office with sweat coming from my eyebrows, he was a big man, about 6 foot, pretty fat, looked well off.
Merci, Monsieur le tiaguinho, je vais vous laisser savoir si vous avez le travail, bientôt, consulter vos e-mails régulièrement, au revoir.
Thank you Mr Tiaguinho, I will let you know if you have the job, soon, check your e-mails regularly, goodbye.
I said my goodbye's and left back for the hotel. I thought things went pretty well, nevertheless I could not help but go over each and every question in the taxi on the way back to the hotel. Small things I could have done differently, I was even ******* assesing my own body language. I had to get my mind off things...
Comments are very welcome, feel free to give me constructive critiscism or point out any spelling or punctuation errors.
Luis Tiaguinho
Luis Tiaguinho. I was born in Sao Paulo on November 8th 1979. I come from a working class family. My Dad owned a boxing gym but died in a car accident 9 years ago. My mother works in a church in Sao Paulo. I joined Sao Paulo FC at the age of 11, but was let go when I was 18. I then joined Brasa FC, playing 39 games in 3 season's there. They never renewed my contract so I then joined semi-pro club Astral EC. I was there for 4 years, playing 77 games. I played as an attacking midfielder throughout my career, and was nicknamed the Brazilian Lampard at Astral. At the age of 25 at Astral I decided my career wasn't going anywhere and I was still living with my mother.
Upon my move to Italy I took up the role as Carrarese manager and had success at the club before getting into trouble and having my contract terminated, still I'll remember the club for my successful season and the good times. Time to move on.
Recap:
Carrarese (Italian Serie C2) - First season, promotion, Serie C Cup win. Second season was ongoing and I was doing pretty well…
That was until I was battered by a gang of youths, got them back with my group of friends, then got sent to jail for months. I was left with nothing.
Re-Introduction
The inability to contact Rosa was killing me, I may never see my first love ever again, my friends were still there for me but it wasn’t the same, I never felt at home. I was no longer manager of Carrarese and my reputation was all but ruined. I sold my flat and moved in with my Mother into her bungalow. I need a new plan, I doubt any Italian clubs are going to take me on after going to jail for assault, and I am hardly known abroad...
----------
After days and days of sitting on my Toshiba laptop searching for managerial positions and coaching vacancies in Italy, mainly around the Tuscany area I decided to have a change of plan. Since moving to Italy I had learnt the language and was very fluent in it, aswell as learning English to a pretty good level. I needed to do something drastic, I needed to leave Italy. It was going to be a lonely trip, but I was hoping I'd be able to find a club in England. I booked a plane over, my flight was in three days, I was excited but very, very nervous.
The day before my exit from Italy, I had a little check of my e-mails. Mainly junk from banks and spam websites. What was this? 'Personal message - Jean-Pierre Calliot'? Thought it'd be more junk of some French guy, trying to sell me frogs legs. I was wrong...
Personal message - Jean-Pierre Calliot
-
Dear Mr Tiaguinho,
Your work in Italy has not gone unnoticed here in Reims. I am the chairman of the famous French club and after a failure in relations with former manager, Hubert Fornier, there is a managerial position available. We are interested in securing your services however I hope you will appreciate that other managers will also be interested in the job, we are a big club. We'd like to offer you an interview for the position on 19/06/2010. It'd be greatly appreciated if you turned up at around 01:00 PM, at the Stade Auguste Delaune II, in Reims. I'd also like to let you know, I am aware of what happened over in Carrara regarding your criminal offence although I am close to Fabio Oppicelli (Carrarese Chairman) and he wants me to give you a great opportunity. Stade de Reims has a great history and we can not let the fans know about anything like this, and nothing like that can happen over here in France. Please take the time to reply and let me know if you will be attending the interview.
Thank-you, Jean-Pierre Calliot.
-
I didn't know what to think, actually I did, I was absolutely ******* delighted. I banged Stade de Reims in on Wikipedia and it seems they're in Ligue 2 in France, having been promoted from Championnat National last season. Even more impressive was the fact they're 6 times winners of Ligue 1 and have finished runners-up twice in the European Cup. Players such as Just Fonataine, Raymond Kopa and Roger Piantoni had played for the club back when they were a major force in Europe.
Champions of France
Champions 6: 1949, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1962
Coupe de France
Champions 2: 1950, 1958
Runners-Up 1: 1977
European Cup
Runners-Up 2: 1956, 1959
I instantly sent a message back to Mr Calliot.
-
Dear Mr Calliot,
I am very honoured you have chosen to give me this opportunity of an interview to manage your great club. I delightfully accept the offer and will be sure to be at the Stade Auguste Delaune II on time. Thank-you for the opportunity sir, I will not let you down!
Thank-you, Luis Tiaguinho.
-
I kept it short as I was so excited, I could not be arsed to type. I wanted to thank Fabio (Oppicelli) for recommending me to him, he has been great since I have been in Carrara although he had to terminate my contract at Carrarese. I ran into the living room like a little kid, telling Mother the news, she was over the moon for me. I then rang Fabio, thanking him, I arranged a get together with him for before my trip to France. I cancelled my plane to England, instead booking one to France, I was so excited!
---------
Landing in Reims
Reims, on landing, looked a very rural area, was full of fields and green land. As I exited the aircraft the temperature was pretty similar to Italy, maybe slightly colder but not much.
I exited the airport and jumped in my personal transport to my hotel, just outside of Reims in Tinqueux. Was I doing all of this for nothing though? I only had an interview, it was no guaranteed that I'd land the job. All I could do was my best though.
Reims is in Northern France and has a population of around 190,000. The city is very historic and has some remarkable landmarks.
Place du Parvis and a statue of Joan of Arc:
Cathedral of Reims:
Cathedral of Reims:
It was time to sit back and relax in preparation for possibly the most important interview of my life...
-------
The interview
I arrived at Stade de Reims' stadium (Stade Auguste Delaune II) half an hour early. I was welcomed in by the receptionist who guided me to a room, basically a waiting room. This was a life-changing interview and I felt sick, I was shaking, I was so, so nervous.
Monsieur Tiaguinho, Bienvenue, venir dans. a
Luckily had a translator who translated it into English for me.
Mr Tiaguinho, welcome, come in.
I entered this guys office with sweat coming from my eyebrows, he was a big man, about 6 foot, pretty fat, looked well off.
Merci, Monsieur le tiaguinho, je vais vous laisser savoir si vous avez le travail, bientôt, consulter vos e-mails régulièrement, au revoir.
Thank you Mr Tiaguinho, I will let you know if you have the job, soon, check your e-mails regularly, goodbye.
I said my goodbye's and left back for the hotel. I thought things went pretty well, nevertheless I could not help but go over each and every question in the taxi on the way back to the hotel. Small things I could have done differently, I was even ******* assesing my own body language. I had to get my mind off things...
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