| Tiago Manuel Dias Correia (born 12 July 1990), better known by his nickname Bébé, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Manchester United. He can play on either flank, as a target man or as a support striker. Early life Bébé is the son of Cape Verdean immigrants and is now the third player of Cape Verdean descent to join Manchester United; the others are Portuguese international winger Nani and former Swedish international Henrik Larsson. He was given his nickname, which means baby in Portuguese, by his older brother. Bébé was abandoned as a young child by his father, Francisco, and his mother, Deolinda. He was consequently raised by his grandmother in a rough suburb of Lisbon, until the age of 12, when a court placed him in the care of the church.He moved to the Casa do Gaiato shelter in Santo Antao do Tojal, 20 km outside Lisbon.[5] During his time there, he and seven other residents of the shelter were invited to play for the CAIS team in the 2009 European Street Football Festival in the Bosnian town of Foča.Despite Bébé scoring 40 goals in six matches, CAIS did not progress beyond the second group stage of the tournament. It was alleged that Bébé had participated in the Homeless World Cup, but these reports were found to be false. He was considered for selection for the national homeless squad after his performance in the European Street Football Festival, but he ultimately did not play in the tournament. Club career Early career Bébé was ... |
