Thiago Heleno

Pescarmona: 'Verdão pode fechar com Thiago Heleno'

Zagueiro foi dispensado pelo maior rival e oferecido para o Palmeiras, que gostou e diz negociar

O diretor de futebol do Palmeiras, Wlademir Pescarmona, confirmou a negociação pelo zagueiro Thiago Heleno, ex-Corinthians, para a temporada de 2011.

O atleta foi dispensado pelo rival e está sem contrato. Oferecido ao Verdão, a diretoria gostou e pode anunciar a contratação em breve.

– Ele foi oferecido e interessa. Vamos ver, estamos conversando. É um bom nome, pode fechar, sim – afirmou Pescarmona, ao LANCENET!.

Aos 22 anos, indicado pelo ex-técnico do Corinthians, Adilson Batista, Thiago fez apenas cinco jogos pela equipe do Parque São Jorge. O zagueiro acabou sendo perseguido pela torcida pelas más atuações e foi dispenso.

O empresário do zagueiro despistou e declarou não ter sido procurado pelo Palmeiras.

Thiago Heleno Henrique Ferreira or simply Thiago Heleno (born September 17, 1988 in Sete Lagoas (Minas Gerais)), is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for Corinthians.


Career
Thiago Heleno was brought up from the Cruzeiro youth squad.
He made his professional debut in a 2-0 home win for Cruzeiro against Juventude in the Campeonato Brasileiro on May 7, 2006.
Thiago Heleno scored his first professional goal for Cruzeiro against Fortaleza in a 2-0 away win on June 3, 2006.
Thiago joined Corinthians on August 2010.

International career
Thiago Heleno is capped at Brazil Under 17 level. With the Brazil Under 17 squad he won the 2005 South American Under 17 Football Championship.
Thiago Heleno is also capped at the Brazil Under 18 level, where he has 14 caps and 7 goals, under his name.
He is part of the Brazil Under 20 squad. Thiago Heleno was called up to play in the 2007 South American Youth Championship. He was involved in six of the nine matches that Brazil had to compete in. He played every minute in the games he was involved in, except for the one against Paraguay were he was substituted in the 81st minute. Thiago Heleno played in the final, where Brazil won 2-0 against Colombia; Brazil winning the cup for the 9th time in history.


Honours

International
South American Under 17 Football Championship
Winner : 2005
South American Youth Championship
Winner : 2007