He was with Olimpija as it won its six Latvian league titles and the Riga Football Cup three times in a row.
From 1926 to 1931 Tīls played 9 international matches for Latvia national football team.
His last match as a player was on 22 September 1946 as Daugava won 4 - 1 against Lokomotīve Rīga.
Before the 1948 season 6 best footballers of Daugava left the club as they were sent to play with Riga clubs in the Soviet league and Daugava finished only 6th in the Latvian league and was merged with Dinamo Liepāja with a new head coach.
Tīls didn't coach any other football clubs afterwards and worked in a store until the end of his days.