Born in Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo, Tiba played until the age of 25 in the Portuguese third division or lower.
[4] He totalled 30 official appearances in his only season at the Estádio do Bonfim,[5] scoring a late equaliser for a 1–1 home draw with S.C. Braga on 21 April 2014.
[8] Previously, on 7 January, against the same opposition, he concluded a 7–1 win in the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal,[9] but was an unused substitute in the final loss to Sporting CP.
[2] On 31 August 2015, Tiba and teammate Erick Moreno were loaned to Spanish Segunda División club Real Valladolid in a season-long move.
In late August 2014, he was selected by full side manager Paulo Bento for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Albania to be played the following month in Aveiro,[22] but did not take to the field in the 1–0 defeat.