Tiago Jonas Ferraz Rodrigues (born 1 December 1983), known as Jonas, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago Jonas Ferraz Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1997 | Porto | ||
| 1997–2002 | Infesta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Infesta | 60 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Falkirk | 32 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Cinfães | 35 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Académico Viseu | 57 | (6) |
| 2011 | Infesta | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Cinfães | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Infesta | 18 | (1) |
| Total | 209 | (14) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editJonas was born in Porto. In his country, he never competed in higher than the third division. On 15 June 2005, the free agent joined Scottish Premier League side Falkirk alongside his compatriot Vítor Lima, being discovered by the club's player-coach Russell Latapy who had spent several seasons in Portugal as a player.[1] He made his official debut on 6 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away win against Livingston.[2]
On 29 May 2006, Jonas was awarded a new one-year contract with the Bairns, having taken part in 37 competitive games in his first season.[3] He would never appear, however, for the first team again, leaving in December 2007 and returning to Portugal.[4]
References
edit- ^ Falkirk move for Portuguese pair; BBC Sport, 15 June 2005
- ^ Livingston 0–2 Falkirk; BBC Sport, 6 August 2005
- ^ Falkirk give Tiago a new contract; BBC Sport, 29 May 2006
- ^ Futebol: Ricardo Pinto fecha o plantel (Football: Ricardo Pinto completes squad); F.C. Infesta, 2012 (in Portuguese)
External links
edit- Tiago Jonas at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Tiago Jonas at Soccerbase
