Tiago Jonas

Tiago Jonas Ferraz Rodrigues (born 1 December 1983 in Porto), known as Jonas, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Tiago Jonas
Personal information
Full name Tiago Jonas Ferraz Rodrigues
Date of birth (1983-12-01) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

In his country, Jonas never played in higher than the third division. On 15 June 2005, the free agent joined Scottish Premier League side Falkirk alongside compatriot Vítor Lima, being discovered by the club's player-coach Russell Latapy, who 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, after having played 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.

References
  1. Falkirk move for Portuguese pair; BBC Sport, 15 June 2005
  2. Livingston 0–2 Falkirk; BBC Sport, 6 August 2005
  3. Falkirk give Tiago a new contract; BBC Sport, 29 May 2006
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