Jônatas (footballer, born 1982)

Jônatas
Personal information
Full name	Jônatas Domingos
Date of birth	July 29, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Fortaleza, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder; Central Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2009	Flamengo
2006–2008	→ Espanyol (loan)
2009	Botafogo
2011	Figueirense
2013	Boavista
2014	Icasa
International career‡
2006	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 5, 2011; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 5, 2011

Jônatas Domingos, or simply Jônatas (born July 29, 1982 in Fortaleza, CE), is former Brazilian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Career

A skillful defensive midfielder, Jônatas came from Flamengo's youth team and played professionally for the club from 2002 until 2006. He is recognizably a tactically obedient player with good technical ability which usually allows him to create attacking opportunities for his teammates and even himself.

Flamengo predicted a successful future for Jônatas if he was able to stop committing foolish fouls and complaining about referees' decisions. This was the case and the player was awarded with both his first Brazil call up (for a friendly against Norway in August 2006 which also happened to be coach Dunga's debut with the squad) and a move to European club Espanyol with whom he signed a three-year contract as of August 2006. In May 2007, he scored an equalizer while his team was playing with ten men against Sevilla deep into extra time to take the UEFA Cup final to penalties, but subsequently missed his kick as Sevilla went on to become only the second team after Real Madrid to retain the trophy.

In December 2006, Jônatas's father José Lourenço de Souza was kidnapped, after Robinho's family.

Career statistics

(Correct as of December 5, 2011)^[update]

Club	Season	Carioca League			Brazilian Série A			Brazilian Cup			Copa Libertadores			Copa Sudamericana			Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Flamengo	2002	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
	2003	-	-	-	35	3	0	5	0	0	-	-	-	2	0	0	42	3	0
	2004	11	2	-	24	1	0	7	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	42	3	0
	2005	12	1	0	33	2	0	5	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	3	0
	2006	7	1	0	10	1	0	11	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	3	0
	2008	10	0	0	13	0	0	-	-	-	2	0	0	-	-	-	25	0	0
	2009	9	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	1	0
Total		50	5	0	115	7	0	28	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	197	13	0
Botafogo	2009	-	-	-	18	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	0	22	0	0
Total		-	-	-	18	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	0	22	0	0