Jonas (footballer, born 1943)

Jonas Bento de Carvalho (22 July 1943 – 21 February 1964) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1][2]

Jonas
Personal information
Full name Jonas Bento de Carvalho
Date of birth (1943-07-22)22 July 1943
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 21 February 1964(1964-02-21) (aged 20)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–1960 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1962 São Paulo 11 (2)
1961Internacional (loan)
1962 → AA Votuporanguense (loan)
International career
1960 Brazil Olympic 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Revealed in São Paulo, still as an amateur athlete, he represented Brazil at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He would later play professionally, but due to cancer, he had to abandon his career in 1962. He died in 1964.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Profile". sambafoot.com. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Jonas Bento de Carvalho". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "O São Paulo nos Jogos Olímpicos de 1960". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). 10 August 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2023.