Tiago Jonas Ferraz Rodrigues (born 1 December 1983), known as Jonas, is a Portuguese former 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 (age 40)
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

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Jonas 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]

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