Jônatas
Personal information
Full name Jônatas Domingos
Date of birth (1982-07-29) July 29, 1982
Place of birth Fortaleza, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Central Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2009 Flamengo 115 (7)
2006–2008Espanyol (loan) 29 (2)
2009 Botafogo 18 (0)
2011 Figueirense 11 (0)
2013 Boavista 0 (0)
2014 Icasa 2 (0)
International career
2006 Brazil 0 (0)
*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)
Club Season Carioca League Brazilian Série A Brazilian Cup Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Flamengo 2002 100000---------100
2003 ---3530500---2004230
2004 112-2410700------4230
2005 12103320500------5030
2006 71010101110------2830
2008 10001300---200---2500
2009 910------------910
Total 5050115702810200200197130
Botafogo 2009 ---1800------4002200
Total ---1800------4002200

according to combined sources on the [1] and.[2]

Honours

Flamengo

References

  1. Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
  2. Flaestatística (in Portuguese)


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