Tiago Jonas Ferraz Rodrigues (born 1 December 1983), known as Jonas, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career 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.Falkirk move for Portuguese pair; BBC Sport, 15 June 2005 He made his official debut on 6 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away win against Livingston.Livingston 0–2 Falkirk; BBC Sport, 6 August 2005
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.Falkirk give Tiago a new contract; BBC Sport, 29 May 2006 He would never appear, however, for the first team again, leaving in December 2007 and returning to Portugal.Futebol: Ricardo Pinto fecha o plantel (Football: Ricardo Pinto completes squad); F.C. Infesta, 2012 (in Portuguese)
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