Nonato (Paralympic footballer)
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| Full name | Raimundo Nonato Alves Mendes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1987 Orocó, Pernambuco, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Blind football (5-a-side football) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Raimundo Nonato Alves Mendes (born 19 August 1987), simply known as Nonato is a Brazilian five-a-side football player.
Career
Nonato was born blind due to congenital retinitis in the city of Orocó, Pernambuco. He started playing football for the blind at the age of 23. As his main achievements, Nonato was a three-time gold medalist for Brazil.[1][2][3][4]
On 13 September 2024, Nonato had his feet immortalized in the Arena Pernambuco hall of fame, which features great footballers from the state such as Rivaldo, Ricardo Rocha and Manoel Tobias from futsal.[5]
Honours
- Gold medal: 2022, 2023
- IBSA Blind Football American Championships
- Gold medal: 2013, 2019
- Silver medal: 2022
References
- ^ "Raimundo Nonato". Brazilian Paralympic Committee (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Multicampeão, Nonato busca mais um ouro paralímpico com a seleção brasileira de futebol de cegos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 27 August 2024. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Cego de nascença, pivô do futebol de 5 aprendeu a jogar bola na várzea". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Paris 2024: Raimundo 'Nonato' Mendes turns passion into Paralympic titles". paralympics.com. 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Artilheiro da Seleção de futebol de cegos, Nonato tem pés imortalizados na Arena Pernambuco". CBDV (in Portuguese). 13 September 2024. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025.