Nonato (footballer, born 1979)

Nonato
Personal information
Full name	Raimundo Nonato de Lima Ribeiro
Date of birth	5 July 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Viseu, Pará, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1996	Tuna Luso
1997	Iraty
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997	Ituano
1998–2003	Bahia
2004–2005	Daegu FC
2005	→ FC Seoul (loan)
2006–2007	Goiás
2007	Fortaleza
2007	Bahia
2008	Consadole Sapporo
2008	Atlético Goianiense
2009	Treze
2009	Mixto
2009	ABC
2009–2010	Treze
2011	Trindade
2012	Rio Verde
2013–2015	Goianésia
2014	→ Itumbiara (loan)
2015	→ Treze (loan)
2016	Goianésia
2016	Nacional-AM
2017	Goianésia
2017	Anapolina
2017	ABECAT
2018	Aparecidense
2018	Goianésia
2019	Aparecidense
2019	Trindade
2020	Vitória da Conquista
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023

Raimundo Nonato de Lima Ribeiro (born July 5, 1979, in Viseu, Pará), known as just Nonato, is a Brazilian former footballer who last played as a forward for Goianésia. His previous clubs include Fortaleza, Goiás, FC Seoul, Daegu FC, Ituano, Iraty, Tuna Luso, Bahia and Trindade. One of his best passages was with Rio Verde, Goias traditional team. He became top scorer during several rounds, even with the team in the relegation zone. He lost his artillery to Patrique, of Vila Nova, but saved the "Verdão do Sudoeste" (Southwest Green) from "sticking". It is often known as the top scorer Nonato. He had disagreements with the board's "Verdão" and ended up leaving before the last round of state league. He disputed the 2013 Campeonato Goiano for Goianésia.

In 2018, he was also the biggest responsible for Botafogo FR elimination against Aparecidense in the 2018 Copa do Brasil, scoring the first goal and being considered the best player on the match.^[1]

Honours[edit]

Bahia

Campeonato Baiano: 1998, 1999, 2001
Copa do Nordeste: 2001, 2002

Goiás

Campeonato Goiano: 2006

Fortaleza

Campeonato Cearense: 2007

Atlético Goianiense

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2008

Individual

2003 Copa do Brasil top scorer: 9 goals

References[edit]

^ "Vexame! Botafogo perde para a Aparecidense e cai na primeira fase da Copa do Brasil". Lance! (in Portuguese). 6 February 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

External links[edit]

Nonato at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Nonato – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
Nonato at Sambafoot (archived)
Nonato at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)

[1] "Vexame! Botafogo perde para a Aparecidense e cai na primeira fase da Copa do Brasil". Lance! (in Portuguese). 6 February 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

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