Nonato (Paralympic footballer)


Raimundo Nonato Alves Mendes, 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.
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.

Honours

;Summer Paralympics
;Parapan American Games
  • Gold medal: 2015, 2019 Parapan American Games|2019], 2023 Parapan American Games|2023]
;World [Blind Football Championships|IBSA World Blind Football Championships]
;IBSA Blind Football World Grand Prix
  • Gold medal: 2022, 2023
;IBSA Blind Football American Championships
  • Gold medal: 2013, 2019
  • Silver medal: 2022