Nonato (Paralympic footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Mendes.

Raimundo Nonato Alves Mendes (born 19 August 1987), simply known as Nonato is a Brazilian five-a-side football player.

Nonato

Personal information
Full name	Raimundo Nonato Alves Mendes
Born	(1987-08-19) 19 August 1987 (age 37) Orocó, Pernambuco, Brazil
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Blind football (5-a-side football)
Medal record Men's Five-a-side football Representing  Brazil Summer Paralympics 2012 London Men's 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's 2020 Tokyo Men's 2024 Paris Men's Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto Men's 2019 Lima Men's 2023 Santiago Men's World Blind Football Championships 2014 Tokyo Men's 2018 Madrid Men's 2023 Birmingham Men's

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

Summer Paralympics

• Gold medal: 2012, 2016, 2020
• Bronze medal: 2024

Parapan American Games

• Gold medal: 2015, 2019, 2023

IBSA World Blind Football Championships

• Gold medal: 2014, 2018
• Bronze medal: 2023

IBSA Blind Football World Grand Prix

• Gold medal: 2022, 2023

IBSA Blind Football American Championships

• Gold medal: 2013, 2019
• Silver medal: 2022