Jonas was a Brazilian forward who enjoyed the most prolific chapter of his career at Benfica, arriving as an experienced campaigner and becoming a talismanic goalscorer in Lisbon. His finishing and movement propelled the club to a run of Portuguese league titles.
A repeated top scorer in the domestic game, he became a firm favourite of the Estádio da Luz for the sheer reliability of his goals, a late-career renaissance that few forwards manage to achieve.