André Soares Jardine (born 8 September 1979) is a Brazilian football manager. He is currently the head coach of Liga MX club América.

André Jardine
Personal information
Full name André Soares Jardine
Date of birth (1979-09-08) 8 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Team information
Current team
América (head coach)
Youth career
Years Team
0000 Grêmio
Managerial career
2003–2013 Internacional (youth)
2013–2014 Grêmio (youth)
2014 Grêmio (caretaker)
2014 Grêmio (assistant)
2015–2018 São Paulo U20
2016 São Paulo (caretaker)
2017 São Paulo U23
2018 São Paulo (assistant)
2018 São Paulo (caretaker)
2019 São Paulo
2019–2022 Brazil U20
2019–2022 Brazil U23
2022–2023 Atlético San Luis
2023– América
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil (as head coach)
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team

Early life

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Jardine was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. After representing Grêmio's youth categories,[1] he started studying Engineering but graduated in Physical Education at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.[2]

Career

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Internacional

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Jardine joined Internacional in 2003, being appointed manager of the under-10s. He took over all the club's youth categories during his ten-year stay, with his last team being the under-20s.

Grêmio

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On 24 September 2013, he returned to Grêmio after being named under-17 manager.[3]

On 27 July 2014, after Enderson Moreira's dismissal, Jardine was named interim manager,[4] being in charge for one match (a 2–1 loss against Vitória) before the appointment of Luiz Felipe Scolari. Subsequently, he was named assistant, but ended the year as the coordinator of the under-15s after having altercations with Scolari.

São Paulo

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In February 2015, Jardine moved to São Paulo and was appointed at the helm of the under-20s. He was interim manager on two occasions (in 2016 and 2018) before being named assistant in March 2018. On 11 November 2018, he was named interim until the end of the campaign, replacing sacked Diego Aguirre.[5]

On 25 November 2018, Jardine was appointed manager of Tricolor for the 2019 season.[6] The following 14 February, however, he was removed from his manager role, but remained at the club.

Brazil

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On 3 April 2019, Jardine took over the Brazil national under-20 team, replacing Carlos Amadeu.[7] Later that year, he became the manager of the under-23s. Brazil went on to win the gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics defeating Spain in the final.

San Luis

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On 3 February 2022, Jardine took over Liga MX side Atlético San Luis.[8]

América

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On 16 June 2023, Club América reached an agreement with Atlético San Luis and appointed Jardine as their new manager. He became the third Brazilian manager in the club's history after Jorge Vieira and Paulo Roberto Falcão.[9]

On Jardine's competitive debut, América suffered a 2–1 home defeat to FC Juárez in the opening match of the Apertura tournament. He led the team to a first place finish in the regular phase standings and on a 19-game unbeaten run (14 wins and 5 draws) before suffering a 2–0 defeat to his former side Atlético San Luis (winning 5–2 on aggregate) in the second leg of the Apertura semifinals. On 17 December 2023, Jardine guided Club América to their 14th league championship after defeating Tigres UANL in the finals, making him one of only five managers in the history of the club to win the league trophy in their debut campaign.

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 27 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
P W D L

Win %

Grêmio (caretaker)   2 August 2014 15 August 2014 1 0 0 1 000.0
São Paulo U20   12 November 2018 25 November 2018 0 0 0 0 !
São Paulo (caretaker)   25 November 2018 14 February 2019 39 12 10 17 030.8
Brazil U-20   3 April 2019 31 December 2020 3 2 1 0 066.7
Brazil U-23   3 April 2019 2 February 2022 26 20 3 3 076.9
Atlético San Luis   3 February 2022 16 June 2023 54 18 14 22 033.3
América   16 June 2023 Present 81 45 22 14 055.6
Total 204 97 50 57 047.5

Honours

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Brazil U23

América

References

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  1. ^ "Elogiado por Raí, Jardine jogou com Ronaldinho no Grêmio e quase trouxe Arthur para o São Paulo" [Praised by Raí, Jardine played with Ronaldinho at Grêmio and almost brought Arthur to São Paulo] (in Portuguese). Goal.com. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Técnico interino largou engenharia e foi vitorioso na base" [Interim manager dropped engineering and was a winner in the youth setup] (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. ^ "AAndré Jardine assume comando técnico da categoria Sub-17" [André Jardine takes over the under-17 category] (in Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Após derrota na Arena, Enderson Moreira não é mais técnico do Grêmio" [After defeat at the Arena, Enderson Moreira is no longer manager of Grêmio] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Nota oficial" [Official announcement] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. ^ "André Jardine é efetivado e comandará o São Paulo em 2019" [André Jardine is effective and will be in charge of São Paulo in 2019] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  7. ^ "André Jardine assume Seleção Brasileira Sub-20" [André Jardine takes over the under-20 national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Técnico campeão olímpico, André Jardine é anunciado por time mexicano" [Manager champion of the Olympics, André Jardine is announced by Mexican club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Oficial: André Jardine es nuevo entrenador del América" [Official: André Jardine is the new manager of América] (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  10. ^ Hernandez, Cesar (18 December 2023). "How Jardine led Club America to a historic Liga MX title". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  11. ^ Hernandez, Cesar (27 May 2024). "América secure back-to-back Liga MX titles with win over Cruz Azul". ESPN. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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