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André Jardine
Brazilian association football manager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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André Soares Jardine (born 8 September 1979) is a Brazilian professional football manager who is the current head coach of Liga MX club América.
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Early life
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]
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Internacional
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
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
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
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
On 3 February 2022, Jardine took over Liga MX side Atlético San Luis.[8]
Club América
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, Club América won its 14th championship, making Jardine one of only five managers in the history of the club to win the league trophy in their debut campaign. Six months later, Club América won its 15th championship.
On 15 December 2024, Club América won its third consecutive championship under Jardine, thus becoming the first tricampeón of Mexican football in its current format.[10] Six months later, Jardine guided the club to its fourth consecutive final, ultimately finishing as runner-up after suffering a defeat to Deportivo Toluca.
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Managerial statistics
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- As of match played 16 August 2025
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Honours
América
- Liga MX: Apertura 2023,[11] Clausura 2024,[12] Apertura 2024[13]
- Campeón de Campeones: 2024
- Supercopa de la Liga MX: 2024
- Campeones Cup: 2024
Brazil U23
São Paulo U20
Individual
- Liga MX Best Manager: 2023–24[14]
- Liga MX Best XI Manager: Clausura 2024,[15] Apertura 2024[16]
- The Best of America Best Liga MX Manager: 2023, 2024[17]
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