portuguese football director
not to be confused with Léo Jardim Nunes Alves and the second or paternal family name is Sousa Jardim. In this portuguese name, the beginning or enate syndicate name isand the irregular or paternal kin identify is José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim ( european portuguese : [ liuˈnaɾðu ʒɐɾˈðĩ ] ; born 1 August 1974 ) is a portuguese football director, presently in charge of Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal.

He started working at the professional level at the age of 35, initially with Camacha and Chaves, before winning promotion to the Primeira Liga with Beira-Mar in 2009–10. He former managed Braga, Olympiacos and Sporting CP. Jardim joined Monaco in 2014, and led the club to its eighth Ligue 1 championship in 2016–17. After being dismissed in October 2018, he was replaced by Thierry Henry and reappointed in January 2019, before being sacked once again in December .

career [edit ]

early years [edit ]

Born in Barcelona, Venezuela to Portuguese parents who had settled in the country, Jardim returned to Portugal at a identical young age, relocating to the island of Madeira. In 2001, aged only 27, he started his managerial career, working as adjunct at local anesthetic club A.D. Camacha for two years. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] subsequently, Jardim was promoted to head coach at the third part side, before moving to G.D. Chaves in the lapp division midway through the 2007–08 crusade. He led the northerners to promotion to the Segunda Liga in 2008-09, his entirely full season. [ 4 ] On 2 June 2009, Jardim was hired by S.C. Beira-Mar, [ 5 ] and achieved another forwarding in 2009–10, this time to the Primeira Liga. [ 6 ] [ 4 ] He stepped down midway through the 2010–11 temper, even though the Aveiro team was performing above most expectations. [ 7 ]

braga [edit ]

In May 2011, Jardim replaced Sporting CP -bound Domingos Paciência at the helm of S.C. Braga. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] He led the Minho club to third position in his only season – posting a phonograph record of 15 consecutive league wins in the process [ 10 ] – but left after a disagreement with the president. [ 11 ]

Olympiacos [edit ]

On 5 June 2012, Jardim agreed to join Olympiacos F.C. of Super League Greece on a biennial contract, replacing Ernesto Valverde. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] He was controversially relieved of his duties on 19 January 2013, flush though the team led the league by ten points. [ 14 ]

Sporting CP [edit ]

Jardim agreed to return to the state of his parents on 20 May 2013, signing a biennial deal with Sporting. [ 15 ] Leading a team wide of young players developed in the club ‘s young person academy, [ 16 ] [ 17 ] he coached the Lisbon team to second place in 2013–14, [ 18 ] with 25 points and 18 goals more than the former season .

monaco [edit ]

On 10 June 2014, Jardim joined AS Monaco FC, signing a contract for two years with the option for another. [ 19 ] He led the team to third station in Ligue 1 in his first year, and repeated the feat in 2015–16 ; [ 20 ] in between, on 12 May 2015, he agreed to an elongation until 2019. [ 21 ] In the 2016–17 campaign, displaying attacking football, particularly by several young players, [ 22 ] Monaco won its first national championship in 17 years. [ 23 ] The side besides reached the semi-finals in both the UEFA Champions League and the Coupe de France, and lost the final of the Coupe de la Ligue to Paris Saint-Germain FC. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] In early June 2017, Jardim agreed a new deal until 2020. [ 27 ] On 11 October 2018, following a poor start to the temper which included two losses in a many Champions League group stage matches, [ 28 ] [ 29 ] Jardim was sacked. [ 30 ] On 25 January 2019, following the dismissal of Thierry Henry, he was reappointed. [ 31 ] Jardim was again relieved of his duties in deep December 2019. [ 32 ]

Al Hilal [edit ]

On 2 June 2021, Jardim was appointed at Al Hilal SFC of the Saudi Professional League, on a annual deal with an option for a second. [ 33 ] He won the 2021 AFC Champions League, becoming the foremost portuguese director in history to do so .

managerial statistics [edit ]

As of match played 25 December 2021[34][35]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
Camacha 1 July 2003 14 March 2008 166 73 41 52 250 186 +64 0 43.98
Chaves 17 March 2008 2 June 2009 48 28 11 9 78 37 +41 0 58.33
Beira-Mar 2 June 2009 28 February 2011 66 25 21 20 87 72 +15 0 37.88
Braga 7 June 2011 30 May 2012 46 27 10 9 84 45 +39 0 58.70
Olympiacos 5 June 2012 19 January 2013 26 20 3 3 55 19 +36 0

76.92

Sporting CP 20 May 2013 20 May 2014 35 23 8 4 71 26 +45 0 65.71
Monaco 6 June 2014 11 October 2018 233 125 54 54 428 275 +153 0 53.65
Monaco 27 January 2019 28 December 2019 37 14 11 12 54 51 +3 0 37.84
Al Hilal 2 June 2021 Present 18 10 6 2 29 16 +13 0 55.56
Career total 675 345 165 165 1,136 727 +409 0 51.11

Honours [edit ]

club [edit ]

Camacha
Beira-Mar
Olympiacos
Monaco
Al Hilal

individual [edit ]

References [edit ]

  • Leonardo Jardim manager stats at ForaDeJogo