André Jardine

{{Infobox football biography

| name = André Jardine

| image =

| fullname = André Soares Jardine

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|9|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Porto Alegre, Brazil

| death_date =

| death_place =

| position =

| currentclub = Club América (head coach)

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}

| youthclubs1 = Grêmio

| manageryears1 = 2003–2013

| managerclubs1 = Internacional (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs2 = Grêmio (youth)

| manageryears3 = 2014

| managerclubs3 = Grêmio (caretaker)

| manageryears4 = 2014

| managerclubs4 = Grêmio (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2015–2018

| managerclubs5 = São Paulo U20

| manageryears6 = 2016

| managerclubs6 = São Paulo (caretaker)

| manageryears7 = 2017

| managerclubs7 = São Paulo U23

| manageryears8 = 2018

| managerclubs8 = São Paulo (assistant)

| manageryears9 = 2018

| managerclubs9 = São Paulo (caretaker)

| manageryears10 = 2019

| managerclubs10 = São Paulo

| manageryears11 = 2019–2022

| managerclubs11 = Brazil U20

| manageryears12 = 2019–2022

| managerclubs12 = Brazil U23

| manageryears13 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs13 = Atlético San Luis

| manageryears14 = 2023–

| managerclubs14 = Club América

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fbu|23|BRA}}}} (as head coach)

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

Early life

Jardine was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. After representing Grêmio's youth categories,{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/br/not%C3%ADcias/elogiado-por-rai-jardine-jogou-com-ronaldinho-no-gremio-e/15ql1938j4jk2zzr5ogcwqn1l|title=Elogiado por Raí, Jardine jogou com Ronaldinho no Grêmio e quase trouxe Arthur para o São Paulo|trans-title=Praised by Raí, Jardine played with Ronaldinho at Grêmio and almost brought Arthur to São Paulo|publisher=Goal.com|language=pt|date=13 November 2018|access-date=14 November 2018}} he started studying Engineering but graduated in Physical Education at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/esporte/2018/03/tecnico-interino-largou-engenharia-e-foi-vitorioso-na-base.shtml|title=Técnico interino largou engenharia e foi vitorioso na base|trans-title=Interim manager dropped engineering and was a winner in the youth setup|publisher=Folha de S. Paulo|language=pt|date=9 March 2018|access-date=14 November 2018}}

Career

=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gremio.net/news/view.aspx?id=16618&language=0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023859/http://www.gremio.net/news/view.aspx?id=16618&language=0|title=AAndré Jardine assume comando técnico da categoria Sub-17|trans-title=André Jardine takes over the under-17 category|publisher=Grêmio FBPA|language=pt|date=24 September 2013|archive-date=24 September 2015|access-date=14 November 2018}}

On 27 July 2014, after Enderson Moreira's dismissal, Jardine was named interim manager,{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/gremio/noticia/2014/07/enderson-moreira-nao-e-mais-tecnico-do-gremio.html|title=Após derrota na Arena, Enderson Moreira não é mais técnico do Grêmio|trans-title=After defeat at the Arena, Enderson Moreira is no longer manager of Grêmio|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=27 July 2014|access-date=14 November 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.saopaulofc.net/noticias/noticias/sao-paulo-fc/2018/11/11/nota-oficial|title=Nota oficial|trans-title=Official announcement|publisher=São Paulo FC|language=pt|date=11 November 2018|access-date=13 November 2018}}

On 25 November 2018, Jardine was appointed manager of Tricolor for the 2019 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.saopaulofc.net/noticias/noticias/futebol/2018/11/25/andre-jardine-e-efetivado-e-comandara-o-sao-paulo-em-2019|title=André Jardine é efetivado e comandará o São Paulo em 2019|trans-title=André Jardine is effective and will be in charge of São Paulo in 2019|publisher=São Paulo FC|language=pt|date=25 November 2018|access-date=25 November 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/selecao-base-masculina/andre-jardine-e-o-novo-tecnico-da-selecao-brasileira-sub-20|title=André Jardine assume Seleção Brasileira Sub-20|trans-title=André Jardine takes over the under-20 national team|publisher=CBF|language=pt-BR|date=3 April 2019|access-date=4 April 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.br/futebol/artigo/_/id/9878222/tecnico-campeao-olimpico-andre-jardine-e-anunciado-por-time-mexicano|title=Técnico campeão olímpico, André Jardine é anunciado por time mexicano|trans-title=Manager champion of the Olympics, André Jardine is announced by Mexican club|publisher=ESPN Brasil|language=pt-BR|date=3 February 2022|accessdate=9 March 2022}}

=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.{{cite web|title=Oficial: André Jardine es nuevo entrenador del América|trans-title=Official: André Jardine is the new manager of América|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/andre-jardine-es-el-nuevo-director-tecnico-del-america|publisher=MedioTiempo|language=Spanish|access-date=17 June 2023}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/14572405/rayados-vs-america-resultado-final-richard-sanchez-tricampeones|title=América logra el Tricampeonato y se confirma como equipo de época|publisher=ESPN México|language=es|date=15 December 2024}}

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Nat !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="5"\|Record
{{abbr\|P\|Matches played}}	{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}}	{{abbr\|D\|Matches drawn}}	{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}}	{{abbr\|Win %\|Win percentage}}
align="left"\|Grêmio (caretaker) \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} \|align="left"\|2 August 2014 \|align="left"\|15 August 2014 {{WDL\|1\|0\|0\|1\|decimals=1}}
align="left"\|São Paulo (caretaker) \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} \|align="left"\|25 November 2018 \|align="left"\|14 February 2019 {{WDL\|39\|12\|10\|17\|decimals=1}}
align="left"\|Brazil U-20 \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} \|align="left"\|3 April 2019 \|align="left"\|31 December 2020 {{WDL\|3\|2\|1\|0\|decimals=1}}
align="left"\|Brazil U-23 \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} \|align="left"\|3 April 2019 \|align="left"\|2 February 2022 {{WDL\|26\|20\|3\|3\|decimals=1}}
align="left"\|Atlético San Luis \|{{flagicon\|MEX}} \|align="left"\|3 February 2022 \|align="left"\|16 June 2023 {{WDL\|54\|18\|14\|22\|decimals=1}}
align="left"\|Club América \|{{flagicon\|MEX}} \|align="left"\|16 June 2023 \|align="left"\|Present {{WDL\|105\|58\|28\|19\|decimals=1}}
colspan="4"\|Total {{WDLtot\|228\|110\|56\|62\|decimals=1}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|Nat

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record

align="left"|Grêmio (caretaker)

|{{flagicon|BRA}}

|align="left"|2 August 2014

|align="left"|15 August 2014

align="left"|São Paulo (caretaker)

|{{flagicon|BRA}}

|align="left"|25 November 2018

|align="left"|14 February 2019

align="left"|Brazil U-20

|{{flagicon|BRA}}

|align="left"|3 April 2019

|align="left"|31 December 2020

align="left"|Brazil U-23

|{{flagicon|BRA}}

|align="left"|3 April 2019

|align="left"|2 February 2022

align="left"|Atlético San Luis

|{{flagicon|MEX}}

|align="left"|3 February 2022

|align="left"|16 June 2023

align="left"|Club América

|{{flagicon|MEX}}

|align="left"|16 June 2023

|align="left"|Present

colspan="4"|Total

Honours

América

Liga MX: Apertura 2023,{{cite web | last=Hernandez | first=Cesar | title=How Jardine led Club America to a historic Liga MX title | website=ESPN | date=18 December 2023 | url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39139789/how-jardine-led-club-america-historic-liga-mx-title | access-date=19 December 2023}} Clausura 2024,{{cite web | last=Hernandez | first=Cesar | title=América secure back-to-back Liga MX titles with win over Cruz Azul | website=ESPN | date=27 May 2024 | url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=702650 | access-date=28 May 2024}} Apertura 2024{{cite web | last=Hernandez | first=Cesar | title=América beats Monterrey to lift 3rd-straight Liga MX trophy | website=ESPN | date=15 December 2024 |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=724679 | access-date=18 December 2024}}
Campeón de Campeones: 2024
Supercopa de la Liga MX: 2024
Campeones Cup: 2024

Brazil U23

São Paulo U20

U-20 Copa Libertadores: 2016

Individual

Liga MX Best Manager: 2023–24https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/13853311/liga-mx-quienes-fueron-los-ganadores-del-balon-de-oro
Liga MX Best XI Manager: Clausura 2024,https://us.marca.com/soccer/liga-mx/2024/06/04/665f7bba268e3e24268b4571.html Apertura 2024https://www.marca.com/mx/futbol/liga-mx/2024/12/18/67621906e2704ef2498b45a4.html
The Best of America Best Liga MX Manager: 2023, 2024https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/futbol/los-ganadores-liga-por-liga-el-uruguayo-que-rompio-los-esquemas-y-leo-messi-encabezando-a-los-mas-experientes