Jadir Morgenstern

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jadir

| image =

| fullname =

| height = 1.85 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|5|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Guarujá do Sul, Brazil

| currentclub = Toledo U19 (manager)

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| position = Centre-back

| years1 = 1991–1993 | clubs1 = Toledo | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1993–1999 | clubs2 = Clube Atlético Paranaense | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1995 | clubs3 = → Toledo (loan) | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1996 | clubs4 = → Mixto (loan) | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 1997 | clubs5 = → Brasil de Farroupilha (loan) | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 1998 | clubs6 = → Rio Branco-PR (loan) | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 1998 | clubs7 = → Tubarão (loan) | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 1999 | clubs8 = → Iraty (loan) | caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = 2000–2002 | clubs9 = Ansar | caps9 = | goals9 =

| years10 = 2002 | clubs10 = Juventude-MT | caps10 = | goals10 =

| years11 = 2002–2005 | clubs11 = Sagesse | caps11 = | goals11 =

| years12 = 2005–2006 | clubs12 = Akhaa Ahli Aley | caps12 = | goals12 =

| years13 = 2006–2007 | clubs13 = Ansar | caps13 = | goals13 =

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2001 | nationalteam1 = Lebanon | nationalcaps1 = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 2

| manageryears1 = 2014– | managerclubs1 = Toledo U19

}}

Jadir Morgenstern (born 29 May 1974),{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ozZJdEWEI5MC&pg=PA21 | title=Placar Magazine| last1=Abril| first1=Editora| date=September 1993}} or simply Jadir ({{Langx|ar|جادير}}), is a football manager and former player who is the manager of Brazilian club Toledo U19.

Born in Brazil, Jadir is of Lebanese descent;{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 August 2000|title=|script-title=ar:برازيليان جديدان تحت التجربة في صفوف منتخب لبنان|trans-title=Two new Brazilians under trial in the ranks of the Lebanese national team|url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2000/20000810/sp8.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130193912/https://www.al-jazirah.com/2000/20000810/sp8.htm|archive-date=30 January 2021|access-date=26 January 2021|website=al-jazirah.com|language=ar|url-status=live}} he represented Lebanon internationally at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup as a centre-back.

Club career

Jadir started his professional career at Toledo, being sold to Atlético Paranaense for the 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in which his team was relegated. After spending another year at Furacão, he spent the next years being loaned to lower clubs. In 1996, he won the Campeonato Mato-Grossense with Mixto, playing in the final.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mixtonet.com/2011/01/mixto-e-sinop-ja-decidiram-uma-final.html|title=Mixto e Sinop já decidiram uma final, foi o estadual de 96 com o título alvinegro|access-date=27 August 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113541/http://www.mixtonet.com/2011/01/mixto-e-sinop-ja-decidiram-uma-final.html|url-status=live}} In 1998, playing for Tubarão, he won the Copa Santa Catarina.{{Cite web|url=http://www.meutimenarede.com.br/jogadores/4927/jadir/jogos/9/copa-santa-catarina/1998|title=Relação de jogos do jogador Jadir no campeonato - MEU TIME NA REDE|access-date=27 August 2015|archive-date=2 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102170244/http://www.meutimenarede.com.br/jogadores/4927/jadir/jogos/9/copa-santa-catarina/1998|url-status=live}}

In 2000, he moved to Lebanese club Al-Ansar, later being naturalized and making his debut for Lebanon later in the year. He spent the rest of his career at the Asian country, except for a brief spell at Juventude-MT, playing also for Hekmeh FC and Akhaa Ahli Aley before ending his career at Al-Ansar.

International career

Jadir represented Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup and the World Cup 2002 Qualifying.

Managerial career

Jadir coaches the Toledo under-19 team, a position he holds since 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazetatoledo.com.br/NOTICIA/1439/PARCERIA_CONFIRMA_TCW__NO_PARANAENSE_SUB18|title=Gazeta Toledo » Esporte » Parceria confirma TCW no Paranaense Sub-18|date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101357/http://www.gazetatoledo.com.br/NOTICIA/1439/PARCERIA_CONFIRMA_TCW__NO_PARANAENSE_SUB18|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2016-03-04}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.jornaldooeste.com.br/esporte/2015/04/arbitral-definiu-o-campeonato-paranaense-sub-19/1298044/|title=Arbitral definiu o Campeonato Paranaense Sub-19|date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060834/http://www.jornaldooeste.com.br/esporte/2015/04/arbitral-definiu-o-campeonato-paranaense-sub-19/1298044/|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2016-03-04}}

Personal life

Jadir's brother, Jorge, was also a professional footballer having played most for Paraná-based clubs.{{cite web|last1=Matos|first1=Felipe|date=9 November 2013|title=Jorge (1997)|url=http://www.memoriaavaiana.com.br/jorge-1997/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113234703/http://www.memoriaavaiana.com.br/jorge-1997/|archive-date=13 November 2013|publisher=Memória Avaiana|language=Portuguese|accessdate=5 February 2019}} Jadir has a son, Adriel, who also plays football.{{Cite web|last=Mahfoud|first=Maroun|date=2021-06-27|title=New Brazilian to join Ansar|url=https://www.falebanon.com/28537/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627150626/https://www.falebanon.com/28537/|url-status=live}}