Jorge Jesús

Jorge Jesús was born on 24 July 1954(71 years old) in Portugal. Jorge Jesús is Soccer Player, Zodiac sign - Leo. More detail about Jorge Jesús given below.

Jorge Jesús Timeline

• 1990
  

  Jesus retired in 1990 at the age of 36, after spells in the second (mainly with his hometown C.F. Estrela da Amadora) and third levels.

• 1991
  

  Jesusu0027 Flamengo won the 2019 Copa Libertadores, defeating Argentinau0027s River Plate 2u20131 with a late comeback in the final in Lima, Peru, on 23 November. He was the first foreign manager to win any international trophy with a Brazilian team, the fifth to win the Copa Libertadores with a foreign club, and only the second European coach, as well as the second non-South American native, to accomplish the feat, after Croatian Mirko Joziu0107 with Chileu0027s Colo-Colo in 1991; he was also only the fourth Portuguese to become club continental champion, following Artur Jorge, Manuel Josu00e9, and Josu00e9 Mourinho. Within 24 hours of winning the continental title, Flamengo also won the national championship, when then second-placed Palmeiras lost 2u20131 to Gru00eamio. He was the second foreign manager, and the first non-South American, to win the Brazilian championship after Argentine Carlos Volante in the debut edition in 1959, the first foreign manager to win it since the round-robin format was introduced, the first manager from his country to win a league title in South America, and the third Portuguese to win a national championship in the Americas, after Guilherme Farinha and Pedro Caixinha.

• 1993
  

  After starting as a manager with lowly Amora FC, Jesus moved in December 1993 to F.C. Felgueiras as a replacement for Rodolfo Reis, helping the club promote to the top flight in his second season and being in and out of the team until January 1998, with Felgueiras back in division two.

• 2003
  

  Subsequently, he led former team Estrela da Amadora to two consecutive eighth-place finishes in the first division and, in quick succession, managed both Vitu00f3ria de Setu00fabal and Amadora, celebrating top flight promotions with both even though he was fired by the latter in March 2003. In 2003u201304 he helped Vitu00f3ria de Guimaru00e3es narrowly avoid relegation, finishing two points ahead of first relegated team F.C. Alverca.

• 2007
  

  In the following four years, always in division one, Jesus was in charge of Moreirense FC (suffering relegation), Uniu00e3o de Leiria and Belenenses, finishing fifth with the latter and qualifying to the UEFA Cup, and adding a presence in the 2007 Portuguese Cup final, losing 0u20131 to Sporting.

• 2008
  

  On 20 May 2008, one day after leaving Belenenses, Jesus took over at S.C. Braga, leading the Minho side to the fifth position in the league and the round-of-16 in the UEFA Cup. Highlights in the latter competition included a 3u20130 home win against Portsmouth and a last-minute 0u20131 defeat to A.C. Milan at the San Siro. He won the last edition of the UEFA Intertoto Cup, something never achieved by other Portuguese club.

• 2009
  

  On 17 June 2009, Jesus replaced Quique Flores at the helm of S.L. Benfica. In his first year he led Benfica to the first division title after a five-year wait, with only two league defeats and 78 goals scored, also reaching the quarter-finals in the Europa League, losing to Liverpool on a 3u20135 aggregate score (this would be the last match Benfica would lose in a run that lasted 27 games); he quickly implemented a 4u20131u20133u20132 formation which resulted in highly attractive football.On 5 October 2009 Jesus achieved his 100th victory in the Portuguese League, in a 3u20131 home win against F.C. Pau00e7os de Ferreira. The following month he experienced his first Derby de Lisboa, which ended in a 0u20130 away draw; at the end of the victorious campaign, which also brought the domestic League Cup, the coach was rewarded with a new contract extension, running until 2013.He had over u20ac1 million invested in the Banco Privado Portuguu00eas (BPP) when it went bankrupt in 2009. He recovered eighty percent of that amount in March 2014.

• 2012
  

  On 10 December 2012, after a 3u20131 away victory against Sporting, Jesus became the most successful Portuguese coach in the capital derby with seven wins in a total of nine, surpassing Toni (6/10). On 26 January of the following year he defeated former side Braga at the Estu00e1dio Municipal de Braga for the first time, after three defeats and one draw. He briefly led the league with a five-point advantage but did not maintain it, finishing in the second place again.

• 2013
  

  On 15 March 2013, in a match against FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the campaignu0027s Europa League, Jesus reached the 200 game-milestone with Benfica, becoming the sixth coach in the clubu0027s history to do so. During the season he led the club to its first European final in 23 years: after coming third in its group in the UEFA Champions League, the side reached the final of the Europa League, losing 1u20132 to Champions League winners Chelsea. Domestically, Benfica finished second in the league despite leading up to second to last day, and reached the final of the Portuguese Cup, their first since 2004u201305, suffering an unexpected defeat at the hands of Guimaru00e3es; these losses added great pressure on the coach, as the club ended the season trophyless for the first time since 2007u201308.On 4 June 2013, Jesus renewed his contract for a further two seasons. When police attempted to clear Benfica supporters from the pitch at the end of a match at Guimaru00e3es in September, he became physically involved, taking the side of supporters while obstructing the police. The Portuguese Football Federation gave him a 30-day suspension, which meant he would miss four league matches, and fined him u20ac5,355. On 11 February 2014, Jesus won his tenth game (2u20130) against Sporting, which draw two and won only one as an opposing coach. On 20 March, he surpassed John Mortimoreu0027s 1985u201386 record of 918 minutes without conceding a goal at home matches.

• 2014
  

  Jesus led Benfica to its 33rd title on 20 April 2014, and became the second Portuguese coach to win two national championships for the club after Toni. Four days earlier the team had beat FC Porto 3u20131 in spite of being reduced to ten men with 1 hour left to play, thus reaching the final of the Portuguese Cup for the second consecutive time. On 28 April 2014, Jesus managed to put Benfica in another final, that of the domestic League Cup, eliminating Porto at the Dragu00e3o on penalties in spite of being reduced to ten men with 1 hour left to play again. The trophy was won at Leiria on 7 May against Rio Ave FC, securing his fourth in the competition and the clubu0027s fifth. On 1 May 2014, Jesus helped the club progress to its second consecutive Europa League final, by defeating Juventus 2u20131 on aggregate after a goalless draw in Turin. The Portuguese lost on penalties 13 days later in the same city to Sevilla FC and he stated that referee Felix Brych overlooked three penalty decisions for Benfica. On 18 May 2014, after seeing out Rio Ave in the Portuguese Cup final, Jesus became the first Portuguese coach and the seventh overall to win the double for Benfica (the tenth in the clubu0027s history). He also became the first coach in Portugal to conquer the domestic treble in one season (the clubu0027s first ever).On 10 August 2014, Jesus won his first Supertau00e7a, as he surpassed Ju00e1nos Biri as the coach with most matches at Benfica (273) and also tied with Cosme Damiu00e3o in number of trophies won (8), surpassing both Ju00e1nos Biri and Otto Glu00f3ria. With that victory, he became the first coach to win Primeira Liga, Tau00e7a de Portugal, Supertau00e7a Cu00e2ndido de Oliveira and Tau00e7a da Liga (furthermore, in a year). He continued to break club records, becoming the coach with most victories (195) on 27 September 2014, in a win against Estoril. On 18 January 2015, Jesus reached the 300th game milestone at Benfica, with the highest winning percentage since Jimmy Hagan in the early 1970s, and on 26 April he surpassed Otto Glu00f3ria as the coach with the most league matches at Benfica. On 17 May 2015, Jesus guided the club to its second consecutive league title, making it the first time Benfica won back-to-back league titles since 1984 (31 years), after Sven-Gu00f6ran Eriksson, and became the first Portuguese coach to win two consecutive league titles at Benfica. On 29 May 2015, he won his fifth Tau00e7a da Liga (the clubu0027s sixth), and became the Benfica coach with most titles won (10) and the only to win 3 titles in two consecutive seasons. On 4 June 2015, Benfica announced they had concluded negotiations on a possible renewal of contract with Jesus, whose contract ended on 30 June.

• 2015
  

  On 5 June 2015, Jesus signed a three-year contract with Benficau0027s Lisbon rivals Sporting CP, starting his functions on 1 July and earning u20ac5 million per year. His first official match as Sporting coach was a Derby de Lisboa encounter with Benfica in the 2015 Supertau00e7a, which Sporting won 1u20130. Despite a positive start, he then failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League and did not win any other trophy, finishing second in the Primeira Liga with 86 points (a club record), two points behind Benfica.

• 2016
  

  In May 2016, Jesus renewed his contract with Sporting and started earning u20ac6 million a year until 2019. However, the 2016u201317 season was trophyless.

• 2018
  

  In the following season, on 15 May 2018, Jesus, along with assistant coach Raul Josu00e9 and several players, was injured following an attack by around 50 supporters of Sporting at the clubu0027s training ground after the team finished third in the league and missed out on the UEFA Champions League qualification. Five days later, Sporting lost the Portuguese Cup final to Aves.On 5 June 2018, Jesus left Portugal for the first time in his career and took charge of Saudi incumbent national champions Al-Hilal. In his first game on 17 August, he won the Saudi Super Cup with a 2u20131 victory over Al-Ittihad in London. Although he had a record of sixteen wins and only one defeat in twenty matches, he was sacked by the chairman on 26 January 2019 following disagreements with contract negotiations.

• 2019
  

  On 1 June 2019, Jesus was appointed manager of Brazilian club Flamengo for a year. Upon signing, he was met with a negative reaction by fans, former Flamengo players and commentators, who believed that he was too old and could not adapt to Brazilian football; when the team beat opponents, their managers would credit the results to Flamengou0027s players and finances rather than to Jesus. He reacted to this atmosphere by saying "I did not come to take anybodyu0027s place or to teach anyone. I am neither better nor worse, I work according to a methodology. I would like to remind my Brazilian colleagues that we had a Brazilian [manager] in the national team, Scolari. He was admired by the Portuguese managers. He and many others who worked in Portugal...All of us in Portugal tried to learn from them, there was never this verbal aggression that there is against me. I donu0027t understand these closed minds, even from some who are now at home, wearing gloves and shaking".On 30 December 2019, President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa awarded to Jesus the Order of Prince Henry commander medal (ComIH). He said that Jesusu0027 achievements aided Portugalu0027s reputation abroad.

• 2020
  

  On 17 July 2020, Jesus left Flamengo. He won five trophies with the Brazilian club, winning 43 of the 57 games in charge of the Rubro-Negro.Jesus returned to Benfica on 3 August 2020, signing a two-year contract with the club.In March 2020, Jesus tested positive for COVID-19 virus during the COVID-19 pandemic. He had previously requested that Brazilian football shut down due to the virus.