Jorge Fernando

Jorge Fernando

Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾʒ ʒɨˈzuʃ]; born 24 July 1954) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Brazilian club Flamengo. He started his career with Sporting CP, going on to play for 12 other clubs in 17 years as a professional, which included nine Primeira Liga seasons. Jesus began a coaching career in 1990, and his first stop in the main category was with Felgueiras in the 1995–96 campaign. He went on to work with several teams, arriving at Benfica in 2009 and winning ten trophies (a club record for a single manager) as well as reaching two UEFA Europa League finals with them. He became manager of Flamengo in 2019, and won the Copa Libertadores and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in his first year.

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