Mario jardel

Club career

The Early Years of Brazil (1989-1996)

The center forward grenadier (188 cm), not quite typical for Brazil, like the vast majority of all novice football players, took his first football steps in one of his hometown teams - in the Ferrovario Atletico railway club, for which he played in 1989-1990 .

Zhardel’s first professional club was Vasco da Gama , where he played from 1991 to 1995, and with whom he won the Rio de Janeiro State Championship three times.

In 1995-1996, Zhardel played for Gremio from Porto Alegre . It was in this club that he won his first serious trophy - the Libertadores Cup . Moreover, Zhardel became the top scorer of this tournament with 12 goals scored. In addition, Zhardel replenished his trophy bank with two titles of the champion of the state of Rio Grande do Sul .

Quite a bit of time was not enough for him to become the champion of Brazil - in 1996 he went to Europe, and Gremio in the same year became the strongest club in Brazil, but without Zhardel.

European Career (1996-2003)

The best goal scorer of the Libertadores Cup 1995 immediately became the subject of close attention of leading European clubs. The greatest interest was shown by the Lisbon “ Benfica ” and the Scottish “ Rangers ”. However, the transition to Benfica failed, and the Scottish club pulled out of the fight due to the limit on players from countries outside the European Union . Quickly, yet another representative of Portugal turned out to be Porto , for which at that time such famous players as Lyubinko Drulovich , Zlatko Zahovich , Sergio Conceiçau played for.

From the very first matches, Zhardel began to score one goal after another. The Brazilian's strengths were a brilliant head game, excellent scoring flair (the striker almost always found himself in the right place at the right time) and excellent physical shape.

For four seasons spent as part of " Dragons ”, Zhardel always became the top scorer of the Portuguese championship in all four raffles, won the national championship and the Portuguese Super Cup three times, and the Portuguese Cup twice. In addition, Zhardel was twice recognized as the best player in the championship of Portugal (according to the newspaper Record), and twice became the owner of the Golden Ball - the award presented by the newspaper A Bola to the best player of the championship. Having scored 36 goals for the 1998/1999 season, Mario Zhardel was awarded the Golden Boot prize, awarded to the top scorer of the European Championships. Jardel became the second after Ronaldo and so far the last Brazilian to ever receive this award. In just 4 seasons at Porto, Jardel scored 130 goals in 125 games in the Portuguese Championship.

In the summer of 2000, the current UEFA Cup holder , the Turkish Galatasaray , acquired Mario Zhardela for about $ 20 million ^[1] . In his first match for Galatasaray in the Turkish Championship, he scored 5 goals for Erzurumspor . In total, by the end of the championship, Zhardel had 22 goals in 24 games. The Brazilian immediately became a favorite of local fans who awarded him the nickname "Super Mario".

On August 25, 2000, Jardel became the main character of the match for the European Super Cup , in which Galatasaray and Real Madrid met. “Super Mario” scored two goals against the opponent, ensuring the victory of the Turkish team over “ creamy . "

In the euro season 2000/2001 , it was largely thanks to the efforts of the Brazilian striker that Galatasaray made it to the quarterfinals of the Champions League , where they lost in the total of two matches to Real Madrid (3: 2; 0: 3). Zhardel became one of the top scorers of this draw, scoring 6 goals (taking into account the matches of the qualification round - 9). In just 5 Champions League tournaments held by him (for Porto and Galatasaray), Super Mario hit the opponents' goal 25 times (28, taking into account qualifications).

After the end of the season, which Galatasaray finished in second place, injuries and troubles in his personal life forced Zhardel to leave Turkey.

After leaving Istanbul, Zhardel again went to Portugal, where the Lisbon Sporting turned out to be the club most interested in the player. According to many experts, the 2001/2002 season as part of the Lisbon lions ”became one of the best in the career of Zhardel. Super Mario managed to win the championship and the Portuguese Cup and for the fifth time become the top scorer of the Portuguese championship (42 goals in 30 games). Zhardel was once again recognized by the Record newspaper as the player of the year in the country and for the second time received the Golden Boot as the top scorer in European championships. In total, in 49 games for Sporting, they scored 53 goals.

The beginning of the next season (2002/2003) Jardel missed because of an injury, healing which he returned to order, but he played very unstable and did not always go on the field, although he scored 11 goals in 19 matches. The reason lay in the field of psychology - the player fell into "depressive hibernation" ^[2] . This could have been caused by several factors: a quarrel with his agent, Jose Veiga, and a divorce from his wife, model Karen Ribeira, and a passion for gambling with all the ensuing consequences, and indulgence in drugs. The leadership of Sporting, mindful of the merits of Zhardel, decided to send the Brazilian on a short vacation to his native Fortaleza , reasonably believing that the home atmosphere would have a beneficial effect on the player’s state of mind and quickly put him on his feet. However, Zhardel did not live up to expectations; moreover, while swimming in the pool, he seriously injured his knee. The Sporting credit was completely exhausted, and before the start of the season, in August 2003, Zhardel was sold to the English Bolton Wanderers ^[3] .

Years of Uncertainty (2003—2011)

The Brazilian failed to prove himself at Bolton and, having played there for only six months, was leased to the Italian club Ancona in January 2004, but even there the once formidable scorer showed himself by playing only in 3 championship matches Italy and failing to help the team avoid the last place. Over the next two years, from August 2004 to July 2006, Zhardel managed to change three clubs - Newells Old Boys (Argentina), Alaves (Spain) and Goias (Brazil). However, in none of these clubs the player who had gained a lot of excess weight by that time could not show even a fraction of what he showed in the late 1990s and early 2000s in Portugal and Turkey. Most of the time he spent in reserve or did not fall into the application for the match at all. Nevertheless, as a player listed in the Argentinean Newell's Old Boys, Zhardel became the champion of Argentina in Apertura 2004, and in 2006, along with Goiyas won the Goias state championship.

A large list of clubs for which Jardel played could also replenish teams such as Palmeiras , Ankaragucu ^[1] , Nancy ^[4] and Benfica ^[5] , but the unconvincing physical and psychological conditions of the player and his sometimes a frivolous approach to business frightened off potential employers. In addition, rumors persisted in the print media about the player’s addiction to drugs and night club life ^[6] .

In July 2006, Mario Jardel came to Portugal for the third time and found refuge in the modest Beira Mar club, an outsider of the Portuguese championship. In the first round of the championship, he spent 12 matches and scored 3 goals, got rid of excess weight and began to gain athletic form. After the onset of 2007, Jardel left the Portuguese outsider and moved to the Cypriot Anorthosis . In an interview, Zhardel said:

After Anorthosis, Zhardel played one season in Australia for the Newcastle United Jets , after which in 2008, as a free agent, he joined the Chrysium club in the Brazilian Serie B , where he played until February 2009; the 2008 season was extremely unsuccessful for Chrysium - she flew to Serie C , Mario played 17 matches for Chrisium, scored 6 goals. From February 4 to July 2, 2009, Mario Jardel was a player of the Ferrovario Atletico team, thereby returning to the club, where he had started his professional career 20 years before. From August 2009 to January 2010, he was a player in the America club (Fortaleza, Ceará ), and from January 20, 2010 he played for Flamengo (Teresina, Piaui).

On June 28, 2010, the announcement of the signing of a contract with Zhardel appeared on the official website of the Black Sea Club from Varna ^[8] . Zhardel signed a one-year contract with the Bulgarian club and was officially presented at the Ticha Stadium, where he was welcomed by about 500 fans. He made his debut for his new club on July 17 in a friendly match against the Romanian club Victoria . Zhardel made his debut in official games in the match of the Bulgarian championship against Lokomotiv from Plovdiv , replacing Marco Tiago instead of his fellow countryman. The match ended with the defeat of the Jardel team with the score 0-2. In the next round, Zhardel replaced again and played 26 minutes in a winning match against the Academician from Sofia. On October 31, 2010, Zhardel scored his first goal for the Bulgarian team in a victory match over the Sofia Lokomotiv , which ended with the score 1-0. On November 28, 2010, Zhardel left the team due to the onset of cold weather in Bulgaria.

In July 2011, the Brazilian striker decided to go to Saudi Arabia, where Al Taavun Club became interested in his services.

Brazil national team

Jardel’s career in the Brazilian national team failed as much as she did at the club level. The striking talent of the striker was not appreciated by either Mario Zagallo , nor Wanderlei Lusemburgo , nor Luis Felipe Scolari . As a result, there were only 10 field appearances in a Selesao T-shirt (mainly for substitutions in less important matches) and one goal in a friendly match with Thailand .

The only award that Zhardel managed to win in a yellow T-shirt is the 1993 world title as a member of the junior team (under 20 years old).

All National Matches

1. August 28, 1996. Russia - Brazil (2: 2). Moscow TM , 3 min., Replaced;
2. August 31, 1996. Holland - Brazil (2: 2). Amsterdam TM, 3 min., Replaced;
3. April 2, 1997. Brazil - Chile (4: 0). Brasilia . TM, replaced;
4. March 28, 1999. South Korea - Brazil (1: 0). Seoul TM, 64 min., Has been replaced;
5. November 13, 1999. Spain - Brazil (0-0). Vigo . TM, 77 min., Came on as a substitute;
6. February 23, 2000. Thailand - Brazil (0: 7). Bangkok TM, 45 min., Substitute, scored a goal;
7. March 28, 2000. Colombia - Brazil (0: 0). Bogotá . The selection for the 2002 World Cup , 45 min, was replaced;
8. July 1, 2001. Uruguay - Brazil (1: 0). Montevideo . The selection for the 2002 World Cup, 17 minutes, was replaced;
9. July 12, 2001. Brazil - Mexico (0: 1). Kali America's Cup, 45 min, has been replaced;
10. July 23, 2001. Brazil - Honduras (0: 2). Manizales . America's Cup, 36 min, is on as a substitute.

Vasco da Gama

• Champion of the state of Rio de Janeiro : 1992, 1993, 1994
• Guanabar Cup Winner: 1994

Gremio

• Rio Grande do Sul State Champion : 1995, 1996
• Libertadores Cup Winner: 1995

Porto

• Champion of Portugal : 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99
• Portuguese Cup Winner: 1997/98, 1999/2000
• Portuguese Super Cup Winner: 1996, 1998, 1999

Galatasaray

• UEFA Super Cup : 2000
• Silver medalist of the Turkish Championship : 2000/01

Sporting Lisbon

• Champion of Portugal : 2001/02
• Portuguese Cup Winner: 2001/02

Newell's Old Boys

• Argentina Champion : Apertura 2004

Goias

• Goias State Champion: 2006

Anartosis

• Bronze medalist of the Cyprus Championship : 2006/07
• Cyprus Cup Winner: 2006/07

Brazil national team

• World Youth Champion (U20) : 1993

• Top scorer of the Libertadores Cup: 1995
• UEFA Champions League top scorer: 1999/2000
• Portuguese top scorer: 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2001/02
• The best football player in Portugal: 1997, 1999, 2002 (according to the Record newspaper)
• Golden Ball winner (according to A Bola magazine, Portugal): 1997, 1998
• Golden Boot Winner (UEFA): 1999, 2002
• Silver Boot Winner (UEFA): 1997
• Winner of the Bronze Football Boot (UEFA): 2000
• Soccer Player of the Year in Portugal : 2002
• IFFHS Award Winner for National Championship Top Scorer ( 2 ): 1999, 2000 ^[9]
• The most effective national championship scorer according to IFFHS: 1999 (1.125 goals per game), 2002 (1.4 goals per game)

Brazil (1993-1996)

Europe (1996-2004)

Newells and Alaves (2004-2005)

Goiyas (2005-2006)

Europe (2006-2007)

• Profile on Sambafut website