Mário Jorge dos Santos Silva (born 10 February 1978), known as Mário Jorge, is a Brazilian

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and former

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coach. He is the current manager of Saudi Arabia national under-17 team.

Career

Mário Jorge began his career as a futsal coach of Helênico Atlético Clube in 1997. He left the club in December 2010, and became a coach of Madureira's futsal team; prior to that, in the previous August, he also began working as a scout at Audax Rio. Mário Jorge was also a coach of Audax's under-15 football squad while working as a futsal coach of Clube Bradesco. On 15 January 2015, he became the new head coach of the under-15 squad of

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. On 20 April 2016, Mário Jorge left Vasco to take over the under-13 team of

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. He subsequently worked in the club's under-14, under-15, under-17 and under-20 squads before taking over the first team for the opening match of the 2023 season, a 1–0

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win over former club Audax, as the under-20 squad was utilized. Mário Jorge was back in charge of ''Fla'' during a 1–1 draw against Bangu on 24 January 2023, as the first team was resting for the

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. After returning to the under-20s, he became an interim head coach of the club on 11 April, after Vítor Pereira was sacked. Mário Jorge was ahead of Flamengo on two occasions: a 2–0 loss to

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and a 3–0 win over

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before returning to the under-20 team after the appointment of Jorge Sampaoli. He again became an interim on 28 September 2023, after Sampaoli was dismissed.

Personal life

Mário Jorge is named after worldwide known former player and coach Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo.

Managerial statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mario Jorge 1978 births Living people Sports coaches from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers CR Flamengo managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia