Brazilian footballer
Mario Jardel de Almeida Ribeiro
(
Brazilian Portuguese:
[?ma?iu
?a??d?w]
; born 18 September 1973) is a Brazilian former professional
footballer
who played as a
forward
. He was most noted for his positioning on the field and his heading ability. He was a legend for
Gremio
, playing a major part in the squad that won the
1995 Copa Libertadores
. With his exceptional positioning ability, he was able to become one of Europe's most prolific strikers during his time at
Porto
,
Galatasaray
, and
Sporting CP
, scoring 206 goals in 274 matches for those clubs.
After leaving Sporting CP in 2003 at age 29, Jardel had a succession of brief and unsuccessful stints at clubs in England, Italy, Spain, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Argentina and Australia. He then played for several smaller clubs in Brazil before retiring in 2011.
Jardel made his debut for the
Brazil national team
in 1996, making a total of 10 appearances and being selected for the
2001 Copa America
.
Club career
[
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Brazil
[
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Jardel played first for
Vasco da Gama
, but moved in 1995 to
Gremio
, where he played a major role in the squad that won the
1995 Copa Libertadores
, scoring 12 goals to be crowned the tournament's top goal scorer, including a hat-trick in the quarter-finals against
Roberto Carlos
'
Palmeiras
, and a goal in the final against
Atletico Nacional
.
Porto
[
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]
In 1996, Jardel was linked to several teams, and after failing to transfer to
Benfica
and
Rangers
(due to the strict British rules involving non-EU players), he signed with Portuguese side
Porto
, where with help from players such as
Zlatko Zahovi?
,
Sergio Conceicao
and
Ljubinko Drulovi?
, he was the top goalscorer in Europe for three years (1998?99, 1999?00, 2001?02), with a goal average of slightly over one goal
per
match (129 goals in 125 matches for an average of 1.03
per
match). Although he was top scorer three times, due to the use of
coefficients based on each European league's standards
, he only won twice, the 1998?99 and 2001?02
European Golden Boots
. He lost out to
Kevin Phillips
in 1999?2000 despite Phillips having scored six fewer goals than Jardel.
In a 2014 interview, Jardel revealed that, during his spell at Porto, he consumed cocaine with the knowledge of both the club's doctor and physiotherapist.
[1]
Galatasaray
[
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]
Before the
2000?01 season
, Jardel was sold to Turkish club
Galatasaray
, winners of the
1999?2000 UEFA Cup
as the club activated his release clause of US$16 million.
[2]
[3]
Scoring five goals in his debut match in the
Super Lig
suggested Jardel would adapt well to his new club, but towards the end of the season, injuries and growing personal problems hinted he was soon going to leave Turkey. Regardless, he was part of the Galatasaray squad that won the
2000 UEFA Super Cup
, himself scoring twice with a golden goal to beat
Real Madrid
2?1 in the Super Cup match, and reached the quarter-finals of the
2000?01 UEFA Champions League
, with Jardel scoring six goals in the competition and helped in victories against teams such as Rangers,
Deportivo de La Coruna
,
Monaco
,
Paris Saint-Germain
,
Milan
and Real Madrid. He ended the season with 34 goals.
Sporting CP
[
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]
In
2001?02
, Jardel returned to Portugal;
Sporting CP
signed him on the last day of transfer window and offered a contract worth €11 million over three seasons. Sporting transferred Galatasaray three players:
Mbo Mpenza
,
Robert Spehar
and
Pavel Horvath
(valued €3.4 million),
[4]
as well as US$5 million in cash.
[5]
The
2001?02 season
proved largely successful to Jardel, as he scored 42 goals in 30 matches (17 via penalties)
[6]
as Sporting CP won both the
Primeira Liga
and the
Taca de Portugal
. He also won
Portuguese Footballer of the Year
by
Record
newspaper, one of the only two foreign players to achieve this, the other being the Argentinian
Lisandro Lopez
.
Decline
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While the 2001?02 season was arguably the best of Jardel's career, the following
2002?03 season
proved to be the beginning of the end. Again omitted from the
Brazil national team
squad, this time for the
2002 FIFA World Cup
(despite his tremendous goal-scoring abilities he was rarely called up), and unfit at the start of the season, he spent the year on the injury list.
During the Christmas break, Jardel returned to his native Fortaleza, where he injured his knee in a swimming pool fall.
[
citation needed
]
He scored only nine goals that season. He was granted, alongside
Deco
, Portuguese citizenship in February 2003.
[7]
In August 2003, Jardel moved to English club
Bolton Wanderers
, with Sporting CP to receive a transfer fee up to €1.5 million based on his performances in the 2003?04 and 2004?05 seasons.
[8]
[9]
[10]
However, Jardel failed to score a league goal for the club, though he scored three goals in the
League Cup
, where Bolton were eventually losing finalists. These goals came in matches against
Walsall
, where Jardel scored twice,
[11]
and
Liverpool
at
Anfield
.
[12]
During the winter break, Jardel went on loan to Italian side
Ancona
, but could not convince the staff of his physical capabilities. Ancona supporters called him "
lardel
" (a pun on the Italian "lardo", meaning
lard
) due to him being
overweight
. Regarding his debut against Milan, an Italian journalist also said, "We stretch a veil of silence in respect of what he has been."
[13]
In August 2004, Jardel signed a contract with Argentine club
Newell's Old Boys
, for which Bolton did not receive any transfer fee.
[14]
[15]
In September 2005, Jardel signed a contract with Brazilian first-division side
Goias
until 31 December 2006.
[16]
Jardel returned to Portugal to sign for
Beira Mar
for the
2006?07 season
, for an undisclosed fee.
[17]
Despite arriving at the club overweight, he worked hard and trained specifically to lose weight and gain physical form and scored one goal on his debut for Beira-Mar in a 2?2 draw against
Desportivo das Aves
. In the winter transfer season, Jardel signed for the Cypriot team
Anorthosis Famagusta
.
On 14 July 2007, Jardel played for
Scottish Premier League
club
St Mirren
, as a trialist in a 3?0 win over first division side
Stirling Albion
.
[
citation needed
]
Newcastle Jets
[
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]
On 14 August 2007, Australian
A-League
side
Newcastle United Jets
officially announced at a press conference in
Newcastle
they had signed Jardel on a one-year contract as their
marquee player
.
[18]
Jardel was rumoured to join the club for weeks before the official announcement was made.
[19]
He arrived in Australia on 12 August 2007 and traveled to Newcastle on 13 August.
[20]
Jardel worked hard on his fitness before arriving in Newcastle.
[21]
He was unable to play for the Jets in the first three rounds as he was in Australia on a tourist visa.
[22]
He eventually had his sport visa approved before the start of Round 4.
[23]
He made his debut as a substitute in the 70th minute at
EnergyAustralia Stadium
against
Adelaide United
in Round 4. Newcastle won the match 1?0 with a strike from
Mark Bridge
in the 81st minute.
[24]
After joining the Jets, Jardel saw little game time, usually making an appearance as a late substitute. The owner of Newcastle Jets,
Con Constantine
, who brought Jardel to Newcastle, expressed his desire for Jardel to stay on the field for longer. However, Newcastle head coach
Gary van Egmond
was reluctant to give the Brazilian a larger role.
[25]
[26]
On 3 November 2007, Jardel played nearly 20 minutes against
Sydney FC
. He showed some positive signs, nearly equalising for Newcastle with a trademark header from a
Joel Griffiths
corner kick. Sydney goalkeeper
Clint Bolton
saved the initial header before Jardel's follow-up was cleared off the line.
[27]
However, after showing glimpses of class, manager van Egmond perceived Jardel to be surplus to requirements and was told he could leave the club halfway through the season. He was reportedly being paid $3,000
per
week by club owner Con Constantine. He left the club on 24 January 2008 to be with his sick mother in Brazil. The Jets went on to win the
2008 A-League Grand Final
.
Brazil lower divisions (2008?10)
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]
On 29 June 2008, Jardel joined Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B club
Criciuma
.
[28]
He scored four goals in the Brazilian Serie B season 2008. Unfortunately for Jardel his club, was relegated from Serie B; finishing 18th with 41 points from 38 games.
[28]
Jardel joined to
Ferroviario
on 4 February 2009. On 11 March 2009, Jardel made his Ferroviario debut with a very classy goal, a reminder of his past years of glory as one of the best finishers ever to play on the Portuguese Liga.
[29]
In August 2009 he signed a 6-month contract with
America de Fortaleza
, but released on 30 October 2009.
On 20 January 2010, Jardel signed a contract until the end of 2010
Campeonato Piauiense
with
Esporte Clube Flamengo
.
[30]
He became a free agent on 10 June 2010.
Cherno More
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]
On 27 June 2010, Jardel arrived in
Varna
, Bulgaria in order to negotiate terms with
Bulgarian
club
Cherno More Varna
.
[31]
[32]
A day later, on 28 June 2010, Jardel signed a one-year contract with the Sailors and was officially presented as a new signing of the club.
[33]
Jardel was welcomed by 500 fans at his presentation at the
Ticha Stadium
. He made his new club debut on 17 July, in a friendly match against Romanian side
Victoria Br?ne?ti
, with the match ending in a 2?2 draw.
Jardel made his competitive debut for the Sailors during the 2010?11 season on 7 August 2010 in a 0?2 away loss against
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
, coming on as a substitute for compatriot
Marco Tiago
. In the next round of
A PFG
Mario played 26 minutes as a substitute for a 1?0 home win against
Akademik Sofia
. On 31 October 2010, he scored his first goal for the Bulgarian team, scoring the only goal in a 1?0 victory over
Lokomotiv Sofia
.
On 28 November 2010, it was reported that Jardel had left
Cherno More
, in part due to concerns pertaining to the cold weather conditions in Bulgaria.
[34]
Atletico Rio Negro Clube
[
edit
]
On 21 December 2010, it was reported that Jardel signed a one-year deal with
Atletico Rio Negro Clube
from
Manaus
,
Amazonas
.
International career
[
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]
Jardel was capped for the national team first when he was 19 years old. In March 1993, Jardel capped one time for the
Brazil national under-20 football team
during the
FIFA U-20 World Cup
in Australia.
[35]
Brazil became champions of the tournament.
Jardel's debut for the
Selecao
was as a substitute replacing
Ronaldo
during a friendly game against
Russia
in August 1996.
[36]
He was also a part of the national team squad during the
Copa America
tournament in 2001.
Political career
[
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]
In the
2014 general election
, Jardel was elected to the Chamber of Deputies on the
Brazilian Social Democratic Party
ticket, with 41,000 votes.
[37]
According to
Brazil's Public Prosecutor's Office
, Jardel and 10 other people have extorted staff, nominated fake members and diverted funds for their own benefit. The Prosecutor's Office finished the accusation in February 2016 as a result of the investigation started in 2015 (Operacao Gol Contra), triggering the process to terminate Jardel's term in the Chamber of Deputies. Fellow politician Marlon Santos stated at the time that Jardel was involved in activities "which are not compatible with parliamentary ethics". Jardel was also accused by Santos of being involved in drug trafficking, with Santos stating "There is clear proof that the car allocated by the parliament has been used to drive drug dealers around".
[38]
On 8 June 2016, the Parliament Ethics commission approved the request to terminate Jardel's term. The case was transferred to the Constitution and Justice Commission, who approved the case in December 2016. A final vote was held in the Parliament in December 2016 where it was unanimously decided to terminate Jardel's term.
[39]
Career statistics
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Club
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Honours
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]
Vasco da Gama
Gremio
Porto
Galatasaray
Sporting CP
Newell's Old Boys
Goias
Anorthosis
Newcastle Jets
Brazil U20
Individual
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[Jardel: "FC Porto's doctor knew that I consumed cocaine]. 2 July 2014
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
- ^
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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- 1962
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Ramirez
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Caszely
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Morena
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Rocha
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Terto
- 1975
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Morena
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Ramirez
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Palhinha
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Scotta
- 1978
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La Rosa
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Scotta
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Miltao
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Ore
- 1980
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Victorino
- 1981
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Zico
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Morena
- 1983
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Luzardo
- 1984
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Tita
- 1985
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Sanchez
- 1986
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de Lima
- 1987
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Gareca
- 1988
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Iguaran
- 1989
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Aguilera
&
Amarilla
- 1990
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Samaniego
- 1991
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Gaucho
- 1992
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Palhinha
- 1993
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Almada
- 1994
:
Rivas
- 1995
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Jardel
- 1996
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de Avila
- 1997
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Acosta
- 1998
:
Sergio Joao
- 1999
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Bonilla
,
Fernando Baiano
,
Gauchinho
,
Moran
&
Sosa
- 2000
:
Luizao
- 2001
:
Lopes
- 2002
:
Rodrigo Mendes
- 2003
:
M. Delgado
&
Ricardo Oliveira
- 2004
:
Luis Fabiano
- 2005
:
Salcedo
- 2006
:
Aloisio
,
F. Borja
,
Calderon
,
A. Delgado
,
Ereros
,
Farias
,
Fernandao
,
Marcinho
,
Nilmar
,
Montenegro
,
Pavone
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Quinteros
,
Urrutia
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Washington
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- 2008
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Jo
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R. Aguas
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Hagi
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Madjer
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McCoist
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Michel
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Novak
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