Jair Ventura

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Jair Ventura
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Ventura with Atlético Goianiense in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jair Zaksauskas Ribeiro Ventura
Date of birth (1979-03-19) 19 March 1979 (age 45) [1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000 São Cristóvão
2001 Bonsucesso
2002 Bangu 0 (0)
2002–2003 Mulhouse
2004 Mesquita 1 (0)
2004 Kalamata
2005 TP Akwembe
2005 America-RJ
2006 Madureira
Managerial career
2009–2012 Botafogo (assistant)
2010 Botafogo (interim)
2011 Brazil U17 (assistant)
2012–2013 Botafogo U20
2014 CSA (assistant)
2015–2016 Botafogo (assistant)
2015 Botafogo (interim)
2016–2017 Botafogo
2018 Santos
2018 Corinthians
2020–2021 Sport Recife
2021 Chapecoense
2021–2022 Juventude
2022 Goiás
2023–2024 Atlético Goianiense
2024 Juventude
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jair Zaksauskas Ribeiro Ventura (born 19 March 1979) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a forward.

Contents

Besides Brazil, Ventura has played in France, Greece, and Gabon. [2]

Playing career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Ventura was a forward during his playing days, representing São Cristóvão, Bonsucesso, Bangu, Mulhouse and Mesquita, aside from teams in Greece and Gabon. [3] He retired at the age of 26, and subsequently had spells at America-RJ and Madureira. [4]

Coaching career

Botafogo

Ventura with Botafogo in 2017 Treinador Jair Ventura.jpg
Ventura with Botafogo in 2017

Ventura joined Botafogo in 2008, also as a fitness trainer. [5] The following year, he was appointed assistant coach by Ney Franco, and remained with the role in the following campaigns. [1]

Ventura took over the first team as an interim on 27 January 2010, in a 2–1 Campeonato Carioca away win against Tigres do Brasil. [6] He returned to his previous role as an assistant after the arrival of Joel Santana, and also managed the under-20 squad for two years before being dismissed by Bota in 2013. [1]

Ventura returned to Botafogo in 2015, after a short spell at CSA. [4] On 13 August 2016, he was definitely appointed as first team coach, replacing São Paulo-bound Ricardo Gomes. [7]

On 19 December 2016, Ventura renewed his contract until the end of 2018, after qualifying Botafogo to the ensuing Copa Libertadores. [8] In that tournament, he took the club to the quarterfinals, being knocked out by eventual champions Grêmio.

Santos

On 22 December 2017, Ventura announced to Botafogo's board that he accepted the offer of league rivals Santos. [9] The following 3 January, he was officially announced by the club. [10]

On 23 July 2018, after a 0–0 away draw against Chapecoense and with Peixe threatened with relegation, Ventura was relieved from his duties. [11]

Corinthians

On 6 September 2018, Ventura was announced head coach of Santos' rivals Corinthians, replacing demoted Osmar Loss. [12] He was sacked on 3 December, with the club only avoiding relegation.

Sport Recife

On 24 August 2020, after more than a year without a club, Ventura replaced Daniel Paulista at the helm of Sport Recife, still in the top tier. [13] He managed to avoid relegation with the club, but was sacked on 5 April 2021 after being knocked out of the 2021 Copa do Brasil and 2021 Copa do Nordeste. [14]

Chapecoense

On 31 May 2021, Ventura was named head coach of Chapecoense, replacing sacked Mozart. [15] On 2 August, after 14 winless matches and with the club in the last place, he was himself dismissed. [16]

Juventude

On 19 October 2021, Ventura replaced sacked Marquinhos Santos ahead of Juventude, his third Série A team in the year. [17] He managed to avoid relegation with the club, but was sacked on 11 February 2022 after a poor start of the new season. [18]

Goiás

On 14 April 2022, Ventura was named head coach of Goiás also in the top tier. [19] On 13 November, after qualifying the club to the 2023 Copa Sudamericana, he left. [20]

Atlético Goianiense

On 24 July 2023, Ventura took over Atlético Goianiense in the Série B, [21] and led the club to a promotion in the last round. He won the 2024 Campeonato Goiano, but was sacked on 21 June of that year. [22]

Juventude return

On 17 July 2024, Ventura returned to Juventude in the place of departed Roger Machado. [23] On 26 October, he was sacked after a five-game winless streak, dropping Juventude into the relegation zone. [24]

Personal life

Ventura is the son of Jairzinho, former Botafogo player and 1970 FIFA World Cup winner. [25]

Coaching statistics

As of 26 October 2024.
Coaching record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Botafogo (interim) Flag of Brazil.svg 26 January 201027 January 2010110021+1100.00
Botafogo (interim) Flag of Brazil.svg 17 July 201522 July 2015312010+1033.33 [26]
Botafogo Flag of Brazil.svg 13 August 201622 December 20179542223110990+19044.21 [27]
Santos Flag of Brazil.svg 3 January 201823 July 2018391410154640+6035.90 [28]
Corinthians Flag of Brazil.svg 6 September 20183 December 2018214891421−7019.05 [29]
Sport Recife Flag of Brazil.svg 24 August 20205 April 202140138193454−20032.50 [30]
Chapecoense Flag of Brazil.svg 4 June 20212 August 20211404101125−14000.00 [31]
Juventude Flag of Brazil.svg 19 October 202111 February 2022165561214−2031.25 [32]
Goiás Flag of Brazil.svg 14 April 202213 November 2022411214154154−13029.27 [20]
Atlético Goianiense Flag of Brazil.svg 24 July 202321 June 202450317129546+49062.00 [33]
Juventude Flag of Brazil.svg 17 July 202426 October 2024205692736−9025.00 [24]
Total34012886126392381+11037.65

Honours

Atlético Goianiense

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