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Mário Jardel de Almeida Ribeiro (; born 18 September 1973) is a Brazilian former professional
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who played as a forward. He was most noted for his positioning on the field and his heading ability. In spite of only representing Grêmio on loan for a single season, he is highly regarded by the club's fanbase for 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
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,
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, and
Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,
, 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, 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
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.


Club career


Brazil

Jardel played first for
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, but moved in 1995 to Grêmio, 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
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'
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, and a goal in the final against
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.


Porto

In 1996, Jardel was linked to several teams, and after failing to transfer to Benfica and
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(due to the strict British rules involving non-EU players), he signed with Portuguese side
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, where with help from players such as
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,
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and
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, 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.


Galatasaray

Mário Jardel joined
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in July 2000 from
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for a reported fee of €17 million, brought in to replace legendary striker
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, who had transferred to
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that same summer. Expectations were high, and Jardel quickly lived up to them with a prolific scoring record during his lone season at the club. He made his official debut for Galatasaray on 19 August 2000, in a
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home match against
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. Jardel delivered a stunning performance, scoring five goals in a 7–0 victory. Just six days later, on 25 August 2000, he starred in the
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against
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, scoring twice—including the golden goal in extra time—to lead Galatasaray to a historic 2–1 victory and the club’s first UEFA Super Cup title. Over the course of the 2000–01 season, Jardel scored 34 goals in 43 appearances across all competitions. In the Süper Lig, he netted 22 goals in 24 matches, finishing as one of the league’s top scorers and helping Galatasaray secure a second-place finish. Jardel also impressed in European competition. He scored 11 goals in 17 appearances during Galatasaray’s
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campaign, including a key goal in the 3–2 comeback win against Real Madrid in the quarter-final first leg on 3 April 2001. Despite his success, Jardel left the club after just one season, transferring to Portuguese club
Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,
in July 2001, where he continued his prolific scoring career in
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.


Sporting CP

In 2001–02, Jardel returned to Portugal;
Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,
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 Horváth (valued €3.4 million), as well as US$5 million in cash. The 2001–02 season proved hugely successful for Jardel, as he scored 42 goals in 30 matches (17 via penalties) as Sporting CP won both the
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and the
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. He also won Portuguese Footballer of the Year by ''Record'' newspaper, the first foreign player to achieve this.


Decline

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
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(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. He scored only nine goals that season. He was granted, alongside
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, Portuguese citizenship in February 2003. In August 2003, Jardel moved to English club
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, 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. However, Jardel failed to score a single 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
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, where Jardel scored twice, and
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at
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. Sam Allerdyce, Bolton's head coach that season, named Jardel the worst player he had ever managed due to his lack of dedication. During the winter break, Jardel went on loan to Italian side
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, but could not convince the staff of his physical capabilities. Ancona supporters called him "''lardel''" (a pun on the Italian "lardo", meaning
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) due to him being
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. Regarding his debut against Milan, an Italian journalist also said, "We stretch a veil of silence in respect of what he has been." In August 2004, Jardel signed a contract with Argentine club
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, for which Bolton did not receive any transfer fee. In September 2005, Jardel signed a contract with Brazilian first-division side
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until 31 December 2006. Jardel returned to Portugal to sign for Beira Mar for the 2006–07 season, for an undisclosed fee. 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
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. On 14 July 2007, Jardel played for
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club St Mirren, as a trialist in a 3–0 win over first division side
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.


Newcastle Jets

On 14 August 2007, Australian
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side Newcastle United Jets officially announced at a press conference in
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they had signed Jardel on a one-year contract as their
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. Jardel was rumoured to join the club for weeks before the official announcement was made. He arrived in Australia on 12 August 2007 and traveled to Newcastle on 13 August. Jardel worked hard on his fitness before arriving in Newcastle. He was unable to play for the Jets in the first three rounds as he was in Australia on a tourist visa. He eventually had his sport visa approved before the start of Round 4. He made his debut as a substitute in the 70th minute at EnergyAustralia Stadium against
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in Round 4. Newcastle won the match 1–0 with a strike from
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in the 81st minute. After joining the Jets, Jardel saw little game time, usually making an appearance as a late substitute. The owner of Newcastle Jets,
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, who brought Jardel to Newcastle, expressed his desire for Jardel to stay on the field for longer. However, Newcastle head coach
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was reluctant to give the Brazilian a larger role. On 3 November 2007, Jardel played nearly 20 minutes against
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. He showed some positive signs, nearly equalising for Newcastle with a trademark header from a Joel Griffiths corner kick. Sydney goalkeeper
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saved the initial header before Jardel's follow-up was cleared off the line. 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)

On 29 June 2008, Jardel joined Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club
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. 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. Jardel joined to Ferroviário on 4 February 2009. On 11 March 2009, Jardel made his Ferroviário 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. In August 2009 he signed a 6-month contract with América de Fortaleza, but released on 30 October 2009. On 20 January 2010, Jardel signed a contract until the end of 2010
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with
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. He became a free agent on 10 June 2010.


Cherno More

On 27 June 2010, Jardel arrived in
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, Bulgaria in order to negotiate terms with
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n club
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. 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. Jardel was welcomed by 500 fans at his presentation at the
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. He made his new club debut on 17 July, in a friendly match against Romanian side Victoria Brăneşti, 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
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, coming on as a substitute for compatriot Marco Tiago. In the next round of
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Mário 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
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. 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.


Atlético Rio Negro Clube

On 21 December 2010, it was reported that Jardel signed a one-year deal with
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from
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, Amazonas.


International career

Jardel was capped for the national team first when he was 19 years old. In March 1993, Jardel capped one time for the
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during the
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in Australia. Brazil became champions of the tournament. Jardel's debut for the ''Seleção'' was as a substitute replacing Ronaldo during a friendly game against
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in August 1996. He was also a part of the national team squad during the
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tournament in 2001.


Political career

In the 2014 general election, Jardel was elected to the Chamber of Deputies on the
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ticket, with 41,000 votes. 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 (Operação 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". 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.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours

Vasco da Gama *
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Grêmio *
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1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
Porto *
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: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99 *
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: 1997–98, 1999–2000 *
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Galatasaray *
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Sporting CP *Primeira Liga: 2001–02 *Taça de Portugal: 2001–02 Newell's Old Boys *
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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
Goiás *
Campeonato Goiano The Campeonato Goiano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders th ...
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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
Anorthosis *
Cypriot Cup The Cypriot Cup, formally known as the Cypriot Coca-Cola Cup of First and Second Division () for sponsorship purposes, is a Cypriot knockout football club competition, hosted annually by the Cyprus Football Association. First held in 1934, it i ...
: 2006–07 Newcastle Jets *
A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...
: 2007–08 Brazil U20 *
FIFA World Youth Championship The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members' men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 when i ...
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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...
Individual * Copa Libertadores top goalscorer:
1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
* Primeira Liga top goalscorer: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02 * Taça de Portugal top goalscorer: 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02 *
European Golden Shoe The European Golden Shoe, also known as the European Golden Boot, is an award that is presented each season to the player with the most points in league matches from the top division of a European national league. The trophy is a sculpture o ...
: 1998–99, 2001–02 * UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 1999–2000 * Portuguese Golden Ball: 1997, 1998, 2002


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jardel, Mario 1973 births Living people Footballers from Fortaleza Men's association football forwards Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers CR Vasco da Gama players Grêmio FBPA players FC Porto players Galatasaray S.K. footballers Sporting CP footballers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Newell's Old Boys footballers AC Ancona players Goiás Esporte Clube players S.C. Beira-Mar players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Newcastle Jets FC players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Esporte Clube Flamengo players PFC Cherno More Varna players Copa Libertadores–winning players La Liga players Premier League players Serie A players Cypriot First Division players A-League Men players Süper Lig players Primeira Liga players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Argentine Primera División players UEFA Champions League top scorers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Marquee players (A-League Men) Copa Libertadores top scorers