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Jorvan Vieira (born 29 September 1953) is a Brazilian-Portuguese football coach and former player who played for Botafogo, Vasco da Gama and Portuguesa in the Brazil Serie A, and current manager.


Career

Playing career
Vieira was born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state, . He began his professional football career after studying for four years, playing for top Brazilian clubs Vasco da Gama, Botafogo and Portuguesa in the 1970s.


Coaching career
Vieira was appointed assistant manager to the Moroccan national side for the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. Alongside compatriot José Faria he led Morocco into the second round of the tournament as group winners ahead of England, Portugal and Poland,[1] The Star Online

He then managed the Kuwait under-20 side Soccerblog Profile before having an impressive spell and leading Al Qadisiya to the Kuwaiti league title, which was followed by further success when he was in charge of Egyptian club in 2001. Vieira was re-appointed as the coach of the Oman Under-20 side in the same year. After spending a year in the job, Vieira went on to coach the Malaysia Under-20 side before returning to Oman, where he led Al-Nasr Salalah to the Sultan Qaboos Cup, and was manager of Al-Ta'ee in Saudi Arabia. AFC Asian Cup Official Website

On 26 December 2007 it was officially announced that Vieira signed a one-year contract with Mes Kerman F.C. in the Iran Pro League for an approximate fee of $640,000. Yet a few days later on 29 December the deal fell through due to financial reasons.

On 2 February 2008 Vieira signed an 18-month contract with AFC Champions League 2007 finalists Sepahan F.C. Vieira was sacked by Sepahan F.C. on 9 June 2008, 12 months before his contract would expire.

Vieira signed a one-year contract with Iraq on 2 September 2008 to manage them for the second time, when he led them in the Gulf Cup.[2] ESPN

On 10 August 2013 Jorvan Vieira was named coach of Kuwait's national side. The Brazilian led Iraq's national side to success in the 2007 Asian Cup.

In October 2018 Jorvan Viera was named coach of Ismaily from Egypt. After a string of poor results sitting in the bottom of the league and getting knocked out of the 2018-19 Arab Club Champions Cup at the expense of on penalty's 4-2 he resigned on 13 December 2018, after only 2 months at the club.


Asian Cup success
Less than two months ahead of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals Vieira was named coach of war-torn Iraq. He led them all the way to the final of the 2007 WAFF Championship but finished as runners-up after losing 1–2 in the final against Iran. After this tournament, Iraq played in the Asian Cup. Incredibly, he led Iraq to the 2007 Asian Cup title after stunning the pre-tournament favourites Australia in a 3–1 victory,[3] The Australian Newspaper edging Korea on penalties[4] The International Herald Tribune Newspaper and finally upsetting regional heavyweights Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final.[5] BBC Sports News


Personal life
Jorvan Vieira is a . He converted to Islam while coaching Morocco, he says about this: "Reports have suggested that I converted to Islam but 'converted' is not the right term – I wasn't religious before. Nor is it true that I only became a Muslim because of my wife, as has also been claimed". He can speak 7 languages, including . He holds a doctorate in sports sciences from France. He is the son of a Portuguese father, a Brazilian mother and is married to Khadija Fahim, a Moroccan woman.Veja magazine, # 2020, , p.101, August 8, 2007 As the result of this he holds Brazilian and Portuguese nationalities.
The Journal Record
     
Jorvan thinks of himself mainly as being Portuguese, confesses that he always carries with him his Portuguese passport, and that his identification cards at football matches identify him as being Portuguese. In an interview to the Portuguese newspaper Diário de Notícias, he even states that in the future, he wants to live the rest of his life in Portugal, and that he plans to coach a Portuguese football club.
Diário de Notícias Newspaper
     


Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure
5 January 199922 June 1999

5 January 200130 June 2001

1 August 200630 December 2006

20 May 200715 August 2007

Sepahan26 December 200720 May 2008

2 September 20086 February 2009

Ittihad Kalba27 October 20105 June 2011

1 July 201130 November 2011

16 December 20112 February 2012

10 August 20125 July 2013

23 August 20137 December 2014

11 July 20161 November 2016

Ittihad Kalba10 January 20182 September 2018

4 October 201812 December 2018

Étoile Sahel29 November 202011 January 2021

5 June 202230 August 2022

3 July 202325 May 2024

1 August 202411 December 2024


Honours

Manager
Al-Qadsia
  • Kuwait Premier League: 1998–99
  • Kuwait Crown Prince Cup: 1998–99

Al-Nasr

  • Sultan Qaboos Cup: 2005–06

Iraq

  • AFC Asian Cup: 2007

Al-Seeb

  • Oman Professional League: 2023–24
  • Oman Professional League Cup: 2023–24
  • Oman Super Cup: 2023


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