Mário Jorge dos Santos Silva (born 10 February 1978), known as Mário Jorge, is a Brazilian football coach and former futsal coach.
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 Vasco da Gama.
On 20 April 2016, Mário Jorge left Vasco to take over the under-13 team of Flamengo. 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 Campeonato Carioca 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 2023 Supercopa do Brasil. 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 Maringá and a 3–0 win over Coritiba 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.
On 7 June 2024, Mário Jorge left Flamengo to take over the Saudi Arabia national under-17 team. After qualifying the side to the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he returned to his home country after being named head coach of the under-20 team of Internacional on 25 August of that year.
On 28 April 2026, Mário Jorge was named head coach of Série C side Volta Redonda. He was dismissed on 10 August, after only three wins in 15 matches.
Personal life Mário Jorge is named after worldwide known former player and coach Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo.
Coaching statistics
+ Coaching record by team and tenureTeamNat.FromToRecordFlamengo U209 May 20227 June 2024Flamengo (interim)12 January 202312 January 2023Flamengo (interim)24 January 202324 January 2023Flamengo (interim)11 April 202316 April 2023Flamengo (interim)28 September 20239 October 2023Flamengo (interim)20 January 202428 January 2024Volta Redonda28 April 202610 August 2026 Career total—
Notes
Honours Flamengo U17 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17: 2021 Copa do Brasil Sub-17: 2021 Supercopa do Brasil Sub-17: 2021
Flamengo U20 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20: 2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores: 2024
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