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Mario Jardel

Discussion in 'World Football' started by Mr Shelby, Jan 8, 2016.

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Randomly scrolling through wikipedia(as you do) and found this guy, Mario Jardel. I've never heard of him and I like to think I know of most players from his era, especially the ones with records like him.

Never came across him before though, apparently nearly signed for the Huns.

345 goals in 443 career games, mainly in Portugal insane record. Yet he's never really spoken about.

Here's him scoring against the scum.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xFhScfrDbo[/ame]

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I'm surprised you've never heard of Jardel

Edit: Although, you are right that despite his record, he is largely forgotten about.

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Zander, Jan 8, 2016

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can remember him playing for Bolton for 7 games I think it was he was * for them.

According to news e-site "G1", the script ten day trip of former player, who played in Portugal Sporting, FC Porto and Beira-Mar, included visits to the Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa, the Portuguese federations Soccer and Sports for People with Disabilities and even the Expomilano in Milan, Italy.

On landing at the airport Salgado Filho in Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, the current state deputy Mário Jardel saw seized ten kilos of cod carrying a suitcase, last Tuesday, as confirmed by the Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil.

The Jardel yet been seized nuts, fish preserves and about 1.2 kilograms of cheese products were all destroyed.

The ministry jutificou arrest, claiming that the transport of this type of food can only be done with the presentation of a health certificate issued by country of origin, since the product has banned entry into Brazil.

The inspection is carried out as a routine procedure for sampling, with the passengers arriving on international flights.

The Mário Jardel trip caused controversy in Brazil by spending more than 40 thousand reais (about nine thousand euros) of public money, including travel and per diem for the former player and an aide in Europe.

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When I seen the name of this thread in the left toolbar I thought it was a transfer rumour.

I wasn't shocked.

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.Zander. said: ↑

I'm surprised you've never heard of Jardel

Edit: Although, you are right that despite his record, he is largely forgotten about.
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I think it's because he largely played in Portugal and at his height I was still very young. However even when I started getting more into football his name isn't one I can ever remember.

Seems it's the case though that he has been forgotten.

Mario Jardel. What comes to mind? One word, really: goals.

It’s a funny old world football, the 2001-2002 season was Jardel’s annus mirabilis. He had just completed his move from Galatasaray to Sporting Lisbon after a productive year in which he scored 34 goals in 43 matches, including two against Real Madrid to win the Super Cup and a further six in the Champions League.

Of course, Jardel became known across Europe for his performances with Porto, as 166 goals in 169 appearances made for impressive reading. He was destined for bigger things, and when a move to one of Europe’s so-called big clubs never materialised, Jardel packed his bags for the reigning UEFA Cup winners. Although he had success and acquired the nickname "Super Mario" from fans after his displays in Turkey, Jardel failed to settle.

Once again a move to Spain, Italy or England look likely, and yet never happened. With Sporting, Mario scored a jaw-dropping 55 goals in 42 appearances. He single-handedly won the league and cup for Sporting while picking up the Player of the Year award for himself.

That summer, Mario seemed destined to join his national teammates in their quest for a fifth World Cup. However, the call never came, and Brazil went on to win the World Cup with another prolific Brazilian striker writing his name next to the greatest of all-time.

Jardel was devastated. How could winning the European golden boot twice and playing in a league regularly watched back in Brazil fail to get him picked? Mario had been selected in the disastrous 2001 Copa America in which a meek Brazilian team was embarrassingly put to the sword by Honduras in a game that Jardel himself had the misfortune of playing in. It seemed in some ways that he was the scapegoat for a terrible tournament at a time when the Brazilian team was at its lowest ebb.

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Scoring at Anfield for Bolton Wanderers
Mario Jardel was never the same player. Another season with Sporting brought 12 goals in 20 games, yet Sporting had enough following a year of frustrating injuries. Like so many Brazilians players before him, partying, women, drugs and food were seriously detrimental to a player disconsolate and fearing that his big move would never be realised.

His career at Sporting came to an end after he injured himself jumping into a pool in Brazil during the winter break. In the summer of 2003, the Portuguese club let the Brazilian go to Bolton. Jardel must have hoped that Sam Allyrdace, who had done so well to get the best out of aging stars such as Jay Jay Okocha, Ivan Campo and Yuri Djorkaeff could do the same for him.

Unfortunately, all that followed were two goals against Walsall and a goal at Anfield against Liverpool, all of which were in the League Cup. That year, Bolton were beaten finalists in the League Cup, but by that stage Jardel had already left the club to go to Serie A strugglers Ancona where he was given the name “lardel,” a pun on the his ever-increasing waist size.

Jardel is now 37, playing for Al-Taawon in Saudi Arabia. Prior to Al-Taawon, Jardel had played for 12 clubs across three continents over the last seven years, including places like Australia and Bulgaria. Quite sad for a man who between 1995 and 2002 scored 272 goals in 271 appearances across three different leagues.

In the end, seven caps and one goal seem scant reward for a player that lit up Europe and should have gotten the move he always dreamed of. Jardel could have become one of Brazil’s greatest strikers, yet he never really had a decent chance of impressing with A Seleção.

It’s hard to know without talking to the man which proved to be a bigger blow—Brazil, or a big club. Without a doubt, Jardel wanted both, and it seemed that fatal double blow in the summer of 2002 proved a career killer. He played his best football that year and yet it wasn’t good enough for the likes of Scolari, Real Madrid and AC Milan.

Mario Jardel seems destined, despite his many, many goals, to be a player that history so cruelly overlooks
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Surprised you've never heard of him. I'm sure he was a golden shoe winner at one stage or possibly even more than once?

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55 goals in 42 games in one season with Sporting.

Yet none of the big European sides took a chance on him. Strange.

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I'm sure he was heavily linked with Rangers for a while.

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McManus4 said: ↑

I'm sure he was heavily linked with Rangers for a while.
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http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11788/2266947/rangers-rekindle-jardel-interest

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/2956136.stm

Linked in the mid-90's as well.

Would no doubt have destroyed the SPL. :smiley-laughing002:

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Mr Monaghan said: ↑

55 goals in 42 games in one season with Sporting.

Yet none of the big European sides took a chance on him. Strange.
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he had a cocaine problem that was probably a big reason.

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55 goals in 42 games is not to be sniffed at.

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272 goals in 271 games is not to be sniffed at more like.

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Hes scored more goals in his career than played games.

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Huns said they were signing him once did they not?

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Championship Manager 97/98. An essential signing

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LOL, he was linked that much, i've actually forgot he didn't sign for him, when I saw the thread I thought why is there a thread about an ex-Rangers player.

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Now he is a politician being charged with corruption and money laundering :smiley-laughing002:

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Best striker I seen play in portuguese football. Benfica fans biggest nightmare in the last couple of decades. After Porto and Sporting, he was close to sign for us as well. Not sure if he could deliver at that point, due to his drug abuse.

Porto 9-1 Juventude de Évora. The opposition was a third division club, nothing special, but Jardel played only the 2nd half (45') and scored 7 goals:smiley-laughing002:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgl6_Ep5LbA

A lesson on how to finish properly. 3 with the head, 3 with the right foot, 1 with the left foot. Rabona included (1:55).

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Mind him well, quality player

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