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{{short description|Brazilian footballer and manager}}

{{Portuguese name|Jacques|Ferreira}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Odir Jacques

| fullname = Odir Jacques Ferreira

| image=Odir Jacques.jpg

| caption = Jacques in 2015

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|04|02}}

| birth_place = [[Cantagalo, Rio de Janeiro|Cantagalo]], [[Brazil]]

| height = {{height|m=1.75}} m

| currentclub =

| position = [[Forward (association football)|striker]]

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| manageryears13= 2002| managerclubs13= [[A.D. San Carlos|San Carlos]]

| manageryears14= 2005| managerclubs14= [[Municipal Liberia]]

| manageryears15= 2006| managerclubs15= [[Alianza F.C. (El Salvador)|Alianza]]

| manageryears16= 2008| managerclubs16= [[Municipal Liberia]]

| manageryears17= 2012| managerclubs17= [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]]

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'''Odir Jacques Ferreira''' (born 2 April 1946 in [[Cantagalo2, Rio de Janeiro|Cantagalo]]1946) is a retired [[Brazil]]ian [[soccer]] [[striker (football)|striker]] who played most of his career in [[Costa Rica]].

==Club career==

===El Salvador===

Before moving to [[Costa Rica]], Jacques Ferreira started at Bangu in Brazil's Carioca League, then played for several years in [[El Salvador]] with [[Club Deportivo FAS]]. Although he failed to win any trophystrophies in his time with [[Club Deportivo FAS|FAS]], he did help them to reach the championship final for three consecutive seasons in 1967/68, 1969 and 1970. He was very well known and popular with the clubsclub's supporters as he was a very effective and consistent striker. In his few years in El Salvador he scored a total of 126 goals,<ref>[http://www.laprensagrafica.com/2015/01/21/el-brasileo-que-marco-huella-en-cuatro-aos El brasileño que marcó huella en cuatro años] -– La Prensa Gráfica {{esin lang|icones}}</ref> and is currently still listed as one of the highest goalscorers of all time. He holds a scoring record still remaining untouched, scoring 30 goals in 36 games in 1968 with [[Alianza F.C. (El Salvador)|Alianza]].<ref name=bio>[http://wfnode01.nacion.com/2012-05-11/Deportes/odir-jacques-esta-a-un-titulo-de-igualar-record-florense.aspx Logró galardones en 1978, 1981 y 1985 Odir Jacques está a un título de igualar récord florense (Bio)] -– Nación {{esin lang|icones}}</ref>

===Costa Rica===

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Jacques was an excellent goal scorer, very quick and gifted, with great skills for shooting especially free kicks. He is always remembered by [[Saprissa]]'s fans, because of his unique talents.

He was the best goal scorer in the 1972 [[Primera División de Costa Rica|Costa Rica's first division]] tournament, in which he scored 18 goals.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[RSSSF]]|author=Coto Cover, Gerardo|title=Costa Rica -– List of Topscorers|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=httphttps://www.rsssf.comorg/tablesc/costops.html|accessdate=2009-05access-date=May 13, 2009}}</ref> He scored 5 goals in one game against Puntarenas in May 1972.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2001/septiembre/30/deportes10.html Marca goleadora] -– Nación {{esin lang|icones}}</ref> He totalled 82 goals in the Costa Rican top tier.<ref name=bio/>

He is considered by many experts, as the best foreigner to ever play in the [[Primera División de Costa Rica|Costa Rica's first division]].

==Managerial career==

After retiring, he began a very successful coaching career in [[Costa Rica]], where he managed the three most important teams in the country, [[Deportivo Saprissa]], [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]] and [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]], becoming the only person to win a championship as a player and as a coach at the same time with Herediano in 1978. He won 3 championships with Herediano and 1 championship with Alajuelense under his coaching tenure. He also coached the [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica's national squad]] in 1985. As a coach, he discovered Costa Rica national team player greats such as Oscar Ramirez, Rolando Fonseca and Mauricio Wright among others. He had a spell again in El Salvador with [[C.D. FAS|FAS]] whom he joined in June 2000<ref>[http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/EDICIONESANTERIORES/2000/JUNIO/junio14/DEPORTES/depor7.html Odir Jacques, nuevo técnico de FAS] -– El Diario de Hoy {{esin lang|icones}}</ref> before returning to Costa Rica where he was dismissed by [[Municipal Liberia]] in March 2005.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/marzo/02/deportes3.html Sustituye a Odir Jacques Liberia confía su futuro a Flores] -– Nación {{esin lang|icones}}</ref>

In January 2006 he moved to El Salvador again to take charge at [[Alianza F.C. (El Salvador)|Alianza]].<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/enero/12/deportes7.html Odir en El Salvador] -– Nación {{esin lang|icones}}</ref> He retook the reigns at Herediano in March 2012,<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/Odir-Jacques-nuevo-tecnico-Herediano_0_1258474278.html Odir Jacques es el nuevo técnico de Herediano] -– Nación {{esin lang|icones}}</ref> left them for [[C.S. Cartaginés|Cartaginés]] in August 2012<ref>[http://wfnode01.nacion.com/2012-08-29/Deportes/Fichaje-de-novela-pone-a-Odir-en-el-Cartagines.aspx Fichaje de novela pone a Odir en el Cartaginés Jacques sustituirá a Johnny Chaves, quien fue removido del banquillo azul] -– Nación {{esin lang|icones}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Odir-Jacques-Cartagines_0_1302669744.html Odir Jacques fuera del Cartaginés] -– Nación {{esin lang|icones}}</ref> and coached them into the middle of 2013. Later that year he coached Perez Zeledón in the playoffs.<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/Odir-Jacques-tecnico-Perez-Zeledon_0_1337666251.html Odir Jacques es el nuevo técnico de Pérez Zeledón] -– Nación {{esin lang|icones}}</ref> but on already in May 2013 after only 4 games in the dug out.<ref>[http://161.58.182.33/2013-05-12/Deportes/Exito-y-fracaso--marvin-solano-y-odir-jacques-cambian-de-bando.aspx Éxito y fracaso: Marvin Solano y Odir Jacques cambian de bando] -– Nación {{esin lang|icones}}</ref>

Jacques is the manager who led Herediano during the most matches, 234 in total and ishas the winningesthighest win percentage of any coach in Herediano´'s history leading the red and yellow squad to an unprecedented 5 championships (most by any coach in the franchise history).<ref>[http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3030:odir-jacques-maneja-el-timon-historico-del-herediano&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 Odir Jacques maneja el timón histórico del Herediano] -– UNAFUT {{esin lang|icones}}</ref>

==Personal life==

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