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| name = Odir Jacques
| fullname = Odir Jacques Ferreira
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|04|02}}
| birth_place = [[Cantagalo, Rio de Janeiro|Cantagalo]], [[Brazil]]
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
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| youthyears1 = 1965-1966
| youthclubs1 = [[Bangu Atlético Clube|Bangu]]
| years1 = 1962-1966
| years2 = 1967
| years3 = 1968
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| years5 = 1970
| years6 = 1970-1971
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'''Odir Jacques Ferreira''' (born 2 April 1946 in [[Cantagalo, Rio de Janeiro|Cantagalo]]) 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 trophys 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 clubs 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 {{es|icon}}</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 [[
===Costa Rica===
From [[Club Deportivo FAS|FAS]], Ferreira moved to [[Saprissa]], where he won several national championships, including the famous six consecutive championships won by Saprissa from 1972 to 1977, a record both in Costa Rica as well as in the American continent. He also played with [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]] and [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]], before retiring at age 33.
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|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/costops.html|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref>
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 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 {{es|icon}}</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 {{es|icon}}</ref> and in April 2013 he took over at [[Municipal Pérez Zeledón|Pérez Zeledón]] from Uruguayan Daniel Casas.<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/Odir-Jacques-tecnico-Perez-Zeledon_0_1337666251.html Odir Jacques es el nuevo técnico de Pérez Zeledón] - Nación {{es|icon}}</ref>
==Personal life==
He met his wife Ana Cecilia in El Salvador and they have three children.<ref name=bio/>
==References==
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[[Category:1946 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Rio de Janeiro (state)]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:Brazilian footballers]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate footballers]]
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[[Category:C.D. FAS managers]]
[[Category:Deportivo Saprissa managers]]
[[Category:Costa Rica national football team managers]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in El Salvador]]
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