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===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 trophies 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 club'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.|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|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/costops.html|accessdate=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.|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.[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 is the winningest 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==