Mister Jesus (English Edition)

This is a faithful and objective portrait of coach Jorge Jesus's professional life. Through a deep and rigorous analysis of his 30-year career, we explore the reasons behind his success, the methodologies that make him so different, and the personality traits that make Mister Jesus a unique and inimitable figure in the world of soccer in 2019. These include 52 classics played in Portugal, 108 Brazilian players he worked with before arriving at Flamengo, 124 international matches he led in Europe, 1,121 games as a professional coach, and countless life stories that paint a brutally honest profile never before revealed.

From tactical confrontations with coaches like Alex Ferguson, Diego Simeone, Zinedine Zidane, Carlo Ancelotti, Rafa Bénitez, and Didier Deschamps, to strategies designed to stop players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Luka Modric, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Karim Benzema. The greatest stages of world soccer hold no secrets for Jorge Jesus, but to get there, the coach had to start at the bottom, on amateur fields and at clubs with modest conditions and ambitions. He never doubted his abilities for a single moment and always achieved his objectives wherever he went, reaching this stage of his career as one of the rare European coaches to achieve success in South America as well.

This is a soccer book, yes, but it's much more than that. It's the story of the boy who watched his grandfather die beside him in the longest game in soccer history, but it's also the story of the young man who decided to become a player after falling asleep "into" a bowl of soup. It's the story of the footballer who was invited to become a coach while he was still wearing cleats and shin guards on the field, but it's also the story of the coach who had a gun pointed at his head in the middle of the training ground. It's the story of the man who coached Ronaldinho Gaúcho's brother and Bebeto's son, but it's also the story of someone who "taught" international players from the world's best national teams, including Brazil. In short, this is Jorge Jesus in his purest and most absolute form. A unique and unrepeatable coach, born from a style of soccer that no longer exists and possessed of vast knowledge far ahead of his time.

Foreword: Júlio César - UEFA Club Best Goalkeeper: 2009–10.

Best Goalkeeper of the Italian Championship in 2009 and 2010.

Best UEFA Goalkeeper in 2010.

Best Goalkeeper of the Confederations Cup in 2013.

Best Goalkeeper of the Portuguese Championship in 2015.

22 official titles won.