New Flamengo boss reveals Jorge Jesus role in joining club

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·3 juin 2026

New Flamengo boss reveals Jorge Jesus role in joining club

Flamengo’s new U-20 coach was introduced this Wednesday (03)

Flamengo officially announced this Wednesday (03) the arrival of Marcelo Salazar to take charge of the U-20 team. During the presentation, the coach revealed that he had the approval of Jorge Jesus, the club’s multi-title-winning manager, who “signed off on” the structure and working environment at Ninho do Urubu before the deal was finalized.

With Mister Jorge Jesus, we were neighbors and built a good personal and family relationship, in addition to the professional one. But his entire staff that was there was also here, such as the analysts and fitness coaches. So, when they all found out about the interest (from Flamengo), which came from Alfredo (Flamengo’s youth academy manager), it’s important to make that very clear, Alfredo, through his searches and his football knowledge, came across my name and, from there, got in touch with Mister Jorge Jesus to get more information, but it was a very good relationship. And everyone spoke wonders about Flamengo,” he began. “Not only them, football is a small world and everyone that both Sandro (the new U-20 assistant coach) and I spoke to spoke very highly of Flamengo’s youth setup, both in terms of facilities and professionalism. And here I also want to take the opportunity to thank Daniel Franklin, who handled the transition, as well as the entire permanent U-20 staff, who did an excellent job in the three matches in which they were in charge of the team,” he said.

DID MARCELO SALAZAR AND JORGE JESUS WORK TOGETHER?

The paths of the two professionals crossed in Saudi football. Marcelo Salazar was in charge of Al Nassr’s U-21 team, while Jorge Jesus was managing the club’s senior team. In that sense, the closeness between the two also made it easier to exchange information about the reality of Flamengo before the new coach accepted the challenge in Brazilian football.

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WHO IS MARCELO SALAZAR?

Born in Recife, the new Rubro-Negro coach holds Pro licenses from both the CBF and Conmebol. Marcelo Salazar began his career in Arab football in 2017 and, in 2021, worked as an assistant coach for Al-Nassr’s senior team. Later, until last month, the 47-year-old coach managed the Saudi club’s U-21 side.

DOES THE NEW COACH ALREADY HAVE A DEBUT DATE?

Marcelo Salazar begins work at CT Ninho do Urubu this Wednesday (03) and already has his debut scheduled. As such, next Tuesday (09), Flamengo will face Athletico-PR, with the new coach on the touchline. Finally, kickoff is at 3:00 p.m. (Brasília time) at Estádio da Gávea, in a match valid for the U-20 Brasileirão.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.