Jair Ventura
Jair Zaksauskas Ribeiro Ventura (born 19 March 1979), known as Jair Ventura, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Goiás. Playing career. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Ventura was a forward during his playing days, representing São Cristóvão, Bonsucesso, Bangu, Mulhouse and Mesquita, aside from teams in Greece and Gabon. He retired at the age of 26, and subsequently had spells at America-RJ and Madureira. Managerial career. Botafogo. Ventura joined Botafogo in 2008, also as a fitness coach. The following year, he was appointed assistant  manager by Ney Franco, and remained with the role in the following campaigns. Ventura took over the first team as an interim on 27 January 2010, in a 2–1 Campeonato Carioca away win against Tigres do Brasil. He returned to his previous role as an assistant after the arrival of Joel Santana, and also managed the under-20 squad for two years before being dismissed by "Bota" in 2013. Ventura returned to Botafogo in 2015, after a short spell at CSA. On 13 August 2016, he was definitely appointed as first team manager, replacing São Paulo-bound Ricardo Gomes. On 19  December 2016, Ventura renewed his contract until the end of 2018, after qualifying Botafogo to the ensuing Copa Libertadores. In that tournament, he took the club to the quarterfinals, being knocked out by eventual champions Grêmio. Santos. On 22 December 2017, Ventura announced to Botafogo's board that he accepted the offer of league rivals Santos. The following 3 January, he was officially announced by the club. On 23 July 2018, after a 0–0 away draw against Chapecoense and with "Peixe" threatened with relegation, Ventura was relieved from his duties. Corinthians. On 6 September 2018, Ventura was announced manager of  Santos' rivals Corinthians, replacing demoted Osmar Loss. He was sacked on 3 December, with the club only avoiding relegation. Sport Recife. On 24 August 2020, after more than a year without a club, Ventura replaced Daniel Paulista at the helm of Sport Recife, still in the top tier. He managed to avoid relegation with the club, but was sacked on 5 April 2021 after being knocked out of the 2021 Copa do Brasil and 2021 Copa do Nordeste. Chapecoense. On 31 May 2021, Ventura was named manager of Chapecoense, replacing sacked Mozart. On 2 August, after 14 winless matches and  with the club in the last place, he was himself dismissed. Juventude. On 19 October 2021, Ventura replaced sacked Marquinhos Santos ahead of Juventude, his third Série A team in the year. He managed to avoid relegation with the club, but was sacked on 11 February 2022 after a poor start of the new season. Goiás. On 14 April 2022, Ventura was named manager of Goiás also in the top tier. Personal life. Ventura is the son of Jairzinho, former Botafogo player and 1970 FIFA World Cup winner.