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Jair Zaksauskas Ribeiro Ventura

Jair Ventura
Personal information
Full name Jair Zaksauskas Ribeiro Ventura
Date of birth (1979-03-19) 19 March 1979 (age 37)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Botafogo (coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 São Cristóvão
2001 Bonsucesso
2002 Bangu
2002–2003 Mulhouse
2004 Mesquita
2004–2005 TP Akwembe
2005 America-RJ
2006 Madureira
Teams managed
2009–2012 Botafogo (assistant)
2010 Botafogo (interim)
2011 Brazil U17 (assistant)
2012–2013 Botafogo (youth)
2014 CSA (assistant)
2015–2016 Botafogo (assistant)
2015 Botafogo (interim)
2016– Botafogo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Jair Zaksauskas Ribeiro Ventura (born 19 March 1979), known as Jair Ventura, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward, and the current manager of Botafogo.

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.

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.


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