Rio giants Flamengo appoint Leonardo Jardim after surprise sacking of Filipe Luis

[p]Filipe Luis was fired just hours after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/flamengo-rj-WjxY29qB/madureira-MTCPVw48/?mid=AcXDMbQ7"]an 8-0 thrashing of Madureira[/a] in the regional Rio de Janeiro championship, called the Campeonato Carioca.[/p][p]Portuguese boss Jardim resigned from his post at Belo Horizonte-based [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cruzeiro/0SwtclaU/"]Cruzeiro[/a] in December after just 10 months in the job, saying that he needed to protect his "physical and mental health."[/p][p]The 51-year-old has enjoyed a nomadic coaching career in Portugal, Greece, France, the Middle East and Brazil.[/p][p]He guided [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/olympiacos-piraeus/hnzvnHPS/"]Olympiacos[/a] to the Greek title in 2013 and repeated the feat with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/monaco/2PIvr8o4/"]Monaco[/a] in France four years later, when he had a teenage Kylian Mbappe in his squad.[/p][p]He has also won the Saudi and UAE league titles and the second division in his homeland.[/p][embed guid="75465d64-2194-4d55-9f64-addb3f7ce13e" url="https://x.com/Flamengo_en/status/2029349433020731840" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Welcome to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/flamengo-rj/WjxY29qB/"]Flamengo[/a], Leonardo Jardim," [/b]the Rio de Janeiro-based club announced on their social media channels on Wednesday.[/p][p]Jardim has signed a contract until December 2027.[/p][p]Filipe Luis's sacking came just six months after he guided Flamengo to a fourth Copa Libertadores triumph and the Brazilian Serie A title.[/p][p][b]"I leave in peace, with my head held high and with a clean conscience,"[/b] Luis Filipe said in a goodbye post to Flamengo on his Instagram account.[/p][p]The 40-year-old is a former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a] defender.[/p][embed guid="26afcb8d-7990-4a95-a4fd-44316ba38a66" url="https://x.com/Flamengo_en/status/2028845391437820188" social-type="twitter" /][p]He took over at Flamengo - Brazil's richest club - in September 2024 after he was promoted from their youth coach, a role he began following his playing retirement at the club in 2023.[/p][p]But Flamengo suffered some disappointing results this year, losing the Brazilian Super Cup final to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/corinthians/QBGfQbSe/"]Corinthians[/a] and the Recopa Sudamericana to Argentina's Lanus after extra time in the second leg at the Maracana.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/brazil/serie-a-betano/"]Follow the 2026 Serie A season with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]