Who remembers mario jardel?!

[Irchard]

Oh my days, I just saw his name and it made me jizz my pants. He was awesome and I never see him mentioned on any of the nostalgic threads about previous games.

[Romeolo888]

yea i think i remember him, he was brazilian or portuagese i think, or he played for porto.

he just faded just like most brazilians do

[Kickballz]

I remember him. Great potential never fulfilled.

He never trained properly and got overweight. He should have become a great player but mentally he was lacking.

[Irchard]

I don't care about in real life. He was so facking good on the game. Like a lot of people, obviously, I just saw his name and got overexcited!

[Kickballz]

I don't care about in real life. He was so facking good on the game. Like a lot of people, obviously, I just saw his name and got overexcited!

Stop jizzing your pants. It's a disgusting habit.

[Irchard]

Stop jizzing your pants. It's a disgusting habit.

Yeah I know. I usually have to keep a couple spare pairs nearby when I'm playing so that I can change when needed. I am trying to stop though.

[DizzyMind]

I remember him. Great potential never fulfilled.

He never trained properly and got overweight. He should have become a great player but mentally he was lacking.

Never fulfilled? He scored 183 goals in 174 games while he was playing in the Portuguese top division.

[sydfc4ever]

he came out here to Australia last season for the Newcastle Jets, was so fat and crap that they cut him!! Such a pity, he was labelled as a big coup for the A-League.

[PMLF]

Never fulfilled? He scored 183 goals in 174 games while he was playing in the Portuguese top division.

He also had a good start of career at Vasco (after having played for Ferroviário at youth level), and a very good one at Grêmio, even being the top goalscorer in Copa Libertadores 1995 (which Grêmio won). He even scored in the final, against Higuita from Atlético Nacional.

He was pretty good at Galatasaray as well (2000-01).

He never impressed at the national team though.

[Kickballz]

Never fulfilled? He scored 183 goals in 174 games while he was playing in the Portuguese top division.

Yeah, that's a sign of his unfulfilled potential. He played in a poor league whereas he should have been in Spain, Italy or England.

He had 7 caps for Brazil and 1 goal. That's pretty lame for a player who had the world at his feet as a teenager.

[Brunob]

he was a great player, but I think he had problems with his wife (cheating on him), and drug problems also (sniffing the magic powder) he was never that good with the national team though, but with porto he kicked a$$

[4-2-4 ouch!]

Yah played for my home town Jets, and yes was absolutely terrible. He may have done a little better with world class service, and the A-League is a little short of world class crossers. I also remember how ecsatic i was when I heard he was coming, and naturally thought great things were about to happen at his arrival. NVM he was past it and thats football. But the guy was a superstar for most of his career. One of the best headers of a football in football history. FACT.

And what a player when you got hold of him in game, unstoppable. Back when my players could head a ball

[fuzzrab]

yeah i remeber him. before he went to Porto there was talk of him coming to my team, Glasgow Rangers, but some red tape prevented that and he went to porto. Such a shame as he would have destroyed the Scottish league.

[Sweeney-G]

iirc did he not sign for bolton and sam allardyce axed him calling him fat and lazy????

[Muhtesem]

i remember him. here is the abilites
finishing 20
composure 20
dribbling 3

preferred moves
-tries first time shoot.
-places goals

[Kickballz]

what were the rest of his stats?

He was always fat and lazy so I doubt his pace and acceleration were particularly great.

[Muhtesem]

agree.
work rate 2
pace 10
acceleration 8
heading 15 or more i think.

but really he has good tecnic and so lucky

[jackripper]

iirc did he not sign for bolton and sam allardyce axed him calling him fat and lazy????

correct he did have a spell at Bolton but never did anything really.

[JAYUK24]

I signed him for Weymouth on FM09, was immense. was a club legend after 1st season. He's at Flamengo on new patch, on my current game even at 35 he's scored 14 in 11 games

[JonnyGabriel]

I've signed him for Gateshead and Clyde on two different saves on this game, decent target man for the first couple of seasons.

[jsolloso]

His personal problems ruined his career. He was exceptional at Porto, was European top goalscorer with them but then when he moved abroad, he was a shadow of his former self. Never recovered and was dragging himself around all over the place.
In the game he was an awesome talent but had a habit of disrupting the team, always used to complain about something or other once in a while.

[RBKalle]

Yeah, that's a sign of his unfulfilled potential. He played in a poor league whereas he should have been in Spain, Italy or England.
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He did have an "unforgettable" stint in Italy, at bottom-of-the-table Ancona...

He was only 30 when he arrived there, but he was in a sorry physical state, fat and slow... Possibly the saddes showing for a former star player [this side of Maradona's antics]

[bluebellsareblue]

yeah i remeber him. before he went to Porto there was talk of him coming to my team, Glasgow Rangers, but some red tape prevented that and he went to porto. Such a shame as he would have destroyed the Scottish league.

I remember being at a match at Ibrox and he and his stunning wife were in the main stand.

I'm pretty sure there was, and maybe still is a Rangers Supporters Club named after her.

[Serdar]

He was one of those players who just happened to be in the right place in the right time every time again and again. He made it look so easy to score. Also he had a very accurate finishing both with feet and head. During 95-03 I believe he scored 25+ goals each season plus he must be still one of the top goal scorers in champions league all time scorers list. If he was not a Brazilian, or if Ronaldo was not at his prime he could also become big in National team but in his days there were lots of big names for Brazilian national team forward positions.

But his end was not as good as it could be, lack of practice, not watching his weight, personal family problems.... and he is now nowhere and probably he did not even made a good use of his money.

[craigcwwe]

i remember that dude, who does he play for on the game now?

[Fqdd]

Who doesn't?

No matter what anyone says, Jardel was one of the best goal-scorers there ever was. Ever. Insanely prolific.

[JonnyGabriel]

i remember that dude, who does he play for on the game now?

I can't remember but he's valued at £500.

[Vermundr]

He is now in Cherno More in Bulgaria with lots of weight and 37 year old We shall see how this will work out.

[MelbVictory]

Yah played for my home town Jets, and yes was absolutely terrible. He may have done a little better with world class service, and the A-League is a little short of world class crossers. I also remember how ecsatic i was when I heard he was coming, and naturally thought great things were about to happen at his arrival. NVM he was past it and thats football. But the guy was a superstar for most of his career. One of the best headers of a football in football history. FACT.

And what a player when you got hold of him in game, unstoppable. Back when my players could head a ball

Bit like Romario in the A League - too old, too slow