Mauro Jerónimo

Mauro Alexandre Tavares Jerónimo (born 27 September 1987) is a Portuguese professional football manager who is the head coach of Super League club Borneo Samarinda.

Managerial career Jerónimo began his coaching career at the Benfica youth academy, coaching the under-13s and under-15s. He later joined the under-19 coaching staff at Vitória Setubal. This was followed by a spell at Pinhalnovense as assistant coach, gaining his first experience in professional senior football.

Jerónimo's first international role was in China, as head coach of Fujian Chaoyue, a Fujian Super League team. He was then appointed as the head coach of Chinese Taipei under-19 national team. Later he joined PVF in Vietnam in 2018, where he led their U-19 team to win the National U-19 Championship in 2020 and 2021. PVF-CAND In 2022, Jerónimo was appointed head coach of PVF's senior team Phố Hiến (later renamed to PVF-CAND), which competed in the V.League 2. Under his guidance, PVF-CAND finished runners-up in the 2023 and 2023–24 V.League 2, both times missing out promotion to the V.League 1. He also led PVF-CAND to the 2023–24 Vietnamese Cup semi-finals, being the first second-tier team to achieve that in two decades. Nam Định On 14 November 2025, Jerónimo was appointed as the head coach of V.League 1 team Thép Xanh Nam Định, signing a two-year contract with the team.

During this period, the Portuguese coach led the club to qualification for the semi-finals of the ASEAN Club Championship, finishing the group stage in first place and undefeated.

Jerónimo also left his mark in the club's record books by achieving Nam Định's biggest victory ever, defeating Eastern 9–0 in the AFC Champions League 2.

In February, he left the club by mutual agreement with the board.

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