 Jerónimo in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro Alexandre Tavares Jerónimo1 | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-09-27) 27 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | São Miguel Island, Portugal | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borneo Samarinda (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2007–2010 | Benfica Youth | ||
| 2010–2011 | Vitória (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Pinhalnovense (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Vitória (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Figo Football Academy | ||
| 2016–2017 | Fujian Chaoyue | ||
| 2017 | Chinese Taipei U19 | ||
| 2018–2022 | PVF Football Academy | ||
| 2022–2025 | PVF-CAND | ||
| 2025–2026 | Thép Xanh Nam Định | ||
| 2026– | Borneo Samarinda | ||
Mauro Alexandre Tavares Jerónimo (born 27 September 1987) is a Portuguese football manager. He is currently the head coach of Super League club Borneo Samarinda.
Managerial career
Jerónimo began his coaching career at the Benfica academy, coaching the under-13s and under-15s. He later joined the under-19 coaching staff at Vitória de Setúbal. This was followed by a spell at Pinhalnovense as assistant coach, gaining his first experience in professional senior football.2
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 U-19 national team. Later he joined the PVF Football Academy in Vietnam in 2018, where he led their U-19 team to win the National U-19 Championship in 2020 and 2021.3
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 after two decades.4
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.5
During this period, the Portuguese coach led the club to qualification for the semi-finals of the ASEAN Club Championship (Shopee Cup), finishing the group stage in first place and undefeated.6
Mauro Jerónimo also left his mark in the club's record books by achieving Nam Định's biggest victory ever, defeating Eastern Sports Club 9–0 in a match of the AFC Champions League 2.7
In February, he left the club by mutual agreement with the board.8
Managerial statistics
- As of 10 June 2026
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| PVF-CAND | 
|
1 January 2022 | 14 March 2025 | 82 | 40 | 29 | 13 | 048.78 | |
| Nam Dinh | 14 November 2025 | 26 February 2026 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 050.00 | ||
| Borneo Samarinda | 
|
10 June 2026 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| Career Total | 92 | 45 | 32 | 15 | 048.91 | ||||
References
References
- "Mauro Alexandre Tavares Jeronimo". PVF Football Academy. 17 December 2018.
- ""Um dia irei treinar o Santa Clara", afirma Mauro Jerónimo, treinador no Vietname, depois de passar pelo Chipre e China". Correio dos Açores. 24 February 2024.
- "A história do jovem português que brilha no Vietname (entre carne de cão e palestras na garagem)". MaisFutebol. 27 January 2023.
- "Mauro Jeronimo và trải nghiệm đặc biệt với bóng đá Việt Nam". Pháp Luật. 15 April 2025.
- "Nam Định công bố HLV Bồ Đào Nha". Vnexpress. 14 November 2025.
- "Nam Dinh thrash Lion City Sailors 3-0 to convincingly reach semi-finals". Báo Nghệ An. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- "Nam Dinh de Mauro Jerónimo vence na Liga dos Campeões Asiáticos 2". Sportinforma. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- "HLV Mauro deixa o comando técnico do Nam Dinh por mútuo acordo". Vietnam.vn. Retrieved 3 March 2026.