Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe sampaˈoli]; born 13 March 1960) is an Argentine football coach.

[1] Sampaoli started with an impressive coaching run at Coronel Bolognesi of Peru in 2004, and continued with brief but successful terms at O'Higgins of Chile and Emelec of Ecuador.

Sampaoli earned praise as the head coach of Universidad de Chile, winning three league titles and the Copa Sudamericana championship.

Sampaoli was born in Casilda, a small town located in Caseros Department of the Santa Fe Province in Argentina.

He eventually joined Newell's Old Boys youth team, where he, by his own admission, "suffered stage fright", leading him to fail.

[6] In October 1991, aged just 31, Sampaoli acted as an interim coach for hometown side Club Atlético Alumni, as manager Mario Bonavera was out on a personal trip.

[7] For the 1996 season, Sampaoli was appointed at 9 Julio's rivals CA Belgrano de Arequito, and coached to win the year's league title with the side.

[6] On 9 January 2002, Sampaoli was appointed coach of Peruvian Primera División side Juan Aurich; it was the first professional club in his career.

[14] Months later, in June, Sampaoli was hired by Sport Boys to direct the team in the Torneo Descentralizado, debuting with a 3–1 loss to Coopsol.

[27] On 3 December 2012, Chile's Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional announced that Sampaoli would take over as coach of the national team after a successful run with La U.

[32][33] On 19 January 2016, Sampaoli resigned as coach of Chile, after allegedly having disputes with Arturo Salah, recently elected president of ANFP.

[36] However, Argentina greatly struggled during the qualifiers, and it took a Lionel Messi hat trick at Ecuador to confirm qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

[40] In the next group match, Argentina suffered a heavy 0–3 loss by Croatia due to "a defence left exposed, a midfield that was overrun and an attack that was blunted", which put them on the brink of elimination and led to unconfirmed reports that Sampaoli would be sacked.

[41] Senior members of the team including Messi and Javier Mascherano confronted Sampaoli and his assistants in the dressing room, while also approaching members of the Argentine FA to discuss their concerns, and there were also various rumors that Messi was involved in team selection which dismissed Sampaoli's leadership, evoking a formation based on the decisions of Argentine players.

[51] On 15 July 2018, the Argentine Football Association announced that Sampaoli had left his position as national coach by mutual consent.

[61] On 21 March 2023, Sampaoli was sacked after a 2–0 loss to Getafe left Sevilla only two ponts above the relegation places; later that day, he was replaced by José Luis Mendilibar.

[62] On 14 April 2023, Sampaoli returned to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Copa Libertadores after Flamengo announced that he signed a contract as their coach until 31 December 2024.

[66] Sampaoli is known for his coaching philosophy and tactics similar to that for fellow Argentine Marcelo Bielsa with principles of high pressing, triangles of passes and vertical attacks down the flanks.

He is also an extensive researcher of the opposition, using the software package Kizanaro to analyse patterns of play and direct his teams to press more precisely.