Mauro Alexandre Tavares Jerónimo (born 27 September 1987) is a Portuguese football manager who was most recently the head coach of V.League 1 club Thép Xanh Nam ÃÂá»Ânh.
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.
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.
In 2022, Jerónimo was appointed head coach of PVF's senior team Phá» 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 2023âÂÂ24 V.League 2, both times missing out promotion to the V.League 1. He also led PVF-CAND to the 2023âÂÂ24 Vietnamese Cup semi-finals, being the first second-tier team to achieve that after two decades.
On 14 November 2025, Jerónimo was appointed as the head coach of V.League 1 team Thép Xanh Nam ÃÂá»Ânh, 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 (Shopee Cup), finishing the group stage in first place and undefeated.
Mauro Jerónimo also left his mark in the club's record books by achieving Nam ÃÂá»Ânh's biggest victory ever, defeating Eastern Sports Club 9âÂÂ0 in a match of the AFC Champions League 2.
In February, he left the club by mutual agreement with the board.