Cup success Less than two months ahead of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals Vieira was named coach of war-torn Iraq. He led them all the way to the final of the 2007 WAFF Championship but finished as runners-up after losing 1–2 in the final against Iran. After this tournament, Iraq played in the Asian Cup. Incredibly, he led Iraq to the 2007 Asian Cup title after stunning the pre-tournament favourites Australia in a 3–1 victory, edging Korea on penalties and finally upsetting regional heavyweights Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final. Personal life Jorvan Vieira is a Muslim. He converted to Islam while coaching Morocco, he says about this: "Reports have suggested that I converted to Islam but 'converted' is not the right term – I wasn't religious before. Nor is it true that I only became a Muslim because of my Arab wife, as has also been claimed". He can speak 7 languages, including Arabic. He holds a doctorate in sports sciences from France. He is the son of a Portuguese father, a Brazilian mother and is married to Khadija Fahim, a Moroccan woman. As the result of this he holds Brazilian, Portuguese and Moroccan nationalities. Jorvan thinks of himself mainly as being Portuguese, confesses that he always carries with him his Portuguese passport, and that his identification cards at football matches identify him as being Portuguese. In an interview to the Portuguese newspaper Diário de Notícias, he even states that in the future, he wants to live the rest of his life in Portugal, and that he plans to coach a Portuguese football club. Managerial statistics Honours Manager Iraq AFC Asian Cup: 2007 References External links Jorvan Vieira Profile at AFC Asian Cup Official Website Jorvan Vieira Profile at Soccerblog 1953 births Living people People from Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Converts to Islam from atheism or agnosticism Brazilian Muslims Brazilian Sunni Muslims Portuguese footballers Brazilian footballers CR Vasco da Gama players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Association football defenders Brazilian football managers Portuguese football managers Qatar SC managers AS FAR (football) managers Wydad AC managers Ittihad Tanger managers Qadsia SC managers Ismaily SC managers Al-Ta'ee managers ENPPI SC managers Iraq national football team managers 2007 AFC Asian Cup managers AFC Asian Cup-winning managers Sepahan S.C. managers Al-Ittihad Kalba SC managers Baniyas SC managers Al-Sharjah SCC