How to Pronounce João Saldanha
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Jul 03, 1917 Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Died on 12 Jul 1990 (aged 73)
Brazilian association football player
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About João Saldanha
- João Alves Jobin Saldanha (3 July 1917 – 12 July 1990) was a Brazilian journalist and football manager.
- He coached the Brazil national football team during the South American Qualifying to the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
- Nicknamed João Sem Medo (Fearless João) by Nelson Rodrigues, Saldanha played for Botafogo.
- He then started a career in journalism and became one of Brazil's most prolific sports columnists.
- He often criticised players, managers and teams, and was a member of then-illegal Brazilian Communist Party (Partido Comunista Brasileiro – PCB).
