João Saldanha
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Saldanha in 1973 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Alves Jobin Saldanha | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Alegrete, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 12 July 1990 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Rome, Italy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Botafogo | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1957–1959 | Botafogo | ||
| 1969–1970 | Brazil | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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).