João Saldanha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

João Saldanha

Brazilian association football player

Date of Birth: 03-Jul-1917

Place of Birth: Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Date of Death: 12-Jul-1990

Profession: association football manager, association football player, journalist

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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).