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João Saldanha

João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (died 1990)

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Born
July 3, 1917
Died
July 12, 1990
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1917

About João Saldanha

João Alves Jobin Saldanha 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 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. In 1969, he was invited to take charge of the national team, and led them to a perfect 6-0 record. Botafogo Campeonato Carioca: 1957 Starting from 2004, the winners of the second turn of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, are awarded with the "Troféu João Saldanha", given by the Brazilian newspaper Lance!. The club won the Rio state championship that season, but Saldanha resigned from the club in 1959.

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João Saldanha timeline

  1. Botafogo Campeonato Carioca: 1957 Starting from 2004, the winners of the second turn of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, are awarded with the "Troféu João Saldanha", given by the Brazilian newspaper Lance!.
  2. The club won the Rio state championship that season, but Saldanha resigned from the club in 1959.
  3. In 1969, he was invited to take charge of the national team, and led them to a perfect 6-0 record.

The world when João Saldanha was born

João Saldanha was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in João Saldanha's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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