José Pintos Saldanha
José Pintos Saldanha, full name José Luis Pintos Saldanha out as José Pintos Saldaña ( born March 25, 1964 in Artigas ) is a former Uruguayan football player.
Association
The 1.70 meter tall, El Chango called defender Pintos Saldanha belonged 1984-1994 squad Nacional. With the Bolsos he won the Copa Libertadores in 1988, where he was in two finals against Newell's Old Boys in the grid. During the subsequent World Cup Final victory on December 11, 1988 in Tokyo against PSV Eindhoven, he was also with from the start. He missed his penalty in the penalty shootout, which ultimately has a negative impact not. Having been in the 1-0 first leg victory at the Recopa Sudamericana 1989 at kickoff was in January 1989 on the square and thus actively contributing to ultimately carried title win in a duel with the Argentinean representative Racing Club, he was also in the second leg of the finals at the Copa Interamericana 1989 used from the start. Nacional sat down in March 1989 against CD Olimpia there through. Later he participated yet the profits of the Uruguayan championship title of the year 1992. Overall, he completed 401 appearances for the Montevideaner. Both in terms of the number of games as well as the years of related club membership El Chango is one of the Top 5 Nacional's in this regard. At least in the Apertura 1995 he played then still División Progreso in the Primera.
National
Pintos Saldanha took part with the Uruguayan U -20 team at the U-20 South American Championship in 1983 and was runner-up South American champions. In the same year he reached the quarterfinals of the Celeste at the Junior World Cup in 1983.
He was also a member of the Uruguayan national team and made his debut in Celeste on June 23, 1987. His 12th and final international game, he completed on 7 July 1991. A international goal he did not achieve. During this time he participated in the 1990 World Cup in part, in which he not ran aground in the three group matches in the knockout round defeat against Italy but eventually was used. In 1987 he was with the national team South American champions in the Copa América in Argentina. He also was a member of the Uruguayan squad at the Copa América 1989, which ended Uruguay in second place. The playout of the tournament in 1991, he was also in the squad.
Achievements
- U-20 runner-up South American champions in 1983
- Copa América 1987
- World Cup 1988
- Copa Libertadores 1988
- Copa Interamericana in 1989
- Recopa Sudamericana 1989
- Uruguayan Champion 1992