José Pintos Saldanha

José Pintos Saldanha
Personal information
Full name	José Luis Pintos Saldanha
Date of birth	(1964-03-25) 25 March 1964
Place of birth	Artigas, Uruguay
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1994	Nacional
1995	Progreso
National team
1987–1991	Uruguay	19	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

José Luis Pintos Saldanha (born 25 March 1964 in Artigas) is a former Uruguayan footballer.^[1] He was nicknamed "Chango" during his career.

International career

Pintos Saldanha made 19 appearances for the senior Uruguay national football team from 1987 to 1991,^[1] including an appearance at the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals.^[2] He also played in the 1989 and 1991 Copa América.

Uruguay squads

Uruguay squad – 1987 Copa América Winners (13th title)

1 Seré 2 Díaz 3 Gutiérrez 4 Trasante 5 Pintos Saldanha 6 Peña 7 Alzamendi 8 Matosas 9 Báez 10 Francescoli 11 Sosa 12 Pereira 13 Aguirregaray 14 Domínguez 15 Perdomo 16 Bengoechea 17 Cócaro 18 Silvera 19 Peletti 20 Dalto 21 da Silva 22 Tuja Coach: Fleitas

Uruguay squad – 1989 Copa América Runners-up

1 Zeoli 2 Gutiérrez 3 de León 4 Herrera 5 Perdomo 6 Domíguez 7 Alzamendi 8 Correa 9 Francescoli 10 Paz 11 Sosa 12 Seré 13 Revelez 14 Pintos Saldanha 15 Ostolaza 16 Martínez 17 Aguilera 18 Pereira 19 Da Silva 20 Bengoechea Coach: Tabárez

Uruguay squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup

1 Alvez 2 Gutiérrez 3 de León 4 Herrera 5 Perdomo 6 Domínguez 7 Alzamendi 8 Ostolaza 9 Francescoli (c) 10 Paz 11 Sosa 12 E. Pereira 13 Revelez 14 Pintos Saldanha 15 Correa 16 Bengoechea 17 Martínez 18 Aguilera 19 Fonseca 20 R. Pereira 21 Castro 22 Zeoli Coach: Tabárez

Uruguay squad – 1991 Copa América

1 Alvez 2 Revelez 3 Moas 4 Sanguinetti 5 Castro 6 dos Santos 7 Fracchia 8 Morán 9 Méndez 10 López Báez 11 López 12 Rocco 13 Borges 14 Sánchez 15 Pintos Saldanha 16 W. Gutiérrez 17 Rodríguez Peña 18 Ferreyra 19 Martínez 20 Cedrés 21 A. Gutiérrez 22 Barbat Coach: Cubilla

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