João Luís Pinto is a Portuguese rugby union coach. He was the head coach of

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, since 25 July 2014 to 2016. He has been a coach for the

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since January 2008. He was the head coach for the U-19 and the U-18 National Teams. Pinto best result was the title of European Champions of the U-19 category in 2012, which granted Portugal qualification for the

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, in

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. Portugal reached the 6th place in the tournament. He was announced as the new head coach of Portugal at 25 July 2014, replacing

Frederico Sousa Frederico Abreu Sousa (born Lisbon, 18 August 1978) is a former Portuguese rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre. His team was Direito. He was one of the most experienced players for the Portuguese squad, and was a membe ...

, after his failure to qualify the "Lobos" for the

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.João Luís Pinto é o novo selecionador nacional, Record, 25 July 2014 (Portuguese)

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