Sávio Bortolini Pimentel (born 9 January 1974), known simply as Sávio (), is a Brazilian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
left winger
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.
Known as ''"Anjo Loiro"'' ("Blonde Angel") and ''"Diabo Loiro"'' ("Blonde Devil"), he played most of his professional career in Spain, being a part of
Real Madrid
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's setup during four-and-a-half seasons and appearing in more than 300 official games with four teams.
A
Brazilian international in the mid and late 1990s, Sávio represented the nation in the
1996 Summer Olympics
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.
Club career
Flamengo and Real Madrid
Born in
Vila Velha
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,
Espírito Santo
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, Sávio started his footballing career at the
Desportiva Capixaba youth team. Still as a junior he was transferred to
Rio de Janeiro
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's
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
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, where he made his professional debut –– he was hailed as the new
Zico by the fans and the press due to his footballing ability, but also due to his frail physique.
In 1995, as part of Flamengo's centennial celebrations, Sávio teamed up with the volatile
Romário
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and
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. After clashing with the former he was transferred to
Real Madrid
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in 1998, helping the
La Liga
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powerhouse to three
UEFA Champions League
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titles and the
2001 national championship; in the
2002–03 season he served a loan stint in France, at
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
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. He holds French nationality.
Zaragoza and Flamengo
In the following season, Sávio returned to Spain and was one of the most important players in
Real Zaragoza
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, for which he played three years. In
his first the
Aragon
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ese
won the
Copa del Rey
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, precisely against Real Madrid; in
the second, he scored a career-best ten league goals.
In May 2006, Sávio returned to Brazil and Flamengo on a
free transfer, signing a contract until December 2007. However, on 5 January of the following year, it was announced that he would be transferred to
Real Sociedad
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also in Spain, for which he played his first league game on the 21st against
Valencia CF
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; in late June, after the
Basques
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'
relegation
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, he joined fellow league team
Levante UD
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, and played there until January of the following year, leaving as many teammates due to unpaid wages.
Later years
After a spell back in Brazil with his very first club, Desportiva Capixaba, Sávio signed in August 2008 with
Cypriot side
Anorthosis Famagusta FC
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2008–09 Champions League. In January 2010 the 36-year-old returned to his country, joining
Avaí Futebol Clube
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.
After a few months with the
Santa Catarina club, Sávio retired at the end of 2010.
International career
Never a part of any
FIFA World Cup
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finals squad, Sávio did play for
Brazil
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at the
1995 Copa América
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, where the ''Seleção'' lost the final to
Uruguay
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on
penalties. He also
won the
bronze medal
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at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta
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, going on to collect a total of 21 full
caps
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with four goals.
Career statistics
Club
*
1 Including one appearance in
1998 Intercontinental Cup
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, one appearance in
1998 UEFA Super Cup
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.
*
2 Including four appearances and one goal in
2000 FIFA Club World Championship
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.
*
3 Including one appearance in
2000 Intercontinental Cup
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, one appearance in
2000 UEFA Super Cup
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.
*
4 Including one appearance in
2001 Supercopa de España
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.
Honours
Flamengo
*
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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:
1992
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Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
*
Campeonato Carioca
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: 1996
*
Copa de Oro
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:
1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
*
Copa do Brasil
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:
2006
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Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
Real Madrid
*
La Liga
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:
2000–01
*
Supercopa de España
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:
2001
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*
UEFA Champions League
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:
1997–98,
1999–2000,
2001–02
*
Intercontinental Cup:
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
*
UEFA Super Cup
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:
2002
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Zaragoza
*
Copa del Rey
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:
2003–04; runner-up
2005–06
*
Supercopa de España
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:
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
Desportiva Capixaba
*
Copa Espírito Santo: 2008
Avaí
*
Campeonato Catarinense
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History
The Catarinense has had different names throughout ...
: 2010
Brazil
*
Summer Olympic Games
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:
Bronze medal
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1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
Individual
*
Copa de Oro
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top scorer:
1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
References
External links
*
Brazilian FA Database
*
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1974 births
Living people
Footballers from Vila Velha
Brazilian people of French descent
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Brazilian men's footballers
French men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce players
CR Flamengo footballers
Avaí FC players
La Liga players
Real Madrid CF players
Real Zaragoza players
Real Sociedad footballers
Levante UD footballers
Ligue 1 players
FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
Cypriot First Division players
Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
Brazil men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for Brazil
Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
Olympic medalists in football
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
UEFA Champions League–winning players
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
20th-century French sportsmen
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen