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| Full name | Sávio Bortolini Pimentel | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1974-01-09)9 January 1974 (age 52) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vila Velha, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Desportiva Capixaba | |||||||||||||
| 1988–1993 | Flamengo | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1993–1997 | Flamengo | 74 | (20) | |||||||||||
| 1998–2003 | Real Madrid | 105 | (16) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | →Bordeaux (loan) | 27 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Zaragoza | 95 | (16) | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Flamengo | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Real Sociedad | 19 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Levante | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Desportiva Capixaba | 9 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Anorthosis | 16 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2010 | Avaí | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 375 | (74) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–2000 | Brazil | 21 | (4) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Sávio Bortolini Pimentel (born 9 January 1974), known simply asSávio (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈsavi̯u]), is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer who played as aleft winger.
Known as"Anjo Loiro" ("Blonde Angel") and"Diabo Loiro" ("Blonde Devil"), he played most of his professional career in Spain, being a part ofReal Madrid's setup during four-and-a-half seasons and appearing in more than 300 official games with four teams.
ABrazilian international in the mid and late 1990s, Sávio represented the nation in the1996 Summer Olympics.
Born inVila Velha,Espírito Santo, Sávio started his footballing career at theDesportiva Capixaba youth team. Still as a junior he was transferred toRio de Janeiro'sClube de Regatas do Flamengo, where he made his professional debut –[1]– he was hailed as the newZico 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 volatileRomário andEdmundo. After clashing with the former he was transferred toReal Madrid in 1998, helping theLa Liga powerhouse to threeUEFA Champions League titles and the2001 national championship; in the2002–03 season he served a loan stint in France, atFC Girondins de Bordeaux. He holds French nationality.[2]
In the following season, Sávio returned to Spain and was one of the most important players inReal Zaragoza, for which he played three years. Inhis first theAragonesewon theCopa del Rey, precisely against Real Madrid;[3] inthe second, he scored a career-best ten league goals.[4]
In May 2006, Sávio returned to Brazil and Flamengo on afree transfer, signing a contract until December 2007. However, on 5 January of the following year, it was announced that he would be transferred toReal Sociedad also in Spain, for which he played his first league game on the 21st againstValencia CF;[5] in late June, after theBasques'relegation, he joined fellow league teamLevante UD, and played there until January of the following year, leaving as many teammates due to unpaid wages.[6][7]
After a spell back in Brazil with his very first club, Desportiva Capixaba,[8] Sávio signed in August 2008 withCypriot sideAnorthosis Famagusta FC, appearing with them in the2008–09 Champions League.[9] In January 2010 the 36-year-old returned to his country, joiningAvaí Futebol Clube.[10]
After a few months with theSanta Catarina club, Sávio retired at the end of 2010.[11]
Never a part of anyFIFA World Cup finals squad, Sávio did play forBrazil at the1995 Copa América, where theSeleção lost the final toUruguay onpenalties. He alsowon thebronze medal at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,[12] going on to collect a total of 21 fullcaps with four goals.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid | 1997–98 | La Liga | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 1998–99 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 10 | ||
| 1999–00 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 42 | 9 | ||
| 2000–01 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2001–02 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | 105 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 160 | 30 | ||
| Bordeaux (loan) | 2002–03 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 10 |
| Real Zaragoza | 2003–04 | La Liga | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| 2004–05 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 47 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| Total | 95 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 113 | 21 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 2006–07 | La Liga | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Levante | 2007–08 | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2008–09 | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 5 |
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 9 August 1995 | National Stadium,Tokyo, Japan |  Japan | 5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly | [14] |
| 2 | 12 January 1996 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum,Los Angeles, United States |  Canada | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup | [15] |
| 3 | 14 January 1996 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |  Honduras | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup | [16] |
| 4 | 27 March 1996 | Teixeirão,São José do Rio Preto, Brazil |  Ghana | 2–0 | 8–2 | Friendly | [17] |
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