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{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1974)}}
{{Other people|Savio}}
{{Portuguese name|Bortolini|Pimentel}} 
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sávio
| image = Savio 1.jpg
| upright = 1.1
| caption =
| full_name = Sávio Bortolini Pimentel
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|1|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Vila Velha]], Brazil
| height = 1.76 m
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1986–1988 | youthclubs1 = [[Desportiva Capixaba]]
| youthyears2 = 1988–1993 | youthclubs2 = [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] | caps1 = 74 | goals1 = 20
| years1 = 1993–1997 | clubs1 = [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] | caps2 = 105 | goals2 = 16
| years2 = 1998–2003 | clubs2 = [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 7
| years3 = 2002–2003 | clubs3 = → [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] (loan)
| years4 = 2003–2006 | clubs4 = [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]] | caps4 = 95 | goals4 = 16
| years5 = 2006 | clubs5 = [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2007 | clubs6 = [[Real Sociedad]] | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2007 | clubs7 = [[Levante UD|Levante]] | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2008 | clubs8 = [[Desportiva Capixaba]] | caps8 = 9 | goals8 = 6
| years9 = 2008–2009 | clubs9 = [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis]] | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 4
| years10 = 2010 | clubs10 = [[Avaí Futebol Clube|Avaí]] | caps10 = 8 | goals10 = 0
| totalcaps = 375 | totalgoals = 74
| nationalyears1 = 1994–2000 | nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] | nationalcaps1 = 21 | nationalgoals1 = 4
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|Brazil}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]|[[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Team Competition]]}}
}}

'''Sávio Bortolini Pimentel''' (born 9 January 1974), known simply as '''Sávio''' ({{IPA|pt|ˈsavi̯u}}), is a Brazilian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[left winger]].

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 C.F.|Real Madrid]]'s setup during four-and-a-half seasons and appearing in more than 300 official games with four teams.

A [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian international]] in the mid and late 1990s, Sávio represented the nation in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]].

==Club career==
===Flamengo and Real Madrid===
Born in [[Vila Velha]], [[Espírito Santo]], Sávio started his footballing career at the [[Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce|Desportiva Capixaba]] youth team. Still as a junior he was transferred to [[Rio de Janeiro]]'s [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo]], where he made his professional debut –<ref>"Sávio de pancada", ''Placar'' edition 1109, November 1995, Editora Abril, p. 60</ref>– he was hailed as the new [[Zico (footballer)|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]] and [[Edmundo]]. After clashing with the former he was transferred to [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] in 1998, helping the [[La Liga]] powerhouse to three [[UEFA Champions League]] titles and the [[2000–01 La Liga|2001 national championship]]; in the [[2002–03 Ligue 1|2002–03 season]] he served a loan stint in France, at [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux]]. He holds French nationality.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-14 |title=Et aussi {{!}} L'Humanité |url=https://www.humanite.fr/et-aussi-270573 |access-date=2023-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314161945/https://www.humanite.fr/et-aussi-270573 |archive-date=14 March 2023 }}</ref>

===Zaragoza and Flamengo===
In the following season, Sávio returned to Spain and was one of the most important players in [[Real Zaragoza]], for which he played three years. In [[2003–04 La Liga|his first]] the [[Aragon]]ese [[2003–04 Copa del Rey|won]] the [[Copa del Rey]], precisely against Real Madrid;<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/3516028.stm Beckham misses out on Cup]; [[BBC Sport]], 17 March 2004</ref> in [[2004–05 La Liga|the second]], he scored a career-best ten league goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aragondigital.es/noticia.asp?notid=17444&secid=15|title=La afición pide la renovación de Savio|trans-title=Fans want Savio to be renewed|publisher=Aragón Digital|language=es|date=10 January 2005|access-date=13 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112202037/http://www.aragondigital.es/noticia.asp?notid=17444&secid=15|archive-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>

In May 2006, Sávio returned to Brazil and Flamengo on a [[Free transfer (association football)|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]] also in Spain, for which he played his first league game on the 21st against [[Valencia CF]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2007/01/21/futbol/1169404118.html|title=Villa pone la sexta|trans-title=Sixth one courtesy of Villa|publisher=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]|language=es|date=21 January 2007|access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref> in late June, after the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basques]]' [[2006–07 La Liga|relegation]], he joined fellow league team [[Levante UD]], and played there until January of the following year, leaving as many teammates due to unpaid wages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2008/01/08/futbol/1199829168.html|title=El Levante libera a Savio, Storari, Viqueira y Bruno si perdonan lo que les adeudan|trans-title=Levante free Savio, Storari, Viqueira and Bruno if they forgive debt|work=El Mundo|language=es|date=8 January 2008|access-date=4 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/2011/05/03/futbol/equipos/zaragoza/1304373864.html|title=Vive en su país a la espera de ofertas|trans-title=Lives in his country waiting for offers|work=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|language=es|date=3 May 2011|access-date=13 May 2013}}</ref>

===Later years===
After a spell back in Brazil with his very first club, Desportiva Capixaba,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2008/02/08/mas_futbol/1202425223_850215.html|title=Savio Bortolini ficha por un equipo brasileño|trans-title=Savio Bortolini signs for Brazilian team|work=[[Diario AS]]|language=es|date=8 February 2008|access-date=13 May 2013}}</ref> Sávio signed in August 2008 with [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] side [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC]], appearing with them in the [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League|2008–09 Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2009/round=15276/match=302707/report=rp.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090709235758/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2009/round=15276/match=302707/report=rp.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 July 2009|title=Anorthosis claim Greek double on glory night|publisher=UEFA|access-date=25 November 2009}}</ref> In January 2010 the 36-year-old returned to his country, joining [[Avaí Futebol Clube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avai.com.br/noticias/id/1548/|title=Sávio foi apresentado no Avaí|trans-title=Sávio presented at Avaí|publisher=Avaí FC|language=pt|access-date=23 January 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

After a few months with the [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] club, Sávio retired at the end of 2010.<ref>[http://gazetaonline.globo.com/_conteudo/2011/09/gazetaesportes/futebol/futebol_capixaba/967888-aposentado-savio-revela-o-sonho-de-voltar-para-a-desportiva-como-gestor.html Aposentado, Sávio revela o sonho de voltar para a Desportiva como gestor (Retired, Sávio talks of dream of returning to Desportiva as manager)]; Gazeta Online, 20 September 2011 (in Portuguese)</ref>

==International career==
Never a part of any [[FIFA World Cup]] finals squad, Sávio did play for [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] at the [[1995 Copa América]], where the ''Seleção'' lost the final to [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]]. He also [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics|won]] the [[bronze medal]] at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]],<ref>{{FIFA player|176643}}</ref> going on to collect a total of 21 full [[Cap (sport)|caps]] with four goals.

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition 
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|[[1997–98 La Liga|1997–98]]
|rowspan="5"|[[La Liga]]
|12||3||1||0||2||0||15||3
|-
|[[1998–99 La Liga|1998–99]]
|34||6||6||1||7||3||49||10
|-
|[[1999–2000 La Liga|1999–00]]
|25||4||2||0||11||4||42||9
|-
|[[2000–01 La Liga|2000–01]]
|26||3||1||1||11||1||40||5
|-
|[[2001–02 La Liga|2001–02]]
|8||0||1||1||4||2||14||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!105!!16!!11!!3!!35!!10!!160!!30
|-
|[[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] (loan)
|[[2002–03 Ligue 1|2002–03]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|27||7||5||2||4||1||36||10
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Real Zaragoza]]
|[[2003–04 La Liga|2003–04]]
|rowspan="3"|La Liga
|29||2||5||1||0||0||34||3
|-
|[[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]]
|36||10||1||0||10||4||47||14
|-
|[[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]]
|30||4||2||0||0||0||32||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!95!!16!!8!!1!!10!!4!!113!!21
|-
|[[Real Sociedad]]
|[[2006–07 La Liga|2006–07]]
|La Liga
|19||5||0||0||0||0||19||5
|-
|[[Levante UD|Levante]]
|[[2007–08 La Liga|2007–08]]
|La Liga
|12||0||0||0||0||0||12||0
|-
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|[[2008–09 Cypriot First Division|2008–09]]
|[[Cypriot First Division]]
|16||4||0||0||4||1||20||5
|}

*<sup>1</sup> Including one appearance in [[1998 Intercontinental Cup]], one appearance in [[1998 UEFA Super Cup]].
*<sup>2</sup> Including four appearances and one goal in [[2000 FIFA Club World Championship]].
*<sup>3</sup> Including one appearance in [[2000 Intercontinental Cup]], one appearance in [[2000 UEFA Super Cup]].
*<sup>4</sup> Including one appearance in [[2001 Supercopa de España]].

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|11255|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
|1994||2||0
|-
|1995||12||1
|-
|1996||6||3
|-
|1999||1||0
|-
|2000||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!22!!4
|}

:''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sávio goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Sávio
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|9 August 1995}}
|[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|National Stadium]], [[Tokyo]], Japan
|{{fb|Japan}}
|style="text-align:center"|5–1
|style="text-align:center"|5–1
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Japan vs. Brazil|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/27259/Japan_Brazil.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|12 January 1996}}
|[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[Los Angeles]], United States
|{{fb|Canada}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|4–1
|[[1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brazil vs. Canada|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16867/Brazil_Canada.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|14 January 1996}}
|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States
|{{fb|Honduras}}
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|style="text-align:center"|5–0
|1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brazil vs. Honduras|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16868/Brazil_Honduras.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|27 March 1996}}
|[[Teixeirão]], [[São José do Rio Preto]], Brazil
|{{fb|Ghana}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|8–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brazil vs. Ghana|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26511/Brazil_Ghana.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
'''Flamengo'''
*[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]: [[1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1992]]
*[[Campeonato Carioca]]: 1996
*[[Copa de Oro]]: [[1996 Copa de Oro|1996]]
*[[Copa do Brasil]]: [[Copa do Brasil 2006|2006]]

'''Real Madrid'''
*[[La Liga]]: [[2000–01 La Liga|2000–01]]
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[2001 Supercopa de España|2001]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[1997–98 UEFA Champions League|1997–98]], [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|1999–2000]], [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League|2001–02]]
*[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1998 Intercontinental Cup|1998]]
*[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2002 UEFA Super Cup|2002]]

'''Zaragoza'''
*[[Copa del Rey]]: [[2003–04 Copa del Rey|2003–04]]; runner-up [[2005–06 Copa del Rey|2005–06]]
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[2004 Supercopa de España|2004]]

'''Desportiva Capixaba'''
*[[Campeonato Capixaba#Copa Espírito Santo|Copa Espírito Santo]]: 2008

'''Avaí'''
*[[Campeonato Catarinense]]: 2010

'''Brazil'''
*[[Summer Olympic Games]]: [[Bronze medal]] [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Copa de Oro]] top scorer: [[1996 Copa de Oro|1996]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Sambafoot}}
* [http://www.cbf.com.br/php/registro.php?i=118087 Brazilian FA Database]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|pt}}
* {{BDFutbol}}
* {{LFP|bortolini-pimentel-savio}}
* {{NFT}}
* {{Official website|http://www.savio.as/index_eng.htm}}

{{Brazil squad 1995 Copa América}}
{{Brazil squad 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Brazil men's football squad 1996 Summer Olympics}}
{{Copa do Brasil top scorers}}

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