João Luís Pinto

João Luís Pinto is a Portuguese rugby union coach. He is the head coach of Portugal, since 25 July 2014.

He has been a coach for the Portuguese Rugby Federation 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 Junior World Trophy of 2013, in Chile. Portugal reached the 6th place in the tournament.[1]

He was announced as the new head coach of Portugal at 25 July 2014, replacing Frederico Sousa, after his failure to qualify the "Lobos" for the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.[2]

References

  1. ↑ João Luís Pinto Rugby Head Coach Curriculum
  2. ↑ João Luís Pinto é o novo selecionador nacional, Record, 25 July 2014 (Portuguese)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Portugal Frederico Sousa		 Portugal National Rugby Union Coach
2014–2016 		Succeeded by
Scotland Ian Smith


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