Bruno Coutinho (footballer, born 1969)

Bruno Coutinho
	Coutinho at Rashtrapati Bhavan, 2002
Personal information
Date of birth	6 October 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Panjim, Goa, India
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Salgaocar
	Dempo
International career
	India
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bruno Coutinho (born 6 October 1969) is an Indian former football player.^[1] He spent most of his club career in Salgaocar FC.^[2] Coutinho is a recipient of the Arjuna Award in 2001, a national Indian award for excellence in sport.

Early life

Coutinho studied in Monte De Guirim, where he was recognized by coach Paul Raj. He played his first game against school rivals ST. Pilar, scoring three goals and winning the Subroto Mukerjee Cup Football Tournament for U17.

Club career

Coutinho has also been a former Indian football captain. His much-watched career has spanned nearly a decade-and-half. He first played for India at a school tournament at Brunei in 1987. Joining the prominent Goan team Dempo SC in 1988, he moved to another prominent mining-linked Salgaocar team in 1987.

Bruno is credited^{[by whom?]} with helping Salgaocar win the Federation Cup in 1987, the Rovers Cup in 1989 and 1996, the Taca Goa in 1989 and the 1998 National Football League in India. Coutinho was the All India Football Federation player of the year when he played for Salgaocar Sports Club of Goa in the year 1996.^[3]

2002 club transfer

In August 2002 it was reported that Coutinho was transferring from his traditional Salgaocar Sports Club to the Vasco Sports Club.^{[citation needed]} Both clubs are located in Goa. In 2003 he became a coach.^{[of what?]}^{[citation needed]}

International career

Coutinho has been called a "diminutive striker".^{[citation needed]} His international debut came in 1989–90, and his last match for India was in the Millennium Cup in 2001. Among Coutinho's other achievements are representing India in the President's Cup in 1989 in Dhaka, heading the Indian Under-23 team for the 1991 pre-Olympics, for the SAF Games in 1995 and 1996 and the Asia Cup in Malaysia.

Personal life

Coutinho is married and has two children, and also a brother Jeronimo Coutinho who runs a sports bar in Goa called J29.

Honours

India

SAFF Championship: 1997, 1999; runner-up: 1995
South Asian Games Gold medal: 1995; Bronze medal: 1999

Salgaocar

Federation Cup: 1997

Individual

AIFF Player of the Year: 1996^[4]^[5]
Arjuna Award: 2001^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Bruno Coutinho". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ Mergulhao, Marcus (28 June 2023). "After 67 yrs, iconic Salgaocar FC hangs up its sr boots". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "Honour for Bruno". The Indian Express. 29 December 1996. Archived from the original on 23 April 1997. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
^ "Jeje Lalpekhlua is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ "All India Football Federation Awards: Sunil Chhetri and Bala Devi win Player of the Year Trophy". India Today. 14 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "LIST OF ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS - Football | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports". yas.nic.in. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2007.
^ "List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "National Award winning Footballers". indianfootball.de. IndianFootball. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

External links

[1] Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Bruno Coutinho". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[2] Mergulhao, Marcus (28 June 2023). "After 67 yrs, iconic Salgaocar FC hangs up its sr boots". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[3] "Honour for Bruno". The Indian Express. 29 December 1996. Archived from the original on 23 April 1997. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

[AIFF_2016-4] "Jeje Lalpekhlua is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[5] "All India Football Federation Awards: Sunil Chhetri and Bala Devi win Player of the Year Trophy". India Today. 14 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

[6] "LIST OF ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS - Football | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports". yas.nic.in. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2007.

[7] "List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[8] Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "National Award winning Footballers". indianfootball.de. IndianFootball. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

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