Sunday, November 21, 2010

Brahmanand-The Face of Goan Football


Brahmanand is the face of Goan football and needs no introduction. His contribution to Goan and Indian football is beyond comparison. He is the first Arjuna Awardee and has attained a legendary status in Goa having won the Santosh Trophy twice under his captainship, first as Joint Winners at W.Bengal in 1983 and outright at Madras in 1984. He is the only Goan to have featured in the school text books.

NAME- Brahmanand Sagun Kamat Shankhwalkar-(Goal-Keeper)

ADDRESS: Taleigao Ilhas Goa. 403003.

Arjuna Awardee- 1998 

CLUBS
1 Panvel SC 1970-74,

2 Salgaoncar SC 1974-91(17 years) 

3 Churchil bros 1991-94,

4 Anderson-marines 1994-95

SENIOR NATIONALS

Played 17 Santosh Nationals-

Joint winners- 1983 and Winners- 1984

Captained Goa 1983-84-85

INTERNATIONAL:
Two times Asian youth championships at Kuwait 1975 and Bangkok 1976

Twice Marah Alim Cup at Kabul, Afghanistan 1976-77

Three times Merdeka Cups at KL Malaysia

Two times Presidents Cup at Seoul S.Korea

Kings Cup at Bangkok

Three times Nehru International Gold Cup

83 & 85 Cochin & 86 Trivundrum

Two times Pre-olympics at Singapore 1980 & at Delhi, Malaysia, Singapore &S Arabia- 1983
Asia cup at Calcutta & Singapore 1984

Two times Asian Games at New Delhi 1982 & Seoul, S.Korea 1986

Twice exposure trip to Moscow, Russia 1983 & 86

Exhibition matches at Zamibia 1977

Exhibition matches at Indonesia 1980

Exhibition matches at UAE & Bahrain 1979

One Exhibition match at Great Wall Cup, Beijing, China 1984

Tata super cup exhibition matches versus Bochum FC, Germany 1986
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
COACHING:
Coaching Licence -2nd Asian School at Malaysia 1991

Goalkeeping Course at Malaysia 1999

AFC licence C, B, A

Coached Indian Team (goalkeepers) 1997-2005

AWARDS -
Goa State Award 1977

AIFF's player of the decade award 1996

Millenium award 2000

present occupation
Presently working at Sesa F A as an Administrator cum Goalkeeping Coach at Sirsaim, Bardez.









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