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Brahmanand Sankhwalkar might not have won a World Cup like Dino Zoff when he was 40 years old but his career in Indian football was similarly long and highly productive. One of the first truly famous stars of Goan football, the ace goal-keeper was a pioneer in his own ways. He was also an integral part of the first great Goan club side and made invaluable contributions to rise of Goan football to its present status.
Humble Beginnings
Father William Robert Lyons introduced football in Goa in 1883 but Goa was never considered a force in Indian football till the 1970s. Vasco was the first major clubs to be set up in 1951 and was followed by Salgaocar and Dempo in next decade. Goan football really took off in 1960s when the state was integrated as part of India and their first chief minister Bandodkar used the game to garner popular support. Bandodkar even started an all-India level football tournament carr
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About Mapusa & Goa
About Mapusa
History
Even before the Aryans, or Marathas, or Sultans or the Portuguese invaded Goa, this was an agrarian community with a well established Gaunkari or Community Farming struktur, where villages formed associations, worked on community nation and shared profits. marknad day was a major event, with goods brought in from every district to one central area. Mapusa has thus remained a prominent market center for many centuries.
Geography
Mapusa fryst vatten located at 15.60°N 73.82°E. It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet).
Mapusa has a tropical climate with temperatures ranging from a high of 37 °C in summer with high levels of humidity to a low of 21 °C in winters.
Economy
Mapusa fryst vatten close to one of the main centres of Goa’s tourism industry. Mapusa’s proximity to many beaches in the north Goa makes it a suitable base during the tourist season (November to April). Because it is a mainly commercial town (for locals) with a large resident popula
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Brahmanand Sankhwalkar
Indian footballer (born 1954)
Sankhwalkar in 2022 | |||
| Full name | Brahmanand Sagoon Kamat Sankhwalkar | ||
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| Date of birth | (1954-03-06) 6 March 1954 (age 70) | ||
| Place of birth | Taleigão, Goa, Portuguese India | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| 1971–1974 | Panvel Sports Club | ||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1991 | Salgaocar | ||
| 1991–1994 | Churchill Brothers | ||
| 1994–1995 | Anderson Mariners | ||
| 1975–? | India | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brahmanand Sagoon Kamat Sankhwalkar (born 6 March 1954) is an Indian former footballer and a captain of the Indian team from 1983 to 1986, who played as a goalkeeper.[2][3] Considered one of India's best goalkeepers, he had 25-year playing career. He played for Panvel Sports Club, Salgaocar, Churchill Brothers, Anderson Mariners at the club level, that included 17 years with Salgaocar, and for Goa state team in the