Fortunato Franco
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| Date of birth | 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Colvale, Portuguese India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 May 2021 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Goa, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Half back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tata | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1966 | Maharashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salgaocar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1965 | India | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fortunato Franco (1937 – 10 May 2021) was an Indian international
half back.[1]
Early and personal life
Franco was born in 1937 in Colvale in Goa, Portuguese India, moving to Mumbai at the age of six.[2]
Club career
Franco played club football with Western Railways, Tata, Maharashtra and Salgaocar.[2][3] He captained Maharashtra for eight seasons and won the 1964 Santosh Trophy with them.[3][4] He retired before the age of 30 due to a knee injury.[3]
International career
Franco was part of the
Merdeka Cup in 1964 (winning silver) and 1965 (winning bronze).[3][7] In total he earned 26 caps with the national team before retiring in 1965,[3] following his debut in 1960.[2]
Later life and death
After retiring from football in 1966, he worked for Tata Group as a senior manager in public relations, before retiring in 1999 and moving back to Goa.[2] He died on 10 May 2021, aged 84,[2] leaving behind a wife and two children.[3][7]
Honours
India
- Asian Games Gold medal: 1962[3]
- AFC Asian Cup runners-up: 1964[8][9]
- Merdeka Tournament runner-up: 1964;[10] third-place: 1965[11]
References
- ^ "Fortunato Franco". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Indian Football: Former Olympian Fortunato Franco passes away | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Scroll Staff (10 May 2021). "Football: Fortunato Franco, member of gold-medal-winning Indian team at 1962 Asian Games, dies at 84". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Kapadia, Novy (27 May 2012). "Memorable moments in the Santosh Trophy". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (10 May 2021). "Fortunato Franco was one of the finest midfielders, says S. A. Hakim". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Former Asiad gold medallist footballer Fortunato Franco dead | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 May 2021. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Tel Aviv Asia Cup". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ Media Team, AIFF (15 August 2022). "Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments". www.the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Merdeka Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1965 Merdeka Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
External links
- Fortunato Franco at FIFA (archived)
- Fortunato Franco at Olympedia
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