Fortunato Franco Explained

Fortunato Franco
Birth Date:1937
Birth Place:Colvale, Portuguese India
Death Date:10 May 2021 (aged 84)
Death Place:Goa, India
Position:Half back
Clubs1:Western Railways
Clubs2:Tata
Years3:1959–1966
Clubs3:Maharashtra
Clubs4:Salgaocar
Nationalyears1:1960–1965
Nationalteam1:India
Nationalcaps1:26

Fortunato Franco (1937 – 10 May 2021) was an Indian international footballer who played as a 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 India national team which appeared at the 1960 Olympics, although he did not appear at the tournament, and he won gold with India at the 1962 Asian Games.[3] [5] [6] He also played at 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fortunato Franco . Olympedia . 14 December 2021 . 14 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211214195838/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/700388 . live .
  2. Web site: Indian Football: Former Olympian Fortunato Franco passes away | Goal.com. www.goal.com. 10 May 2021. 10 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510105448/https://www.goal.com/en/news/indian-football-fortunato-franco-passes-away/19tmm1c1bfnpe1orqpm8gtl8v6. live.
  3. Web site: Football: Fortunato Franco, member of gold-medal-winning Indian team at 1962 Asian Games, dies at 84. Scroll Staff. Scroll.in. 10 May 2021 . 10 May 2021. 10 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510083829/https://scroll.in/field/994545/football-fortunato-franco-member-of-gold-medal-winning-indian-team-at-1962-asian-games-dies-at-84. live.
  4. Web site: Novy. Kapadia. Memorable moments in the Santosh Trophy. www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. 27 May 2012. 7 March 2021. 12 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210412140304/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/memorable-moments-in-the-santosh-trophy-2.
  5. Web site: Fortunato Franco was one of the finest midfielders, says S. A. Hakim. V. V.. Subrahmanyam. Sportstar. 10 May 2021 . 10 May 2021. 10 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510105449/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/fortunato-franco-one-of-the-finest-indian-midfielders-sa-rahim-shabbir-ali-victor-amalraj/article34525616.ece. live.
  6. Web site: Sengupta. Somnath. Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab. Kolkata. 13 July 2011. 2021-03-16. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. en-US. 25 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025021904/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-two-revolution-under-rahim-saab/.
  7. News: Former Asiad gold medallist footballer Fortunato Franco dead | Football News - Times of India. The Times of India. 10 May 2021 . 10 May 2021. 10 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510105448/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/former-asiad-gold-medallist-footballer-fortunato-franco-dead/articleshow/82516972.cms. live.
  8. Web site: Arunava . Chaudhuri . The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Tel Aviv Asia Cup . Indianfootball.de . 20 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002162221/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1964asiacup.html . 2 October 2011 . dead .
  9. Web site: Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments. AIFF. Media Team. www.the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. en. New Delhi. 15 August 2022. 20 October 2022. 21 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220921011335/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-football-down-the-years-looking-back-at-the-glorious-moments.
  10. Web site: The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Merdeka Cup . indiafootball.de . IndiaFootball . 30 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181122051912/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1964merdekacup.html . 22 November 2018 . live .
  11. Web site: The Indian Senior Team at the 1965 Merdeka Cup . indiafootball.de . IndiaFootball . 30 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233522/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1965merdekacup.html . 3 March 2016 . live .

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