Trophies seen aboe. The once renowwned Goan fooballer - captain of India,, bramananda Sankwalkar as one of the guests of honour gives prize to Candolim keeper.
Bramananda himself was a keeper.
The band is seen above. The winner Candolim with guests.
Seen above are some of the family members of Seen above is compeer Xavier
Monteiros including Dr. Jose third from left.
Seen above are wo fooball legends,one Brahmananda the other is Cheddo from Candolim of whose type Candolim & Goa Police Teams are yet To produce ONE. He played for a long time for Goa Police starting from Portuguese time..
Brahmananda is seendelivering his speech.as a Guest of Honour.
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To mark the 100thbirthday of Pe. Chico Monteiro from Candolim, Bardez, Goa, a two day soccer festival was organized in Candolim at the Dr. Gustavo Monteiro Foot-ball Ground, by the Fr. Chico Memorial Trust consisting of Mr. Esmeralda Gomes – The Chairman, Mr. Valentino Rebello – The Treasurer, Dr. Gustavo Monteiro – The Secretary with the following Trustees:
Dr. Sidney Rosario Pinto,
Mr. Selvio Fernandes,
Dr. Jose Monteiro,
Prof. Oscar Noronha,
Prof. selza Lopes,
Dr. Sergio Martins.
This two day soccer festival held from 18 to 19th of this month was the fitting tribute to the departed soul of Fr. Chico Monteiro who was once a great lover of the beautiful game of soccer. He was also an exceptionally talented soccer coach that coached the once mighty soccer team from Panjim, the Academica and the then Goa Champion Sesa Goa. Besides in Candolim he formed three teams namely BRAZIL, SANTOS AND APURBAI of different age groups. He coached the boys and his teams on the Brazilian pattern in which he acquired the perfect aptitude and knowledge after personally watching the Brazilian soccer played by those great Brazilian foot-ballers of fifties and sixties namely Pele, Zagallo, Vava, Garinha and others.
The Candolim foot-ball ground was a gift of philanthropist Dr. Gustavo Monteiro the elder brother of Pe. Chico - to the Candolim Panchayat. This ground was done somewhere in 1955 when Candolim was in dire need of nice soccer ground where early in the morning the Portuguese Pakles and Khapris from Aguada used to play soccer there before the unwarranted invasion of Goa by the Bharat Serkar without consulting the Goans.
This Ground has produced some of the finest players of Candolim who later on donned the colours of top Goan teams namely Sesa Goa, Salgaocar, Shantilal, Dempo, Vasco and others including outstation teams. In fact what Monteiro’s family has done for sports in Candolim especially for soccer, no one else in Candolim has done. Dr. Gustavo Monteiro has been the long time president of goa Foo-ball association in which capacity he helped the development of soccer in whole of goa while in Canolim he gave his life for developing Candolim players. It was under his leadership that Candolim reached into the first division of GFA during Portuguese time – that time there was no Senior Division. Considering his contribution in the development and promotion of Candolim foot-ball, It will be appropriate to have his Statue erected nxxt to this Ground. Panchayat of Candolim must immediately initiate this move.
The final of this foot-ball was played on 19th between St. Thresa’s High School CandoliM and Monte de Guirim since it was a school teams festival where Candolim won by one goal to nil.
The final was attended BY a good number of spectators mainly the well wishers and friends of Pe. Chico including the family members of Moneiros.
A.Veronica Fernandes.