Personal information | |||
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Full name | Climax Lourenco Lawrence | ||
Date of birth | 16 January 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Margao, Goa, India | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | Vasco | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2004 | Salgaocar | 59 | (11) |
2004–2005 | East Bengal | 21 | (7) |
2005–2013 | Dempo | 38 | (4) |
2013–2015 | Mumbai | 30 | (2) |
2014 | Atlético de Kolkata | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Laxmi Prasad SC | ||
2016–2017 | FC Bardez | ||
International career‡ | |||
2006 | India U23 | ||
2003–2011 | India | 72 | (3 [1] ) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 December 2011 |
Climax Lourenco Lawrence (born 16 January 1979) is a retired Indian professional football midfielder. [2] [3] He last played for FC Bardez in the Goa Professional League in 2017.
In 2002, he was called to the India national football team by coach Stephen Constantine and has since been a part. In the AFC Challenge Cup, he scored the winning goal in the 91st minute against Afghanistan to help India to a 1–0 victory. [4] He retired from national team on 1 February 2012.
India national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2003 | 7 | 0 |
2004 | 8 | 1 |
2005 | 8 | 1 |
2007 | 7 | 0 |
2008 | 12 | 1 |
2009 | 6 | 0 |
2010 | 9 | 0 |
2011 | 15 | 0 |
Total | 72 | 3 |
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 24 August 2004 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Vietnam | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2 | 12 December 2005 | Karachi, Pakistan | Bangladesh | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2005 SAFF Cup |
3 | 30 July 2008 | Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, India | Afghanistan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup |
On 2 September 2022, Lawrence was elected as a co-opted member of the technical committee of the All India Football Federation. [7] [8] [9]
Lawrence became assistant manager of Goan club Sporting CG in 2023, helped the team winning inaugural edition of the I-League 3, and securing promotion to I-League 2. [10] [11] [12]
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