Godwin Franco

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Godwin Diogo Franco
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Godwin Franco with the 2015 ISL Gold medal and 2014 ISL silver medal
Personal information
Full name Godwin Diogo Tito Alexander Franco
Date of birth (1985-02-16) 16 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Socorro, Goa, India
Youth career
– 2001 - 2001
2001–2003 2001–2003
2001 (loan) → 2001 (loan)
2003 2003
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2005 2003–2005 (0)
2005–2006 2005–2006 (0)
2006–2009 2006–2009
2009–2010 2009–2010 (0)
2010–2014 Dempo (2)
2014–2015 Kerala Blasters 4 (0)
2015 → 2015 (loan) (2)
2015–2016 Chennaiyin 6 (0)
2018 Guadalupe 9 (2)
International career
2003 India U19 3 (0)
2006 Goa-India 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:35, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

Godwin Diogo Franco (16 February 1985) is an Indian former professional footballer.

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Early life

Godwin Diogo Franco comes from the Parish of Saint Diogo's (Saint Didacus) Catholic Church, Goa.

He played academy football from 2001–2003. He played in the then U-19 National Football League in 2001 and in the then U-19 National Football League in 2003. [1]

Club career

2003-2005

He started his professional career in 2003. He played for two seasons, winning the Goa Governors Cup with them. He played in the National Football League, the top tier football league of India. He played in the Indian Federation Cup.

2005-2006

He played in the National Football League. He played in the Indian Federation Cup.

2006-2009

Godwin won the Goa Professional League and G.F.A. Charity Cup. He played in the Indian Federation Cup. During this time Godwin sustained a major injury in a road accident in 2007 after which he returned in 2009.

2009-2010

Godwin finished 3rd in the I-league, starting 23 times in the midfield. He played in the Indian Federation Cup.

2010-2014

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Franco with Dempo SC in 2014

Godwin won 9 trophies including the I-League and the Indian Super Cup 1997–2011. He finished runner up in the 2012 Indian Federation Cup, in which he made an assist for a goal in the final. He played in the 2011 AFC Champions League qualifier. Godwin started in a match that created an all-time record for the highest goals scored by a team in a single match in any of the top tier Indian league football matches, with a 14-0 home win in the I-League. He completed his part in that match with a 100% pass ratio.

2013

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Franco in training with Fortuna Düsseldorf in Germany

Godwin was selected along with fellow Indian player Nirmal Chettri by former German Bundesliga champions Fortuna Düsseldorf, for a trial in November 2013. [2]

2014

Godwin finished 2nd place in the 1st Indian Super League.

2015

After the first five matches of the I League, Godwin started every match scoring two long range goals, finishing 3rd in the I League.

2015

Godwin won the 2015 Indian Super League final in his home state Goa. [3]

C. D. Guadalupe

On 11 March 2018, Godwin made his debut for Costa Rican side Club Deportivo Guadalupe in the Liga Promérica. He was making a comeback from another major injury from a road accident soon after the 2015 Indian Super League final. He was to sign on loan for the 2016 I-League, but he met with a road accident on the day he did his medical tests for the club. Godwin played for C.D. Guadalupe in 9 matches, qualifying for the first division of that league system. He played in 9 matches, scoring 2 goals from open play and 1 goal from a penalty shoot out. [4]

International career

Godwin played for India in the 2006 at the Lusophony Games in Macau, representing the Indian Olympic Association. [5] Godwin played for the India under-19 team in 2003. Godwin was part of the India national football team camp for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. He could not play because of late registration. Godwin was selected as a probable for the India national football team for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. He was also a part of the India national football team preliminary squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

Godwin played for the U-16, U-19 and U-21 Goa state football teams at National Championships for his state Goa. He captained Goa at the U-21 level. Godwin played for the Goa football team for the National Championship tournament. He was the semi-finalist of the National Championship tournament. Godwin played for the Goa state team vs the Zambia national football team in an invitational match in Goa.

Honours

Club

2003-2005
2006-2009
2010-2014.
2014
2015
Guadalupe

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A chat with Godwin Franco". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Indian duo Nirmal Chettri and Godwin Franco relish trial chance at Fortuna Düsseldorf Archived 20 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine dw.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021
  3. ↑ "Chennaiyin FC conquer fortress Bengaluru to lift ISL 4 title". The Indian Express. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "ISL star Godwin Franco exposes corruption in Indian football, shares screenshots of conversation with players' body". www.dnaindia.com. DNA India. 29 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Gupta, Devrup Jyoti (29 July 2018). "ISL 2018: Ex-Chennaiyin FC star alleges corruption in Indian football". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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