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'''Bruno Coutinho''' is a football player from [[Goa]], and winner of the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2001, a national Indian award for excellence in sport.<br />
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==Former Indian captain==<br />
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Coutinho studied in Monte De Guirim, who was recognized by coach Paul Raj, he played his 1st game against school rivals [[Pilar, Goa|ST.Pilar]], having scored 3 goals and winning Subroto Mukerjee Cup Football tournament u17.<br />
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Coutinho has also been a former Indian football captain. His much-watched career has spanned nearly a decade-and-half. He first played for India at a school tournament at Brunei in 1987. Joining the prominent [[Goa]]n team [[Dempo SC]] in 1988, he moved to another prominent mining-linked Salgaocar team in 1987.<br />
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==Diminutive striker==<br />
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Coutinho has been called a "diminutive striker".{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} His international debut came in 1989–90, and his last match for India was in the Millennium Cup in 2001. Bruno is credited{{By whom|date=March 2012}} with helping Salgaocar win the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] in 1987, the Rovers Cup in 1989 and 1996, the Taca Goa in 1989 and the 1998 [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] in India.<br />
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==Representing, leading India==<br />
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Among Coutinho's other achievements are representing India in the President's Cup in 1989 in [[Dhaka]], heading the Indian Under-23 team for the 1991 pre-[[Olympics]], for the [[South Asian Games|SAF]] Games in 1995 and 1996 and the [[Asia Cup]] in [[Malaysia]].<br />
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Coutinho was the [[All India Football Federation]] player of the year when he played for [[Salgaocar Sports Club]] of [[Goa]] in the year 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Honour for Bruno |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961229/36450652.html |accessdate=25 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=29 December 1996 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970423004212/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961229/36450652.html |archivedate=23 April 1997}}</ref><br />
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==Transfers==<br />
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In August 2002 it was reported that Coutinho was transferring from his traditional [[Salgaocar Sports Club]] to the [[Vasco Sports Club]].{{cn|date=December 2020}}<!-- ‘It was reported’ – did this then happen? References are needed. --> Both clubs are located in [[Goa]]. In 2003 he became a coach.{{of what?|date=December 2020}}{{cn|date=December 2020}}<!--A coach of what? References please.--><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
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He is married and has two children, and also a brother (Jeronimo Coutinho) who runs a sports bar in Goa called J29 .<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030118/spr-trib.htm#3 End of road for Bruno Coutinho?]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090217141248/http://the-aiff.com/awards.php Bruno AIFF award winner in 2002]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929192019/http://www.goasu-raj.org/gen/titBits/2.htm Politician pays tribute to Bruno Coutinho]<br />
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