Denzil Franco

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Denzil Franco
Personal information
Full name	Denzil Franco
Date of birth	(1986-06-30) June 30, 1986
Place of birth	Saligao, Goa, India
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Churchill Brothers
Number	12
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2010	Mahindra United
2010-present	Churchill Brothers
National team
2011-present	India	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Denzil Franco (born 1986 in Saligao in Goa) is an Indian football player who currently plays for Churchill Brothers S.C. in the I-League.^[1]

Career

Youth Career

Denzil is a product of the Sesa Football Academy where he was felicitated for being India's outstanding player after graduating from the Academy.

Denzil did his schooling in Lourdes Convent before moving onto to St Anthony's HS Monte de Guirim where he was trained by Saligao legend, Francis D'Souza. His parents are Avelina & Joe Franco.

He has represented India right from the India U-19 level up to Senior level competing in events in Turkmenistan, Bangladesh, Portugal, Maldives, Malaysia, Qatar, UAE and Sri Lanka.^[2]

Churchill Brothers

Franco transferred from disbanded Mahindra United to Churchill Brothers S.C. during the transfer window before the 2010-11 I-League season. His first season with Churchill though was hampered with injuries so he only was able to play in eight games throughout his first season with the club, but when he did come on his play impressed many people and he still was able to earn a national team call up.

International

Franco made his international debut for India against Pakistan on March 23, 2011 coming on as a substitute for Gouramangi Singh. India won against Pakistan 3-1. He then started for India in his second match for them against Turkmenistan on March 25, 2011, the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

References

↑ "Denzil Franco". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
↑ "Saligao's Denzil Franco Wins Nehru Cup 2009". Retrieved 25 November 2013.

Churchill Brothers S.C. – current squad

1 Thapa
2 S. Kumar
3 W. Colaco
4 Sebai
5 G. Singh
6 Shahen
8 M. Fernandes
10 Machado
11 Balmuchu
12 Franco
13 Ravanan
14 Shabana
15 Barbosa
16 A. Singh
17 B. Singh
18 T. Singh
19 C. Fernandes
21 Sawant
22 Vales
23 Pereira
24 Le. Rodrigues
26 Raju
27 Bhattacharya
28 B. Singh
29 S. Singh
31 A. Fernandes
32 L. Rodrigues
33 Costa
35 Balan
37 P. Mascarenhas
39 D. Fernandes
Manager: Dias

Persondata
Name	Franco, Denzil
Alternative names
Short description	Indian footballer
Date of birth	30 June 1986
Place of birth	Goa
Date of death
Place of death

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