Rino Anto

Rino Anto
Personal information
Full nameRino Anto
Date of birth3 January 1988
Place of birthThrissur, Kerala, India
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current team
Bengaluru FC
Number13
Youth career
Tata FA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2010Mohun Bagan
2010–2012Salgaocar
2012Quartz0(0)
2013Mohun Bagan0(0)
2013–Bengaluru FC36(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:56, 29 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Rino Anto (born 3 January 1988) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a Right back for Bengaluru FC in the I-League.

Career

Early career

Born in Thrissur, Kerala, Anto is a product of the famed Tata Football Academy in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand where he graduated from in 2008.[2] From 2008 to 2010 Anto played professionally in the I-League with Mohun Bagan before being released on 23 February 2010.[3] Then, from 2010 to 2012, Anto played with Salgaocar in the I-League, scoring once against East Bengal at the Fatorda Stadium in a league match on 19 May 2011 in which he found the net in the 33rd minute as Salgaocar won 3–2.[4][5] He also played one match for Salgaocar in the AFC Cup on 10 April 2012 against Jordan League side Al-Wehdat in which he started and played only 32 minutes, earning a yellow card, before being subbed off for Augustin Fernandes as Salgaocar went on to lose the match 1–2.[6]

Quartz and Mohun Bagan

After playing two seasons with Salgaocar in the I-League, Anto signed for Quartz of the I-League 2nd Division in their search for promotion to the I-League.[7] After not even being able to play in the 2nd Division, Anto joined the Kerala football team that played in the 2013 Santosh Trophy in which he reached the final before losing to Services football team 3–4 on penalties.[8]

Then on 5 June 2013 it was reported that Anto, along with Wahid Sali, had signed with Mohun Bagan and thus return to the I-League for the 2013–14 season.[9] However, on 24 June 2013, it was reported that Anto had been released from Mohun Bagan, less than 20 days after signing with the club on his second spell as the club could not afford his salary.[10] He made no appearances with the club.

Bengaluru FC

Then, on 20 July 2013, it was announced during a mega-electric gala at the Bangalore Football Stadium that Anto was a part of the new direct-entry club Bengaluru FC squad, which would participate in the 2013–14 I-League.[11] He made his debut for Bengaluru in the club's first ever I-League match on 22 September 2013 against Mohun Bagan at the Bangalore Football Stadium, in which he came on as a substitute for Keegan Pereira in the 71st minute as Bengaluru drew the match 1–1.[12] In his debut season with the club, he won the I-League, as the club was declared winner after defeating Dempo.[13]

The 2015 season started well for Anto, as Bengaluru FC reached the finals of Federation Cup by defeating Sporting Clube de Goa three goals to nil in the semifinal.[14] Bengaluru won the final 2–1, as they won their maiden Federation Cup title.[15] Anto also featured in the AFC Champions League qualifying match against Johor Darul Ta'zim.[16]

International career

On 25 February 2015, new Indian coach Stephen Constantine included Anto in the shortlist of 32 players for World Cup qualifier match against Nepal.[17] However due to his injury, he failed to make it into the shortlist of 26 players when Constantine declared in early March.[18]

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2015[19]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bengaluru FC 2013–14 2303000——260
2014–15 131600060251
Career total 361900060511

Honours

Club

Bengaluru FC

References

  1. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en/people/india/25335/rino-anto?ICID=PP_24352
  2. ↑ "Grads bid adieu with high hopes - Emotion overlaps with joy". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "I-League: Mohun Bagan Release Rino Anto, Most Likely To Join Salgaocar". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "SALGAOCAR VS. EAST BENGAL 3 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Rino Anto". Football Database. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "SALGAOCAR VS. AL WIHDAT 1 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Quartz SC goes on signing spree". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Jacob retained as Kerala coach". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Wahid Sali and Rino Anto join Mohun Bagan". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Mohun Bagan Likely To Fall Back On Jose Barreto As The 4th Foreigner". Feverpitch. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "JSW Sports launches Bengaluru FC". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "BENGALURU VS. MOHUN BAGAN 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Bengaluru FC crowned champions on I-League debut". Times of India. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Dempo take on Bengaluru FC in Fed Cup final". IBN Live. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "The Blues win their first Federation Cup". Goal. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "Darul Ta'zim through after extra-time win". Goal. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "32-man India shortlist for 2018 World Cup qualifier against Nepal revealed". Goal. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "Constantine selects final 26-man India shortlist for 2018 World Cup qualifier against Nepal". Goal. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  19. ↑ Rino Anto profile at Soccerway