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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{for|the Brazilian footballer|Bruno Coutinho (footballer, born 1986)}}
{{more footnotes|date=November 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
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'''Bruno Coutinho''' (born 6 October 1969) is an Indian football player from [[Goa]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|title=Bruno Coutinho|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13820/Bruno_Coutinho.html|access-date=2022-07-11|website=www.national-football-teams.com|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019064816/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13820/Bruno_Coutinho.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He spent most of his club career in Salgaocar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/after-67-yrs-iconic-salgaocar-fc-hangs-up-its-sr-boots/articleshow/101325555.cms?from=mdr|title=After 67 yrs, iconic Salgaocar FC hangs up its sr boots|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|access-date=29 June 2023|date=28 June 2023|archive-date=28 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628072226/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/after-67-yrs-iconic-salgaocar-fc-hangs-up-its-sr-boots/articleshow/101325555.cms?from=mdr|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|location=Panaji|agency=TNN}}</ref> Coutinho is winner of the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2001, a national Indian award for excellence in sport.

==Former Indian captain==

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.

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.

==Diminutive striker==

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.

==Representing, leading India==

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]].

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>

==Transfers==

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}} Both clubs are located in [[Goa]]. In 2003 he became a coach.{{of what?|date=December 2020}}{{cn|date=December 2020}}

==Personal life==

He is married and has two children, and also a brother (Jeronimo Coutinho) who runs a sports bar in Goa called J29.

==Honours==

'''India'''
*[[SAFF Championship]]: [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997]], [[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1999]]; runner-up: [[1995 South Asian Gold Cup|1995]]
* [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] Gold medal: [[Football at the 1995 South Asian Games|1995]]; Bronze medal: [[Football at the 1999 South Asian Games|1999]]

'''Salgaocar'''
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: [[1997 Indian Federation Cup|1997]]

'''Individual'''
* [[AIFF Player of the Year Awards|AIFF Player of the Year]]: 1996<ref name="AIFF 2016">{{cite web |title=Jeje Lalpekhlua is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7722 |website=the-aiff.com |access-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227132308/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7722 |archive-date=27 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=All India Football Federation Awards: Sunil Chhetri and Bala Devi win Player of the Year Trophy |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/all-india-football-federation-awards-sunil-chhetri-and-bala-devi-win-player-of-the-year-trophy-240310-2015-02-14 |access-date=26 September 2020 |newspaper=[[India Today]] |date=14 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926234124/https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/all-india-football-federation-awards-sunil-chhetri-and-bala-devi-win-player-of-the-year-trophy-240310-2015-02-14 |archive-date=27 September 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Arjuna Award]]: 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm#Football|title=LIST OF ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS - Football {{!}} Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm#Football|archive-date=25 December 2007|access-date=25 December 2007|website=yas.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|access-date=12 September 2020|df=dmy-all|archive-date=18 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718084523/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=National Award winning Footballers|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nationalawards.html|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=IndianFootball|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|date=2000|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-date=1 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001123849/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nationalawards.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030118/spr-trib.htm#3 End of road for Bruno Coutinho?]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090217141248/http://the-aiff.com/awards.php Bruno AIFF award winner in 2002]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929192019/http://www.goasu-raj.org/gen/titBits/2.htm Politician pays tribute to Bruno Coutinho]

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:India men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Indian Roman Catholics]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Footballers from Goa]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Salgaocar FC players]]
[[Category:Dempo SC players]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in football]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]

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