Derek D'Souza

Derek D'Souza
Personal information
Place of birth	India
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Derek D'Souza is a former Indian footballer.

D'Souza is known for scoring the first ever goal for the India national football team in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in the 1960 qualifiers in which he scored the only goal in India's 1–0 victory over Pakistan.^[1]

Proud Father of his only son Leroy Desouza and Husband of Roset Desouza

References[edit]

↑ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1960 Seoul Asia Cup Qualifiers:". Indian Football. Retrieved 11 February 2013.

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[1] "The Indian Senior Team at the 1960 Seoul Asia Cup Qualifiers:". Indian Football. Retrieved 11 February 2013.

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