Alvito Ronaldo Correia D'Cunha (born 12 July 1978, in

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) is a retired

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n football player. He was a former member of the India national team and represented India in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He spent most of his club career in East Bengal.

Playing career

He played for

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

as a left winger for a long span of 14 seasons. He retired at the start of 2016 season as the club had not included D'Cunha in the squad. He previously played for two renowned Goan sides Salgaocar SC (1998–2002), and Sesa SC (1997–1998). He made a start after a few years for East Bengal against Kalighat Milan Sangha F.C. in the inaugural match of the Calcutta Premier Division 2013, where he scored from a penalty on the 15th minute, and assisted his state-mate

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with a forward through pass to score his first goal for the

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-based side.

Statistics

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Honours

Salgaocar *

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

: 1998–99 * Super Cup: 1999 *

Rovers Cup The Rovers Cup was an annual football tournament held in India, organized by the Western India Football Association. It was the second oldest tournament in India after Durand Cup. History Rovers Cup was incorporated by some British football ent ...

: 1999 *

Durand Cup The Durand Football Tournament, commonly known as Durand Cup, is an annual domestic football competition in India which was first held in 1888 in Shimla. Hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and All India Football Federation ...

: 1999 *Governor's Cup: 1999, 2001 East Bengal *

ASEAN Club Championship The ASEAN Club Championship or ACC is an international club football competition organised by the ASEAN Football Federation between domestic champion clubs. The competition is backed by AFC and FIFA. The first edition was sponsored by LG Electron ...

: 2003 *

: 2002–03, 2003–04 * Federation Cup: 2007, 2009–10, 2010,

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* Super Cup: 2006, 2011 *

IFA Shield The IFA Shield is an annual football competition organized by the Indian Football Association. The IFA is the governing body of football in the state of West Bengal, came into existence in 1893. Named after the association, the IFA Shield to ...

: 2002,

: 2002, 2004 *

Calcutta Premier Division The Calcutta Football League (CFL) is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by Indian Football Association (WB), under state football leagues in India. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is of ...

: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. India * SAFF Championship: 2005; third place: 2003 Individual * ''IndianFootball.com'' Awards —Player of the Year: 2003

References

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* * * 1978 births Living people Indian men's footballers Indian Roman Catholics India men's international footballers Footballers from Goa I-League players Salgaocar FC players East Bengal Club players Men's association football wingers People from South Goa district {{India-footy-bio-stub