Vasudev Mahadeva Salgaocar (1916–1984) was an Indian businessman, and the founder and chairman of the V. M. Salgaocar Group of Companies, active mainly in iron ore mining, but also in coal mining and wind energy. He also founded Salgaocar Football Club in 1956, a professional football club who play in the

I-League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...

, are based in Vasco,

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

, and are owned by VIMSON, the Shivanand Salgaocar Group. Since his death, the company was led by his two sons, Shivanand V. Salgaocar and Dattaraj V. Salgaocar, joint managing directors until its split. His third son was

Anil Salgaocar Anil Vasudev Salgaocar (26 December 1940 – 1 January 2016) was an Indian mining businessman and a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly. Anil Salgaocar was born on 26 December 1940, as the son of Vasudev Salgaocar and brother of Shivanand S ...

who died in 2016 at the age of 75.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Salgaocar, Vasudev 1916 births 1984 deaths Businesspeople from Goa People from Vasco da Gama, Goa