Anup D'Costa (born 7 January 1993 in

Kundapura Kundapra, officially Kundapura, is a town in the Udupi district of Karnataka state in India. This town was known as Coondapoor when it was part of the erstwhile South Canara district (1862–1947) of the Madras Presidency of British India. Pr ...

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

) is an Indian

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player, represented India in 2010 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship held in

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from 13 to 21 May 2010. He was judged Best Scorer of the Championship.He is Ekalavya award winner.

Early life

Anup D'Costa was born on 7 January 1993 at

Kundapur Kundapra, officially Kundapura, is a town in the Udupi district of Karnataka state in India. This town was known as Coondapoor when it was part of the erstwhile South Canara district (1862–1947) of the Madras Presidency of British India. Pr ...

village,

. He started playing from 2007. In 2008, he got national attention when he played Junior national from Karnataka Team. Because of his national level recognition, he was rewarded with a job in Income Tax department in 2013.

Professional life

Anup is an integral part of Income Tax Department team. He wears number 07 jersey and plays in the position of Universal. Anup D'Costa has also been awarded as the Best scorer in Asian Youth Championship(2010) and in World Championship(2013).

Awards

* He received Eklayva Award in year ''2016'' by Karnataka State government. * He received KOA Award in year ''2012'' by Karnataka State government. * He received Kemp'gowda Award in year ''2015'' by Karnataka State government.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:D'Costa, Anup Indian men's volleyball players Living people 1993 births People from Udupi district Volleyball players from Karnataka