Derek D'Souza is a former

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

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. D'Souza is known for scoring the first ever goal for the

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in the

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qualifiers in the 1960 qualifiers in which he scored the only goal in India's 1–0 victory over

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. He also served as head coach of the India national team from period of 1992–93.

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runner-up: 1964

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