AIFF condoles demise of former India defender Anthony Rebello


New Delhi, Mar 20 (IANS): The All India Football Federation (AIFF) condoled the demise of former India defender Anthony Rebello, who passed away on Monday. He was 65.

Rebello is survived by his wife and two daughters.

One of the finest defenders of the 1970s and 1980s, Rebello had represented India twice in international tournaments. In 1982, he was part of the India squad for the Merdeka Cup in Kuala Lumpur followed by the President's Cup in Seoul.

"Rebello was one of the most respected defenders of his time because of his skills and never-say-die approach. My heart goes out to his family in this hour of grief. May his soul rest in peace," said AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey in a statement.

AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran said: "Rebello was a central defender, who played football with lots of passion and remained a big name in domestic football for many years. The Indian football family is deeply saddened by his demise."

At the domestic level, Rebello was a pillar of strength for Salgaocar Football Club for many years.

Starting from 1977, Anthony played for the Goa giants for 11 seasons on the trot. He was a prominent member of the historic team when Goa won the Santosh Trophy for the first time in the 1983-84 season.

 

  

Top Stories


Leave a Comment

Title: AIFF condoles demise of former India defender Anthony Rebello



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.