International Chess Players from Goa

 1. Ivana Maria Furtado  (FIDE), (ChessGames)

 2. Anurag Mhamal  (FIDE), (ChessGames)

 3. Bhakti Kulkarni  (FIDE), (ChessGames)

 4. Riya Savant  (FIDE), (ChessGames)

 5. Nitish Belurkar  (FIDE), (Chess-Results)

 6.Cyrus Pereira (FIDE)

 7. Rajaryan Kuvelkar (FIDE)

 8. Suyan Belurkar (FIDE) 

 9. Keegan Antonio Furtado  (FIDE)

Goans representing India womens football teams

The following players have represented Indian Women Football teams in international tournaments

SR NO	NAME OF THE PLAYER	TEAM
1	Yolanda D'Souza	Seniors
2	Rekha Karapurkar	Seniors
3	Juliana Gurjao	Seniors
4	Helen Fernandes	Seniors
5	Succorinha Pereira	Seniors
6	Fatima Rodrigues	Seniors
7	Elma D'Cunha	Seniors
8	Clementina Fernandes	Seniors
9	Ritinha Pereira	Seniors
10	Maria Rebello	Seniors
11	Vinda Fernandes	Seniors
12	Elvy Fernandes	Seniors
13	Komol Pereira	Seniors
14	Sylvia D'Souza	Seniors
15	Tracy Pereira	Seniors
16	Sheila Fernandes	Seniors
17	Maymol Rocky	Seniors
18	Blanca Barretto	Seniors
19	Uvena Fernandes	Seniors
20	Domiana Gomendes	Seniors
21	Sharon Fernandes	Seniors
22	Snehal Morajkar	India U19
23	Sujita Murgaonkar	India U19
24	Candice Fernandes	India U19
25	Malvita Mascarenhas	India U19
26	Michelle Castanha	India U19
27	Tarini Singh	India U19
28	Nikita Pinto	India U14
29	Svetlana Falcao	India U14
30	Nevilla Colaco	India U14
31	Ansiva Vaz	India U14
32	Velanie Fernandes	India U14
33	Luiza Gracy Simoes	India U13
34	Preeti Shinde	India U13
35	Salma Fernandes	India U13
36	Josline D'Souza	India U13
37	Anline Sharmila Fernandes	India U13
38	Avia Jean Vaz	India U13
39	Scindia Saundatikar	India U13
40	Lifa Gama	India U13

Goans in India Junior Football Teams

The following Goan players have represented Indian Junior Football teams

(Note - Players who went on to represent the senior side have not been included in the list)

SR NO NAME OF THE PLAYER TEAM YEAR 1 Brandon Fernandes     India U13 2007 2 Jesmon Joannes Carvalho     India U13 2007 3 Sam Noronha     India U13 2011 4 Shilton Eusebio Fernandes     India U13 2007 5 Aaron Rodrigues     India U14 2012 6 Joel Fernandes     India U14 2009 7 Kapil Satish Hoble     India U14 2012 8 Myron Mendes     India U14 2009 9 Schubert D’Costa     India U14 2012 10 Shallum Pires     India U14 2006 11 Vineet Bugde     India U14 2012 12 Albino Gomes     India U16 2009 13 Constancio Rodrigues     India U16 2010 14 Joshuah Vaz     India U16 2005 15 Meldon D’Silva     India U16 2009 16 Presley Mascarenhas     India U16 2007 17 Marcelo Dias     India U18 2004 18 Branco Vincent Cardozo (TFA) India U19 2006 19 Covan Lawrence     India U19 1998 20 Garry D'Mello     India U19 2004 21 Godwin Franco     India U19 2003 22 Milagrio Madeira     India U19 2000 23 Seby Antao     India U19 1988 24 Beevan D'Mello     India U20 2006 25 Clifton Gonsalves     India U20 2005 26 Lavino Fernandes     India U20 2006 27 Laxmikant Kattimani     India U20 2005 28 Steven Fernandes     India U20 2005 29 Terence Lobo     India U20 2005 30 Alex Alvares     India U21 1999 31 Melwyn Rodrigues     India U21 1998 32 Romeo Fernandes India U22 2012 33 Prathamesh Maulingkar India U22 2012 34 Bernard Pires     India U23 2005 35 Victor Lobo     India U23 1995 36 Anthony Barbosa India U23 2011 37 Inacio Fernandes India Schools 38 Casmiro Palha India Schools 39 Michael Gomes India Schools 40 Joaquim Palha India Schools 41 Dominic D'Souza India Schools 42 Anthony Baptista India Youth 43 Sarto Baptista India Youth 1982 44 Suhas Gaonkar India Youth 45 Suhas Walke India Youth

Goans in India Beach Soccer Team

The following players represented the Indian Beach Soccer Team

1	Gavin Elias Araujo
	- Beach Soccer WC Qualifiers, Dubai 2007
	- 1st Asian Beach Games, Bali 2008
2	Remedios Colaco
	- Beach Soccer WC Qualifiers, Dubai 2007
	- 1st Asian Beach Games, Bali 2008
3	Levino Anthony Pereira
	- Beach Soccer WC Qualifiers, Dubai 2007
	- 1st Asian Beach Games, Bali 2008
4	Augustinho Rodrigues
	- Beach Soccer WC Qualifiers, Dubai 2007
	- 1st Asian Beach Games, Bali 2008
5	Antonio Prestly Pereira
	- Beach Soccer WC Qualifiers, Dubai 2007
	- 1st Asian Beach Games, Bali 2008
6	Dominic F de Souza
	- Beach Soccer WC Qualifiers, Dubai 2007
	- 1st Asian Beach Games, Bali 2008
7	Venancio Gonsalves
	- Beach Soccer WC Qualifiers, Dubai 2007
	- 1st Asian Beach Games, Bali 2008
8	Thome Alex Alvares
	- Beach Soccer WC Qualifiers, Dubai 2007
9	Bruno Coutinho
	- Beach Soccer WC Qualifiers, Dubai 2007
10	Ajay Gopal Acharya
	- Beach Soccer WC Qualifiers, Dubai 2007
11	Sebastiao Dias
	- Beach Soccer WC Qualifiers, Dubai 2007
12	Elvis Pereira
	- Beach Soccer WC Qualifiers, Dubai 2007

Goan footballers in India's Senior side

Goans who have represented India in the Senior National Football Team.

SR NO	NAME OF THE PLAYER	YEAR
1	Neville Stephen D'Souza (Bombay)	1953
2	Fortunato Franco (Bombay)	1960
3	Deryk D'Souza (Bombay)	1960
4	Menino Figueireido	1963
5	Anthony Braganza (Bombay)	1964
6	Marto Gracias (Bombay)	1967
7	Andrew D'Souza	1968
8	Visitacao Lobo	1970
9	Ramesh Redkar	1973
10	Nicholas Pereira	1973
11	Bernard Pereira	1973
12	Brahmanand Shankhwalkar	1976
13	Prakash Naik	1977
14	Armando Colaco	1977
15	Francis D'Souza	1978
16	Ashok Fadte	1984
17	Anthony Rebello	1982
18	Jose D'Souza	1983
19	Camilo Gonsalves	1983
20	Bento Andrew	1983
21	Mahesh Lotlikar	1983
22	Chandrakant Naik	1984
23	Mauricio Afonso	1984
24	Arnold Rodrigues	1984
25	Anthony D'Souza	1984
26	Ignatius Dias	1984
27	Derrick Pereira	1984
28	Savio Madeira	1987
29	Lawrence Gomes	1987
30	Johnny Araujo	1987
31	Lector Mascarenhas	1989
32	Norbert Gonsalves	1989
33	Mario Soares	1989
34	Bruno Coutinho	1991
35	Roy Barretto	1992
36	Francis Silveira	1993
37	Roberto Fernandes	1996
38	Francis Coelho	1996
39	Franky Barretto	1997
40	Jules Alberto	1999
41	Mahesh Gawli	1999
42	Roque Barretto	2000
43	Alvito D'Cunha	2001
44	Alex Ambrose	2002
45	Samir Naik	2002
46	Selwyn Fernandes	2003
47	Climax Lawrence	2003
48	Felip Gomes	2005
49	Bibiano Fernandes	2005
50	Clifford Miranda	2005
51	Micky Fernandes	2006
52	Fredy Mascarenhas	2006
53	Anthony Pereira	2007
54	Denzil Franco	2008
55	Joaquim Abranches	2011
56	Peter Carvalho	2011
57	Rowilson Rodrigues	2011
58	Valeriano Rebello	2011
59	Francis Fernandes	2011
60	Adil Khan	2012
61	Lenny Rodrigues	2012

Soccer - Women Players of Goan origin for other countries

CANADA

1) Victoria Correa - Parsons
Goalkeeper
- Won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship in Trinidad & Tobago

2) Megan Dourado- Represented Canada at the World University Games at Izmir, Turkey from Aug 10 to Aug 21, 2005

Scrabble Internationals from Goa

The following players from Goa (or of Goan origin) have represented India in international tournaments
Irineu Gonsalves
Rajiv Antao
Douglas Lobo
Anthony Gomes (also for Qatar in 2009)
Jacky Fernandes
Joe Rodrigues

Sherwin Rodrigues (albeit from Mumbai - Goan)

Players of Goan origin who have represented other countries
Ralph Lobo - Oman
Charles Carneiro - UAE

Marie Fernandes - Oman
Oswald Fernandes - Bahrain
Bobby Rozario - UAE
Allan Saldanha - UK
Norbert Saldanha - UAE
Dean Saldanha - UAE,Canada
Cecil Fernandes - Oman
Selwyn Lobo - UAE
Dielle Saldanha  - Canada
Dean Saldanha - Canada
Yvonne Lobo - Bahrain

Goans in Indian Taekwondo team to Vietnam

Peter Fernandes, treasurer of TAG was appointed Indian team coach while Tanvi Nadkarni, Senniel Gomes, Senia Gomes and Neha Thomas will participate in first Junior and second Senior Asian Poomsae Taekwondo from May 3 to 5 in Vietnam.

Tanvi Nadkarni will represent India in senior singles category and mixed pair category while Senniel Gomes, Sania Gomes and Neha Thomas will participate in first junior group event.

- O Heraldo, May 1, 2012

Archery Internationals from Goa

Domnic Rebello represented Kenya in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics

Nhehern Acharya wins four golds at World Yoga Championship

Thirteen-year-old Nhehern Acharya lived up to top expectations as he set a record, winning won four gold for India at World Yoga Championship in Rosario City, Argentina.

Nhehern won the gold in yogasana display, artistic display, rhythmic yogasana, artistic air display.

Nhehern, a student of Dr K B Hedgewar High School, Panjim, who is also the award winner in the last championship, kept up his good display, improving on his last performance at the world level. The 13-member India team won in all 12 gold, 7 silver and 13 bronze in eight events. India won the overall championship beating hosts Argentina in the finals.

Source - http://oheraldo.in/news/Sports/Nhehern-sets-world-yoga-record-with-4-gold/41458.html

Tennis Players for all countries of Goan origin

Celly Dias - Uganda Singles Champion
Henry D'Souza - Kenya
Al Mathias - Uganda
Melwyn Pereira - Singapore
Victor Pereira - Singapore
Herman Carneiro (Kenya Juniors)

Goans representing other countries in Athletics

For Kenya
Albert Castanha (Track and Field)
Alcino Rodriogues (Track Only)
Alfred Viana (Track and Field)
Seraphino Antao (Track Only)
Robert Santiago (Track Only)
Philip D'Souza (Track and Field)
Pio Gama Pinto (Track and Field)
Roy Caiado (Track and Field)
Stanley Braganza (Track Only)
Meldrita Viegas (Track Only)
Winnie Sukhi - De Souza

For England
Jason Lobo (Track - 800m / 1500m)

Women's Hockey Internationals of Goan origin

INDIA
Selma D'Silva
Lorraine Fernandes
Sybil Miranda
Elvira Britto
Sybil D'Mello
Donita D'Mello
Fiona Albuquerque
Angela D'Sa
Erminda Menezes
Otilia Mascarenhas
Marie Simoes - Mendonca
Ina Rebello
Philomena Trinidade
Margaret Toscano
Eliza Mendonca - Nelson
Dolly Pereira

CANADA
Nicole Colaco


KENYA
Teresa Mendonca
Mitelia Fernandes 
Melba Almeida


UGANDA
Zulema De Souza
Flora Gomes
Delphine Francis
Muriel Mascarenhas
Ella Gomes
Dolly Pereira
Esmeralda De Souza

Angela Naik - First Goan Lady International Taekwondo Referee

Angela R Naik, became the first Goan lady international referee as she cleared the International Referee Examination conducted by World Taekwondo Federation in Bangalore.

Angela who had participated in 4th World Taekwondo Championship in Cairo qualified for the semi-finals in the individual event and stood overall 9th.

In the mixed pair event, Angela alongwith Trilok Subbha of Sikkim qualified for the semi-finals and stood overall 12th. In all, 47 countries participated.


Source - O Heraldo, March 18

International cricketers who have played for Goa in cricket

The following cricketers have played for Goa, and also have been chosen to represent India, or any other subordinate Indian side, in international cricket. Note that these players also include those who are not of Goan origin but have played for Goa.

India
- Praveen Amre
- Roger Binny
- V B Chandrashekhar
- Ajay Ratra
- Sridharan Sriram

India A
- J Arunkumar
- Swapnil Asnodkar
- Nikhil Haldipur

India U-25
- Sanju Mudkavi

India U-19
- Tanveer Jabbar
- Saurabh Bandekar
- Rahul Keni
- Anant Bhagwat
- Manoj Joglekar
- Anju Mudkavi
- Kiran Powar
- Mylvahanan Senthilnathan

UAE
- Dayanand Bangera

India Green
- Shadab Jakati

India Green Women
- Shikha Pandey

Francisco Clemente and Sharnifa Da Costa at the Macau Marathon

Marathon runners Francisco Clemente and Sharnifa Da Costa participated in the Macau Galaxy Entertainment International Marathon 2009 held on December 6.

Sharnifa da Costa finished 19th out of 202 runners in the half marathon. Was adjudged to have finished a joint 3rd in her age category of 24 - 26 years.

Francis Clemente finished 14th out of 977 in the full marathon.

Macau Marathon is a prestigious International event attracting participants from many European countries. Both the runners were accompanied by Ms Anita Maria Fernandes Rodrigues, who was the manager.

Soccer - International players of Goan origin for other countries

NORWAY

1) Thomas Pereira
8 senior international caps (1997 - 2003)
2 caps for Norway U21

KENYA

1) Effie Antao
2) Oscar D'Mello - Goalkeeper
3) Saude George
4) Cajetan Fernandes
5) Alex Fernandes
6) Albert Castanha


CANADA

1) Elton Fernandes - Canada U20

List of Karate Internationals

1) Uday Zambaulikar

2) Joseph Rodrigues

3) K Akhilesh

4) Vinaya Gaude

Billiards/Snooker Internationals from Goa

1) Lenny Dias for Pakistan in 1987
2) Reuben Rebello for Uganda
3) Andy Lobo for Uganda

Angela Abreu e Naik at the 4th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championship

Goa’s ace taekwondo exponent Angela Abreu e Naik donned India colours when she participated in the 4th World Taekwondo Poomsae championship in Cairo, Egypt, from November 30 to December 2.

Angela participated in the Masters event.

This was Angela’s fourth international participation, having earlier participated twice at Asian events in Taipei and Philipines and the world event in Hong Kong. She was the lone Goan in the 12-member India team.

Sandesh Narvekar as manager of Indian bodybuilding team

Mr Sandesh Narvekar, president of Goa State Bodybuilding Association and Vice-President of Indian Bodybuilding Federation made Goa proud by representing India nine times as manager of Indian team. The Goan association has congratulated Mr Narvekar for this achievement. The IBBF also feted Mr Narvekar, who is the youngest international judge in bodybuilding.

The world bodybuilding championships were held in Dubai – UAE recently where a total of 69 nations participated. Ankur Sharma of India won the bronze medal and Diraj Goswal of India bagged the 5th place. In all, 7 bodybuilders participated on behalf of IBBF.

Mangesh Kuttikar at the World Paralympic Archery Games

Goa’s Mangesh Kuttikar has been selected for the India archery team by Paralympic Archery Federation of India (PAFI) for the World Paralympic Archery Games to be held at Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore from November 21 to December 3.

Kuttikar was selected based on his excellent performance at First National Paralympic Archery Championship and selection trials.

According to Vilas Dawane, President, PAFI, Kuttikar will compete in sitting balance in compound bow division.

Kuttikar, an MPT employee, today moved to SAI Training Hostel at Ponda for training purpose. Since he did not have a bow and an arrow, he applied for a loan with the MPT Society and with his brother and sister also helping him, he managed to purchase the equipment costing Rs 1.50 lakh.

“I need to practice vigorously so that I win a medal for India,” Kuttikar told Herald from Ponda tonight.

Faijaz at the World Arm Wrestling Championship

Goa’s Faijaz V.P, who represented India at World Arm Wrestling Championship in Egypt from October 22 to 27 won a bronze medal in 86kg category. In all, 57 countries participated.

Earlier, Faijaz represented Goa at the National Championship held in Uttar Pradesh were he won the gold medal in the same category. Faijaz is the first Goan to win a gold medal at the National Championship.

Faijaz is working as an officer for Air Arabia at Dabolim international airport. He was sponsored by Air Arabia.

Talasha Prabhu for the World Championships 2009

Talasha Prabhu represented India in the World Aquatic Championships 2009 held at Rome from July 17 to August 2. She participated in the 100m and 4 x 200m relay freestyle events.

She also represented India at the Asian Youth championship held in Singapore from June 29 to August 5. She participated in the 100m and 200m freestyle events.

She had been selected to train with 34 other Indian swimmers at the South Africa High Performance Center at the University of Pretoria for a period of more than a month from March 2 to April 1.

Joel Joaquim Fernandes for India U-13

Midfielder Joel Joaquim Fernandes represented the India U-13 team in the AFC Under-13 Boys Festival of Football for the South Asian region to be held from May 17 to 24, 2009.

India was held by hosts Iran to a 1-1 draw in the Format I tournament and suffered a surprising 0-2 defeat by the hands of Afghanistan. The boys had their last Format I match against the Maldives, whom the Indians trashed 4-0.

The Indian youngsters had a better outing in their Format II tournament matches. They went down to Iran (0-3), but were able regroup against Afghanistan (1-0) and Maldives (6-0).

Nikita Pinto and Preeti Shinde for India U-14 Football

Nikita Pinto and Preeti Shinde represented India Under-14 Girls squad in the first-ever AFC Under-14 Girls Football Festival in the South & Central Asia zone played at Colombo, Sri Lanka from April 30, 2009 to May 5, 2009.

The team lost to Jordan 0-1,drew with Iran 0-0, beat Sri Lanka 8-0 and 6-0, and beat Bhutan 15-0.