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Brahmanand Sankhwalkar Biography

Brahmanand Sankhwalkar is one of the most popular and richest Indian footballer who was born on March 6, 1954 in Taleigão, Goa, India.

Brahmanand Sagoon Kamat Sankhwalkar (born 6 March 1954) is a former Indian footballer and a captain of the Indian team from 1983 to 1986, who played as a goalkeeper.

Considered one of India’s best goalkeepers, he had 25-year playing career. He played for Panvel Sports Club, Salgaocar, Churchill Brothers, Anderson Mariners at the club level, that included 17 years with Salgaocar, and for Goa state team in the Santosh Trophy.

Playing for Goa, he led the team to two consecutive wins at the Santosh Trophy; in 1983 and 1984. Having maintained a clean sheet of 576 minutes in the 1984 tournament, he holds the Indian record.

Sankhwalkar began his career in professional football in 1971.

When he began playing for the Panvel Sports Club when an official asked his brother, who was playing with the same