KUWAIT: Xavier Furtado was appointed President of AVC Overseas Sports and Cultural Association (AVC – Kuwait), at a meeting held recently.
Xavier takes over from John Furtado who migrated to USA. Glen D’Souza was appointed Vice President of the association.
MANAGING COMMITTEE:
• Demin D'Cruz - Mentor/Adviser,
• Leslie Alemao - Gen. Secretary,
• Mrs. Vally Fernandes and Mrs. Kazel D'Souza Joint Treasurers,
• Luciano D'Souza - Sports Secretary,
• Francis Fernandes - Head Coach,
• Molvito Mascarenhas and Domnic Pereira - Team Managers.
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS:
Christine D'Souza,
Trevor Mendes,
Melvy Fernandes,
Braulio Rodrigues,
Francis Rodrigues,
Russel D'Silva,
Rubina D'Silva,
Vincy Pereira,
Mira Pereira,
Max Fernandes,
Tina Fernandes,
Greg Mendes,
Levellyn Almeida,
Savio Fernandes,
Joseph Quadros
Arthur Morais
ABOUT AVC OVERSEAS SPORTS AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
AVC Overseas Sports and Cultural Association was instituted in the year 2001 when some young and selfless professionals of the 3 famous villages in Goa - Assolna, Velim and Cuncolim felt a need to establish themselves and be recognized in Kuwait.
The club’s football team, now popularly known as AVC – Kuwait, has been in the forefront in Indian expatriate football activities winning almost all the laurels.
AVC – Kuwait have the unique distinction of organizing 2 football tournaments in UAE besides twice winning the Gulf Goans Trophy organized by the famed Young Goans Club, Bahrain.
On the cultural front AVC have organized 2 Konkani tiatro-productions in Kuwait and hosted some of the most splendid dance musicals notably the ‘Red & Black Nite’, ‘Enchantment Nite’ with Delhi’s famed BlackSlades, etc. The most popular of the nites and the biggest among them was ‘This is It’ where bands like Alcatraz and Nirmana from Goa and SriLanka performed respectively.
ABOUT XAVIER FURTADO
Xavier is involved in football activities and has been Vice-President of AVC Overseas Association for a number of years.
Xavier remains one of the highly respected persons in Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) having been on the federation's managing committee on numerous occasions.
Xavier has also been an unsung hero in the art of drama and acting for quite a while. He is regularly seen on stage in dramas held in Kuwait.
Xavier first act in a drama was in Goa for Fr. Neville Gracias in the late 80s. He featured in a number of popular dramas of Fr. Neville including the most famed ‘Futleli Boxi’ which was staged all over Goa.
Xavier's passion to act on stage saw him act in various dramas in Kuwait, prominent among them being Rafael de Majorda’s ‘Hanv Noko Zalom’ and ‘Tukai Tench Rauta’; Donald’s ‘Pallam’; Joe Ferreira’s ‘Amche Modem Jielo’, and Rosary Ferns last 3 shows ‘Bhurgim Maim Paichem Sukh’, ‘Ghor Bandlem Ghorabo Moddlo’, and‘Kuwait Soddun Vetana’.
Acting apart, Xavier was selected for hockey to represent Goa State at the Madhya Pradesh Nationals in 1985 while studying at Damodars, and also represented Goa University in 1986.
The dynamic personality is an alumni of St. Xavier’s Velim and Damodar College, Margao, and holds an MBA in Finance.
It was in 1991 that Xavier first landed in the Middle East serving at a British construction firm called Taylor Woodrow Int’l in Saudi Arabia till 1998. His services found him deputed to countries such as Qatar, Oman, UAE and Bahrain on lengthy assignments. He arrived in Kuwait in June 2000 and now heads the finance department of Gulf Dredging & Gen.
Happily married to Clansy, Xavier is blessed with 2 kids - daughter Jade and son Lyle.