๐๐บ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฐ / ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ข๐ช๐ต
Chinchinim village in South Goa has produced many legendary footballers and household names.
Some of the legends from this village living away in Mumbai and other parts of the world are well-remembered and their tales, highly cherished.
Among the many who played football at the senior level, few have risen bigger than themselves; their glorious contributions to Goan & Indian football can never be forgotten.
One such popular footballer from Chinchinim who created ripples both on and off the field for his game as well as his handsome, baby-faced looks is Mario Rodrigues, fondly called โChane-pilโ (meaning baby-squirrel) by his buddies.
The ex-Salgaocar and Churchill Brothers striker, now based in Mumbai and working for Central Railway, celebrates his birthday today โ 14th October.
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Born to Caetano Cruz Rodrigues and Julieta B. Rodrigues, Mario has 3 brothers โ Lusitano, Freddie and Jossie.
Hailing from Palmar Grande, Chinchinim, Mario studied at Mount Mary's High School, Chinchinim before graduating in Commerce through Shree Damodar College, Margao.
Later, Mario pursued academics in Computer Management and Hotel Management.
Happily married to Olivia Rodrigues, Salgaocar legends Irineu Gonsalves and Norbert Gonsalvesโ sisterโs daughter, Mario has two daughters named Christine and Malivia.
Mario lives in Thane and works there with the Indian Railways.
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Everyone admires the life of footballers even though nobody knows their struggles to be what they are in life -- especially after football.
Mario, very popular in Salcete during his time as a footballer, will always have a place in Goa, and most importantly in Chinchinimโs Hall of Fame โ as a footballer who dazzled everywhere like a diamond.
Marioโs most memorable match was scoring a hattrick for Churchill Bros versus Titanium-Kerala, in the Federation Cup at Kozhikode, Kerala in 1992-93 season.
Continuing his passion after his playing days, Mario has been serving as Chief Coach of United Football Club (UFC), Kalyan from 2003 till date.
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โข Appointed Chief Coach of Thane Dist. Football Association (TDFA) in Inter-Dist. Football Championship of Maharashtra at Aurangabad in 2002.
โข United Football Club (UFC), Kalyan from 2003 till date.
โข Lourdes High School, Kalyan from 2003 to 2007
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โข Played for Salgaoncar Sports Club, Goa from 1988-1990
โข Played for Churchill Brothers F.C, Goa from 1991-1994.
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โข Played for Central Railway, Parel Workshop in Senior Division of MDFA league from 2001 to 2008.
โข Played for Central Railway H.Qtrs in Super/Elite Division of MDFA league from 1994-2001.
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1991:
โข Played for Goa University for Inter-Zone and Inter-University Championship at Cuttack, Orissa (Winners).
โข Played for Goa for the U-21 Rajiv Gandhi National Football Championship in Gujarat.
1989:
โข Attended India U-19 Camp at Cannanore, Kerala, under Coach Josef Galey, and Sukwinder Singh. (Dropped from the final List).
1987:
โข Played Junior Nationals for Goa State, at Palghar, Kerala.
1986:
โข Played XXXII National Schools Games for Goa, at Agartala, Tripura.
1985:
โข Played Sub-Junior Nationals Goa at Mysore, Karnataka.
1984:
โข Played Sub-Junior Nationals for Goa at Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu.
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To impart the beautiful game of football to the youth whose talents are not very often discovered.
๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ 
๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ! ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐. 
๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ! ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐.