As far as legendary footballers from the state of Goa are concerned, Bruno Coutinho is a name which is right up there.
As a 14-year-old from Monte de Guirim school, he was spotted by his coach Paul Raj and further honed his striking skills under Salvador Fernandes. He scored thrice in his first game and he went on to win the U-17 Subroto Mukherjee Football tournament with his school.
And even though he started off his senior club career with Dempo SC in 1988 (then known as Dempo Engineering) and had another stint with them in 1991, Coutinho will always be apotheosised as a Salgaocar FC (1981-1991, 1992-2002) legend.