Climax Lawrence
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Climax Lawrence is an India
n professional Football player. The midfielder is playing for Dempo S.C. and is also the captain of the Indian national team
.
. After five years, Climax joined East Bengal
in 2004. The following season he switched to Dempo, where he won the last NFL season as well as the first I-League season.
He also featured the Dempo squad at the 2008 AFC Cup, which made it to the semi finals. He also went on to win the 2009-10 I-League with Dempo S.C..
Climax represented his state and then India at Under-19 level before signing his first professional contract with Vasco. Throughout his youth career and even at Vasco, he used to play as a striker. But after joining Salgaocar in 1998, Climax was converted to a midfielder by coach Marcos Pacheto. In his very first season with Salgaocar, Climax won the National Football League title and three domestic cups – Super Cup, Rovers Cup and Durand Cup.
The Goan continued to improve at Salgaocar but he showed his best form in the 2002-03 season when he helped them finish runner-up in the League and won the Goa League and Rovers Cup titles. Climax moved to Kolkata giants East Bengal in 2004 and his performances from midfield helped the red and gold brigade win three trophies - Kolkata Premier League, Durand Cup and the San Miguel International Cup, Nepal.
He spent just one season at East Bengal as he returned to Goa to sign for Dempo. 2005 proved to be a very successful year for Climax as he helped Goa win the Santosh Trophy and was instrumental in India winning the SAFF Cup. As a result he was adjudged as the AIFF Player of the Year in 2005. At club level the trophies were coming thick and fast for Dempo after signing Climax as they won the Durand Cup for the first time in 2006 and then back to back league titles in 2007 and 2008. Climax also won the best Midfielder award in the National League twice.
. Since then he's a part of the national team. In the AFC Challenge Cup, he scored the winning goal in the 91st minute against Afghanistan to help India to a 1-0 victory.
He was known for his high-intensity work rate, delivering multiple attacks down the Indian midfield in a pulsating manner.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n professional Football player. The midfielder is playing for Dempo S.C. and is also the captain of the Indian national team
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
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Career
Lawrence started playing the game when he was 12 years old, in 1998 he signed a contract for Salgaocar SC. At his first season, Salgaocar won the NFLNational Football League (India)
The National Football League was an association football league competition in India between 1996 and 2007 which was organised into three divisions. The league is now transformed into the I-League and continues with that name...
. After five years, Climax joined East Bengal
East Bengal
East Bengal was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly corresponded to the modern state of Bangladesh. Both instances involved a violent partition of Bengal....
in 2004. The following season he switched to Dempo, where he won the last NFL season as well as the first I-League season.
He also featured the Dempo squad at the 2008 AFC Cup, which made it to the semi finals. He also went on to win the 2009-10 I-League with Dempo S.C..
Climax represented his state and then India at Under-19 level before signing his first professional contract with Vasco. Throughout his youth career and even at Vasco, he used to play as a striker. But after joining Salgaocar in 1998, Climax was converted to a midfielder by coach Marcos Pacheto. In his very first season with Salgaocar, Climax won the National Football League title and three domestic cups – Super Cup, Rovers Cup and Durand Cup.
The Goan continued to improve at Salgaocar but he showed his best form in the 2002-03 season when he helped them finish runner-up in the League and won the Goa League and Rovers Cup titles. Climax moved to Kolkata giants East Bengal in 2004 and his performances from midfield helped the red and gold brigade win three trophies - Kolkata Premier League, Durand Cup and the San Miguel International Cup, Nepal.
He spent just one season at East Bengal as he returned to Goa to sign for Dempo. 2005 proved to be a very successful year for Climax as he helped Goa win the Santosh Trophy and was instrumental in India winning the SAFF Cup. As a result he was adjudged as the AIFF Player of the Year in 2005. At club level the trophies were coming thick and fast for Dempo after signing Climax as they won the Durand Cup for the first time in 2006 and then back to back league titles in 2007 and 2008. Climax also won the best Midfielder award in the National League twice.
National team
In 2002 he was called to the Indian national football team by coach Stephen ConstantineStephen Constantine
Stephen Phillip Constantine is an English football manager who currently manages Cypriot team Nea Salamis.-Biography:...
. Since then he's a part of the national team. In the AFC Challenge Cup, he scored the winning goal in the 91st minute against Afghanistan to help India to a 1-0 victory.
He was known for his high-intensity work rate, delivering multiple attacks down the Indian midfield in a pulsating manner.
International Goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 12 December 2005 | Karachi Karachi Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million... , Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan... |
1-0 | 1-1 | 2005 SAFF Cup South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005 The 2005 South Asian Football Federation Cup was hosted in Karachi, Pakistan from December 7 to December 17.Bangladesh and India played out the final in a repeat of the 1999 final. Just as in the 1999 final, India beat Bangladesh 2-0 with goals from Mehraj Din Wadoo and Baichung Bhutia. Bhutia was... |
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| 2 | 30 July 2008 | Gachibowli Athletic Stadium Gachibowli Athletic Stadium Gachibowli Athletic Stadium is a multipurpose stadium in Hyderabad, India. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people and built in 2005.It is located in the Gachibowli suburb.... , Hyderabad, India |
1-0 | 1-0 | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup 2008 AFC Challenge Cup The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was hosted by India and played from July 30 to August 13, 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan... |
External links
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