Climax Lawrence

Climax Lourenco Lawrence (born 16 January 1979) is a retired Indian professional football midfielder.^[2][3] He last played for FC Bardez in the Goa Professional League in 2017.

Climax Lawrence

Personal information
Full name	Climax Lourenco Lawrence
Date of birth	(1979-01-16) 16 January 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Margao, Goa, India
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1998–1999	Vasco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2004	Salgaocar	59	(11)
2004–2005	East Bengal	21	(7)
2005–2013	Dempo	38	(4)
2013–2015	Mumbai	30	(2)
2014	Atlético de Kolkata	0	(0)
2015–2016	Laxmi Prasad SC
2016–2017	FC Bardez
International career‡
2006	India U23
2003–2011	India	72	(3[1])
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 December 2011

National team

In 2002, he was called to the India national football team by coach Stephen Constantine and has since been a part. In the AFC Challenge Cup, he scored the winning goal in the 91st minute against Afghanistan to help India to a 1–0 victory.^[4] He retired from national team on 1 February 2012.

International statistics

As of 2011^[5][6]

India national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2003	7	0
2004	8	1
2005	8	1
2007	7	0
2008	12	1
2009	6	0
2010	9	0
2011	15	0
Total	72	3

International Goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 August 2004	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Vietnam	2–1	2–1	Friendly
2	12 December 2005	Karachi, Pakistan	Bangladesh	1–0	1–1	2005 SAFF Cup
3	30 July 2008	Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Afghanistan	1–0	1–0	2008 AFC Challenge Cup

As member of AIFF

On 2 September 2022, Lawrence was elected as a co-opted member of the technical committee of the All India Football Federation.^[7][8][9]

Managerial career

Lawrence became assistant manager of Goan club Sporting CG in 2023, helped the team winning inaugural edition of the I-League 3, and securing promotion to I-League 2.^[10][11][12]

Honours

India

• AFC Challenge Cup: 2008
• SAFF Championship: 2005, 2011; runner-up: 2008; third place: 2003
• Nehru Cup: 2007, 2009
• Afro-Asian Games silver medal: 2003^[13]

Individual

• AIFF Player of the Year: 2005^[14][15]