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Norbert Fruvall

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'''Norbert Andrew Fruvall''' was an Indian footballer.

In the 1940s, Fruvall was the captain and the coach of the [[Hyderabad City Police (football club)|Hyderabad City Police]] team that was one of the strongest in India. He recruited players like [[Muhammad Noor|Noor Muhammad]] and [[G. Y. S. Laiq]]. The Police won the Ashe Gold Cup in [[Bangalore]] in 1943 defeating Royal Air Force 2-1, with Fruvall scoring both goals.<ref name=bis>[https://ift.tt/3gLpJeH Sudipto Biswas, ''Hyderabad Football: Retracing the city’s rich legacy in the sport''] </ref> When the [[Durand Cup]] was resumed after war in 1950, the they won in the first year.<ref>Ronojoy Sen, ''Nation at Play'', p.122</ref>

Fruvall was selected to play for India in the 1948 Olympics but could not make it. He retired from football in 1951. He captained [[Andhra Pradesh football team|Hyderabad]] in their first appearance in [[Santosh Trophy]] in 1944.<ref name=bis/>

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[[Category:Indian footballers]]


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