Tata Football Academy Graduate and Malayali Rino Anto had joined Mohun Bagan football club in the year 2008. But the 21 year old defender failed to establish himself as a regular and played only a few local league matches.

The former India U-19 defender's highlight in a Green and Maroon shirt was an appearance in Oliver Kahn's farewell match in front of more than 100,000 spectators at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.

On Tuesday it was learnt that the Mohun Bagan officials has initiated the process to release the youngster from the squad.

It is believed that the young defender is on his way to Goa and is most likely to reunite with Moroccan coach Karim Bencherifa at Salgaocar

Source: Goal.com

From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Monday 1 March 2010, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.

Comments · 3

Joy.david · 1 Mar 2010, 22:01

we should have more professional football clubs from south Kerala.Specially from Trivandrum

Jason Morais · 1 Mar 2010, 23:59

Rino is a fantastic footballer. He should join a club based in Kerala and look to build his career rather than waste his time on the bench. It's your choice mate...regular football to build a great career or a fat purse in the run up to oblivion!!!

jo ksa · 2 Mar 2010, 09:58

ALL THE BEST RINO