Indian Newslink July 15 Digital Edition

JULY 15, 2016
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Arzan gets ready for life-changer in Europe
Super Soccer Star in the making makes to Super Cup
Venkat Raman
editor@indiannewslink.co.nz
The fast-rising soccer star
of the Indian community
and indeed the country
will be among a chosen
few to represent New Zealand
at the forthcoming Super Cup NI
2016 in Northern Ireland.
Fifteen-year-old Arzan
Todywalla is getting ready for
the tour which will take him to
a number of clubs and places
from July 17 to August 1, 2016.
Formerly known as Northern
Ireland Milk Cup, this year’s
event will be held from July 24 to
July 29.
This would be his third soccer
tour of Europe in as many years.
Arzan and his group will visit
London and Barcelona where his
team will play matches against
professional teams.
Global Tournament
Since its commencement in
1983 with 16 teams mostly from
neighbouring countries, the
Tournament has grown to accommodate
more than 50 teams from
across the Continents, representing
six FIFA Confederations.
Among the past winners include
FC Barcelona, Manchester
United, Chelsea, Rangers,
Newcastle United, Liverpool,
Tottenham Hotspur, Spartak
Moscow, Fluminese (Brazil),
Aspire, Corinthians, Everton,
Maccabi Haifa and Guadalajara.
Dedicated Player
It is no secret that all participants
have a burning passion for
Soccer.
It is somewhat different for
Arzan.
“Some call it Soccer, I call it life,”
he said.
Highly motivated, dedicated and
committed, this Year 10 Student
at Saint Kentigern College hopes
to achieve several ‘goals’ (pun
intended) for himself, his family,
community and the country. He
is a Striker who has impressed
everyone around him.
“I hope to become the best and
most useful player for any team
that I would have the opportunity
to play now in the future,” he
said.
His parents, coaches, peers and
friends say that Arzan is a hard
worker with a ‘never-give-up’
approach.
Enriching experience
“Arzan is enthusiastic, friendly
and gets along fast and respects
all his teammates. Although just
15 years old, he already has rich
experience of playing in different
states, countries and against
many different teams,” they said.
Arzan said that he uses the experience
that he has earned to
improve himself and members of
his team.
“I have a lot more to learn from
my respectable coaches and other
players,” he said.
Soccer is life for Arzan Todywalla
Picture of Arzan here and on Page One were by Madeline Thibaud
Family support
His parents Viraf and Pearl Todywalla
sacrifice their weekends
and holidays to attend to the needs
of their son while Arzan’s sister
Afreen supports all his moves.
“He has training on all week
days and games at most weekends,”
Viraf said, to which Pearl
added, “Despite spending hours
and days training and playing indoor
and outdoor soccer, Arzan
is focused on his studies too. He
does not use Soccer trainings
as an excuse to get away from
schoolwork.”
The Indian Newslink family
has known the Todywallas since
their arrival in New Zealand from
Mumbai in 2002.
Career Highlights
The first highlight in Arzan’s
career occurred in 2014 when
he was selected for trial at
Birmingham City FC in United
Kingdom.
BCFC coaches selected him to
play two games on behalf of the
Club. They won both games and
Arzan impressed them scoring
two goals on his debut.
The Club invited him again
last year for a three-week ‘elite
training.’
He played three games, scoring
in two of them. The Club won all
three games.
Significant Year
The current year has been significant
to Arzan on the home
score. He was recently selected
for New Zealand Nationals
Championships to be held at
Palmerston North from July 15,
2016.
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