History of Dempo S.C. Vasantrao Dempo, the chairman of the House of Dempo, extended his benefaction to football team in an extensive manner. Dempo then came at par with the other business houses, like Salgaocar, Agencia Commercial Maritima, Shantilal and Sesa Goa who had their own teams. Dempo Sports Club originally started as Bicholim Football Club but was then brought by Dempo Corporation founder Vasantrao S. Dempo in 1967 and then he renamed the club Dempo Sports Club. After being brought by Dempo Sports Club the club went on a spending spree and signed Olavo Pereira, Felix Barreto, Socorro Coutinho, Ramesh Redkar, Socrates Carvalho,
Shallum Pires a substitute. Shallum Pires Shallum Pires (born 24 August 1992) is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Churchill Brothers in the I-League. Pires made his debut for Dempo in the I-League on 16 April 2011 against Pailan Arrows at the Fatorda Stadium and scored the first goal of the match in the 5th minute to give Dempo the lead in a match they would go on to win 5–2. He then did not make his second appearance for the club for over a year till 15 December 2012 against Pune F.C. in which Dempo lost 5–1 and Pires came