Chuni Goswami
Indian footballer and cricketer (1938–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Subimal "Chuni" Goswami (15 January 1938 – 30 April 2020) was an Indian professional footballer[1][2] and first-class cricketer. As footballer, he played as a striker or winger, captained both the Mohun Bagan[3][4] club and the India national team.[5] He also served as the Sheriff of Kolkata. Goswami scored nine goals in 30 international appearances. He was an Olympian, represented India national team at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[6][7] He also led the team to achieve the gold medal at the 1962 Asian Games,[8] and earn the runners-up position at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup.[9]
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Birth name | Subimal Goswami | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1938-01-15)15 January 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth |
Kishoreganj, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Dhaka Division, Bangladesh) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 30 April 2020(2020-04-30) (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1946–1954 | Mohun Bagan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1954–1968 | Mohun Bagan | 296 | (326) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1956–1964 | India | 37 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1989 | Tata Football Academy (director) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2008 |
Playing for the India national team under coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim,[10] Goswami was also a first class cricketer, playing Ranji Trophy for Bengal. He captained his team to the final of the tournament in 1971–72.[11] On 15 January 2020, India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honour.[12] Goswami's autobiography Khelte Khelte was published in 1982.[13]