Chuni Goswami
Subimal "Chuni" Goswami (15 January 1938 – 30 April 2020) was an Indian professional footballer and first-class cricketer. As footballer, he played as a striker or winger, captained both the Mohun Bagan club and the India national team. 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. He also led the team to achieve the gold medal at the 1962 Asian Games, and earn the runners-up position at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup.
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Goswami with India in 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Subimal Goswami | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |
Kishoreganj, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Dhaka Division, Bangladesh) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 April 2020 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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, 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. On 15 January 2020, India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honour. Goswami's autobiography Khelte Khelte was published in 1982.