Sukumar Samajpati (born 1939) was an Indian professional footballer.[1][2] He played predominantly as a forward, and was part of the Indian squad that finished runners-up at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup in Israel.[3]
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| Date of birth | 1939 (age 84–85) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pabna, Bengal, British India | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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| Mohun Bagan | |||||||||||||||||
| East Bengal | (45) | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| India | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Studied at the University of Calcutta,[4] Samajpati played for Chuni Goswami led Mohun Bagan AC in 1960,[5] before switching to East Bengal Club in domestic football. In Mohun Bagan, he was mentored by club legend Balaidas Chatterjee and participated in foreign tours.[6][7] He captained the "red and gold brigade" in 1965–66.[8][9][10] During his playing days in East Bengal, he was guided by Sushil Bhattacharya, club's first head coach.[11] He scored overall 46 goals with East Bengal between 1961 and 1968.
With India, he scored a goal in their 3–1 win over Hong Kong at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup.[12][13][14]
Honours
Mohun Bagan
- Durand Cup: 1960
- Calcutta Football League: 1960
- IFA Shield: 1960
India
- AFC Asian Cup runners-up: 1964[15]
Individual
See also
References
Bibliography
- Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-143-42641-7.
- Martinez, Dolores; Mukharjiim, Projit B (2009). Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-88353-6. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
- Nath, Nirmal (2011). History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10. Readers Service. ISBN 9788187891963. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022.
- Dineo, Paul; Mills, James (2001). Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. London, United Kingdom: Frank Cass Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7146-8170-2. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.