Chuni Goswami
Subimal Goswami (15 January 1938 – 30 April 2020), commonly known by his nickname Chuni Goswami, was an Indian international footballer and first class cricketer. He was born in Kishoreganj District, Bangladesh. He played 30 international matches representing India and scored 9 times for the team. He played Ranji Trophy for Bengal, captaining[1] his team to the final of the tournament in 1971–72.[2][3]
![]() 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1946–1954 | Mohun Bagan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1954–1968 | Mohun Bagan | 296 | (326) | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1956–1964 | India | 30 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1989 | Tata Football Academy (director) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 May 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 May 2008 |
Goswami died on 30 April 2020 in Kolkata of cardiac arrest, aged 82.[4][5]
Football
Career statistics
International statistics
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Chuni Goswami played in 30 FIFA "A" international matches having scored 9 times for the National team.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
India national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1958 | 5 | 2 |
1959 | 6 | 1 |
1960 | 3 | 0 |
1961 | 3 | 0 |
1962 | 5 | 3 |
1964 | 8 | 3 |
Total | 30 | 9[17] |
International goals
Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Goals |
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26 May 1958 | Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo | ![]() | 3–2 | Won | 1958 Asian Games | 1[18] |
30 May 1958 | Tokyo Football Stadium, Tokyo | ![]() | 5–2 | Won | 1958 Asian Games | 1[18] |
11 December 1959 | Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi | ![]() | 3−1 | Won | 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification | 1[19] |
28 August 1962 | Senayan Stadium, Jakarta | ![]() | 4–1 | Won | 1962 Asian Games | 1[20] |
1 September 1962 | Senayan Stadium, Jakarta | ![]() | 3–2 | Won | 1962 Asian Games | 2[21] |
2 June 1964 | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv | ![]() | 3–1 | Won | 1964 AFC Asian Cup | 1[22] |
27 August 1964 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | ![]() | 4–0 | Won | 1964 Merdeka Tournament | 1[23] |
29 August 1964 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | ![]() | 2–1 | Won | 1964 Merdeka Tournament | 1[24] |
Honours
Mohun Bagan[25]
- Durand Cup: 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965
- IFA Shield: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967
- Rovers Cup: 1966
- Calcutta Football League: 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965[26]
India
- Asian Games Gold medal: 1962[27]
- AFC Asian Cup runners-up: 1964[28]
- Merdeka Tournament runner-up: 1964[29]
- Santosh Trophy: 1955–56, 1958–59
Individual
Records
- Top goal scorer of Calcutta Football League (with 145 goals)
Accolades
- Sportskeeda All time Indian Football XI[34]
Cricket career
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Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm fast medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1962–1973 | Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 March 2014 |
Chuni Goswami made his first class debut for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy during the 1962–63 season.[35] He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.