Chuni Goswami

Chuni Goswami

Goswami with India in 1961
Personal information
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 Men's football Representing  India Asian Games 1962 Jakarta Team AFC Asian Cup Runner-up 1964 Israel Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2008

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]

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]