Sukumar Samajpati

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]

Sukumar Samajpati

Personal information
Date of birth	1939 (age 85–86)
Place of birth	Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Mohun Bagan
	East Bengal		(45)
International career
	India
Medal record Men's football Representing  India AFC Asian Cup Runner-up 1964 Israel Team
*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

• East Bengal "Lifetime Achievement Award": 2011^[16]

See also

• List of East Bengal Club captains
• History of the India national football team