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]

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
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	30	(9)
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

Goswami died on 30 April 2020 in Kolkata of cardiac arrest, aged 82.^[4][5]

Football

Career statistics

International statistics

Goswami playing for India national football team in 1959.

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
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
26 May 1958	Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo	Burma	3–2	Won	1958 Asian Games	1[18]
30 May 1958	Tokyo Football Stadium, Tokyo	Hong Kong	5–2	Won	1958 Asian Games	1[18]
11 December 1959	Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi	Iran	3−1	Won	1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification	1[19]
28 August 1962	Senayan Stadium, Jakarta	Thailand	4–1	Won	1962 Asian Games	1[20]
1 September 1962	Senayan Stadium, Jakarta	South Vietnam	3–2	Won	1962 Asian Games	2[21]
2 June 1964	Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv	Hong Kong	3–1	Won	1964 AFC Asian Cup	1[22]
27 August 1964	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya	Cambodia	4–0	Won	1964 Merdeka Tournament	1[23]
29 August 1964	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya	Thailand	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]

Bengal^[30][31]

• Santosh Trophy: 1955–56, 1958–59

Individual

• Mohun Bagan Ratna Award: 2001^[32]
• Banga Bibhushan: 2013^[33]

Records

• Top goal scorer of Calcutta Football League (with 145 goals)

Accolades

• Sportskeeda All time Indian Football XI^[34]

Cricket career

Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast medium
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1962–1973	Bengal
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 46 Runs scored 1592 Batting average 28.42 100s/50s 1/7 Top score 103 Balls bowled 2917 Wickets 47 Bowling average 24.08 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/47 Catches/stumpings 40/–
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.