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{{short description|Indian footballer and cricketer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Chuni Goswami
| image = Chuni Goswami 1959.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Chuni Goswami in 1959
| birth_name = Subimal Goswami
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1938|1|15}}
| birth_place = [[Kishoreganj District|Kishoreganj]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|4|30|1938|1|15|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
|youthyears1 = 1946–1954
|youthclubs1 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
| years1 = 1954–1968
| clubs1 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 1956–1964
| nationalteam1 = [[Indian national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 30
| nationalgoals1 = 9
| manageryears1 = 1986–1989
| managerclubs1 = Director, [[Tata Football Academy]]
| manageryears2 = 1991–1992
| managerclubs2 = [[Indian national football team|India]]
| ntupdate = 27 May 2008
| pcupdate = 27 May 2008
|module =
{{Infobox cricketer
|embed=yes
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right arm [[Fast bowling#Categorisation of fast bowling|fast medium]]
| role = [[All-rounder]]
| club1 = [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]
| year1 = 1962–1973
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 46
| runs1 = 1592
| bat avg1 = 28.42
| 100s/50s1 = 1/7
| top score1 = 103
| deliveries1 = 2917
| wickets1 = 47
| bowl avg1 = 24.08
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/47
| catches/stumpings1 = 40/–
| date = 7 March
| year = 2014
| source = http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/29185.html Cricinfo
}}
}}
'''Subimal Goswami''' (15 January 1938 – 30 April 2020) was an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] and [[First-class cricket|first-class cricketer]]. As footballer, he played as a [[forward (association football)#striker|striker]] or [[winger (association football)#winger|winger]], captained both the [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] club and the [[Indian national football team|Indian national team]]. He is a former [[Sheriff of Kolkata]]. Popularly known as '''Chuni Goswami''', he scored nine goals in 30 international appearances. He was an Olympian, represented India national team at the [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Summer Olympics]]. He also led the team to achieve the gold medal at the [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962 Asian Games]] and earn the runners-up position at the [[1964 AFC Asian Cup]].

He was also a [[First-class cricket|first class]] cricketer, playing [[Ranji Trophy]] for Bengal. He captained his team to the final of the [[1971–72 Ranji Trophy|tournament in 1971–72]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/lists/102/manual |title=Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket |work=Olympedia |access-date=28 July 2020}}</ref>

==Football career==
Chuni Goswami holds the distinction of playing for a single club, [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]], throughout his club career despite numerous offers from other clubs including one reported offer from [[Tottenham Hotspur]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/magazine/issue/vol19-14/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907023512/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1914/19140120.htm|url-status=dead|title=Latest Volume19-Issue14 News, Photos, Latest News Headlines about Volume19-Issue14|archive-date=7 September 2008|website=Frontline}}</ref>

===Club career===
Goswami joined the [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] Junior Team in 1946 at the age of 8 years. He was a part of the Junior squad up to 1954 and then graduated to the Mohun Bagan senior team. He continued playing for Mohun Bagan till his retirement in 1968. During his stay with the club, he captained the club in 5 seasons from 1960 to 1964.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chuni Goswami Profile |url=http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/players/chuni-gosami.html |access-date=1 May 2020 |website=IloveIndia.com}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/kolkatafootball_indian_legend_footballers_profile.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914072626/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/kolkatafootball_indian_legend_footballers_profile.html|url-status=dead|title=Indian Football Capital's News : EAST BENGAL VS MOHUNBAGAN IN CFL - 2007|archive-date=14 September 2008|website=www.kolkatafootball.com}}</ref>

===International career===
Chuni Goswami made his international debut for India in 1956 during the team's 1–0 victory over the Chinese Olympic team.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> He went on to play for India in 50 international matches including in Olympics, Asian Games, Asia Cup and Merdeka Cup. He captained India to the Asian Games Gold Medal in 1962 and a Silver in the 1964 Asia Cup in Tel Aviv and in the Merdeka Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.calcuttaweb.com/people/chuni.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622204400/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/people/chuni.shtml|url-status=dead|title=Calcuttaweb - Sports Personality : Chuni Goswami|archive-date=22 June 2008}}</ref>

===International statistics===
{{See|India national football team results}}
Chuni Goswami played in 30 FIFA "A" international matches having scored 9 times for the National team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eloratings.net/India|title=World Football Elo Ratings|website=www.eloratings.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1958asiangames.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1958 Tokyo Asian Games|website=www.indianfootball.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1959merdekacup.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1959 Merdeka Cup}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1960asiacupq.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1960 Seoul Asia Cup Qualifiers|website=www.indianfootball.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1960olympicsq.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1960 Rome Olympic Qualifiers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1960olympics.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1960 Rome Olympics|website=www.indianfootball.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1961merdekacup.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1961 Merdeka Cup|website=www.indianfootball.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1962asiangames.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1962 D'Jakarta Asian Games|website=www.indianfootball.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1964olympicsq.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Qualifiers|website=www.indianfootball.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1964asiacup.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Tel Aviv Asia Cup|website=www.indianfootball.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1964merdekacup.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Merdeka Cup|website=www.indianfootball.de}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[India national football team|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<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/india-recintlp.html India - Record International Players] RSSSF</ref>
|}

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition !! Goals
|-
| 26 May 1958 || [[Korakuen Velodrome]], [[Tokyo]] || {{fb|Burma|1948}} || 3–2 || [[Football at the 1958 Asian Games|1958 Asian Games]] || 1<ref name=chunigoalatasiangames1958>{{cite web|last=Ghoshal|first=Amoy|title=Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1958 Tokyo|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1958-tokyo|work=Sportskeeda.com|date=17 August 2014|access-date=19 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905102115/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1958-tokyo|archive-date=5 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 30 May 1958 || [[Tokyo Football Stadium]], [[Tokyo]] || {{fb|HKG|1955}} || 5–2 || [[Football at the 1958 Asian Games|1958 Asian Games]] || 1<ref name=chunigoalatasiangames1958/>
|-
| 11 December 1959 || [[Maharaja's College Stadium]], [[Kochi]] || {{fb|IRN|1925}} || 3−1 || [[1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] || 1<ref>{{cite web |title=India National Senior team 1960 AFC qualification |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1960asiacupq.html |website=indianfootball.de |publisher=Indian Football |access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 28 August 1962 || [[Senayan Stadium]], [[Jakarta]] || {{fb|THA}} || 4–1 || [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962 Asian Games]] || 1<ref>{{cite web|last=Ghoshal|first=Amoy|title=Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1962 Jakarta|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1962-jakarta|work=Sportskeeda.com|date=18 August 2014|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 1 September 1962 || [[Senayan Stadium]], [[Jakarta]] || {{fb|South Vietnam}} || 3–2 || [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962 Asian Games]] || 2<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620902&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=INDIA AND KOREA TO CONTEST SOCCER FINAL|date=2 September 1962|publisher=[[The Sunday Standard]]|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2 June 1964 || [[Bloomfield Stadium]], [[Tel Aviv]] || {{fb|Hong Kong|1959}} || 3–1 || [[1964 AFC Asian Cup]] || 1<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Nations Cup 1964 |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/64asch.html |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 27 August 1964 || [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] || {{fb|CAM}} || 4–0 || [[Merdeka Cup|1964 Merdeka Tournament]] || 1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19640828&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=India Rout Cambodia in Merdeka Soccer|date=28 August 1964|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 29 August 1964 || [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] || {{fb|THA}} || 2–1 || [[Merdeka Cup|1964 Merdeka Tournament]] || 1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19640830&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=India score second successive victory|date=30 August 1964|publisher=[[The Sunday Standard]]|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Cricket career==
Chuni Goswami made his first class debut for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy during the [[1962–63 Ranji Trophy|1962–63]] season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29185.html|title=Chuni Goswami|website=Cricinfo}}</ref> He was a Right Handed Batsman and a Right Arm Medium Pacer. After retiring from football, Goswami fully focussed on playing [[cricket]] for West Bengal. He appeared in two Ranji Trophy finals, losing to Mumbai each time. In the 1968–69 final, he scored 96 and 84; but Ajit Wadekar's century helped Mumbai win on first innings lead. Later, he led the [[Bengal cricket team]] to a [[1971–72 Ranji Trophy|1972 Ranji Trophy final]] which they lost to Mumbai for whom Gavaskar and Shivalkar starred. Playing for Combined East and Central Zone team against the touring West Indies side in December 1966, Chuni Goswami took 8 wickets in the match as his team surprisingly beat the tourists by an innings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour Match: Combined East & Central v West Indies at Indore, 26-28 Dec 1966 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1966-67/WI_IN_IND/COMB-EAST-CENT_WI_26-28DEC1966.html |website=static.espncricinfo.com}}</ref> In his cricket career, which spanned up to the [[1972–73 Ranji Trophy|1972–73 season]], he played 46 first class matches, scoring 1,592 runs with one century and seven fifties, and took 47 wickets.<ref name="crickinfo">[http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/29185.html Players and Officials - Chuni Goswami], from [[Cricinfo]].</ref>

==Death==
Goswami died on 30 April 2020 at the age of 82 in [[Kolkata]] after a prolonged illness.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-legendary-indian-footballer-chuni-goswami-no-more/351827 | title=Chuni Goswami, Star Indian Footballer, Bengal Ranji Captain, Dead| publisher=Outlook | date=30 April 2020 | access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref> For the last few months, Goswami was suffering from underlying ailments with diabetes, prostate infection and neurological problems. His family confirmed that Goswami was admitted to a city hospital earlier in the day and died at 5 pm after a cardiac arrest.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former India captain Chuni Goswami passes away at the age of 82|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/former-india-captain-chuni-goswami-passes-away-at-the-age-of-82|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Indian Super League|language=en}}</ref><ref name="sportstar">{{Cite web|title=India's football legend Chuni Goswami passes away|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/chuni-goswami-dead-indian-football-mohun-bagan-aiff-asian-games/article31473254.ece|last=Sportstar|first=Team|website=Sportstar|language=en|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=হৃদরোগে আক্রান্ত হয়ে প্রয়াত চুনী গোস্বামী|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/sport/veteran-footballer-chuni-goswami-passes-away-dgtl-1.1143769|last=সংবাদদাতা|first=নিজস্ব|website=Anandabazar Patrika|language=bn|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>

==Awards==
Goswami won numerous awards during his playing career as well as after retirement for his contribution towards Indian football. The major awards won by him are:<ref name="autogenerated1" />

* 1962 Best Striker of Asia Award
* 1963 [[Arjuna award]]
* 1983 [[Padma Shri]] award
* 2005 Mohan Bagan Ratna

== See also ==
* [[Football at the Asian Games]]
* [[India national football team at the Olympics]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIFA player|289742|Chuni Goswami}}
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/64asch.html Details at RSSSF]

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>Ken Tony at 07:02, 21 June 2021