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- Subimal "Chuni" Goswami (15 January 1938 – 30 April 2020) was an Indian professional footballer and first-class cricketer. As footballer, he played as a striker or winger, captained both the Mohun Bagan club and the India national team. He also served as the Sheriff of Kolkata.
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Chuni Goswami was the poster boy of Indian football. He was a top-class player with dribbling, passing, his ball control was better than anybody else. His passing and his through passes were excellent. He could assist strikers like Neville D'Souza and make them score with his beautiful passes.
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Chuni Goswami, captain of the 1962 Asian Games football gold medal winning India team, died after a heart attack on Thursday at a nursing home near his residence in south Calcutta.
- Dhiman Sarkar
May 1, 2020 · Chuni Goswami was India’s greatest-ever footballer. His superiority was beyond any doubt. He was also arguably India’s greatest-ever all-round sportsman, for he also led Bengal to a Ranji Trophy final. He was Mr Quicksilver of Indian sport. Goswami, 82, breathed his last in Kolkata on Thursday.
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Apr 30, 2020 · Former Bengal captain Subimal "Chuni" Goswami died in Kolkata on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 82 and had been suffering from underlying ailments, including sugar, prostate...
- Espncricinfo Staff
Chuni Goswami was an allrounder who played for Bengal, leading them to the Ranji Trophy final in 1971/72.
- Male
- February 15, 1938
- India
May 4, 2020 · Chuni Goswami led India in a pre-Olympic qualifying match at Calcutta’s Rabindra Sarobar Stadium in 1964. As a 14-year-old enthusiast, I remember attending the one-month camp every single day...
Subimal Chuni Goswami was Indian football’s first superstar. One third of the Indian football team’s holy trinity, alongside the legendary PK Banerjee and Tulsidas Balaram, Chuni Goswami was an influential figure in shaping India’s Golden Era from 1950s to the 60s.