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 his team to the final of the tournament in 1971–72.

Goswami died on 30 April 2020 in Kolkata of cardiac arrest, aged 82.

#### International statistics

Chuni Goswami played in 30 FIFA "A" international matches having scored 9 times for the National team.

|colspan=3|India national team||
| --- | --- | --- |
|1958|5|2|
|1959|6|1|
|1960|3|0|
|1961|3|0|
|1962|5|3|
|1964|8|3|

#### International goals

|Date|Venue|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 May 1958|Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo||3–2|Won|1958 Asian Games|1|
|30 May 1958|Tokyo Football Stadium, Tokyo||5–2|Won|1958 Asian Games|1|
|11 December 1959|Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi||3−1|Won|1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1|
|28 August 1962|Senayan Stadium, Jakarta||4–1|Won|1962 Asian Games|1|
|1 September 1962|Senayan Stadium, Jakarta||3–2|Won|1962 Asian Games|2|
|2 June 1964|Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv||3–1|Won|1964 AFC Asian Cup|1|
|27 August 1964|Kuala Lumpur, Malaya||4–0|Won|1964 Merdeka Tournament|1|
|29 August 1964|Kuala Lumpur, Malaya||2–1|Won|1964 Merdeka Tournament|1|

### Honours

**Mohun Bagan**
- 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

**India**
- Asian Games Gold medal: 1962
- AFC Asian Cup runners-up: 1964
- Merdeka Tournament runner-up: 1964

**Bengal**
- Santosh Trophy: 1955–56, 1958–59

**Individual**
- Mohun Bagan Ratna Award: 2001
- Banga Bibhushan: 2013

**Records**
- Top goal scorer of Calcutta Football League (with 145 goals)

**Accolades**
- _Sportskeeda_ All time Indian Football XI

## Cricket career

Chuni Goswami made his first class debut for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy during the 1962–63 season. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Chuni Goswami
- **image**: Chuni-goswami 1961 India.jpg
- **caption**: Goswami with India national football team, India in 1961
- **birth name**: Subimal Goswami
- **birth place**: Kishoreganj District, Kishoreganj, Bengal Presidency, British India

- **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**: 296
- **goals1**: 326
- **nationalyears1**: 1956–1964
- **nationalteam1**: India national football team, India
- **nationalcaps1**: 30
- **nationalgoals1**: 9
- **manageryears1**: 1986–1989
- **managerclubs1**: Tata Football Academy (director)
- **manageryears2**: 1991–1992
- **managerclubs2**: India national football team, India
- **ntupdate**: 27 May 2008
- **pcupdate**: 27 May 2008


## Infobox (cricketer)

- **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