Kolkata: Another shocking news comes in and this time it’s a massive one as Indian football’s one of the greatest of all time has breathed his last a few moments back, his son Sudipta Goswami confirmed XtraTime.in . He was 82 years of age.
The legend was admitted to the Ashok Nursing Home of Jodhpur Park for a routine check up in the morning. In the afternoon he had a massive cardiac arrest and that ended a glorifying chapter of Indian football.
India won its only Asian Games Gold Medal in 1962 under his captaincy. Not only that he was also a great cricketer as well. He also led Bengal in the Ranji Trophy final.
Chuni Goswami played 50 matches for India as a footballer from 1956 to 1964. As a cricketer, he represented Bengal in 46 first-class games between 1962 and 1973.
Born on 15 January 1938, in the Kishoreganj district of undivided Bengal (now in Bangladesh), Subimal (Chuni) Goswami began his professional career with Kolkata Giants Mohan Bagan in 1954 as a junior player. In college, he captained the Calcutta University teams in both football and cricket.
Chuni Goswami was the most successful Indian football captain ever and under his captaincy, India won the gold medal in 1962 Asian Games, finished runners-up in 1964 Asian Cup, and narrowly lost to what was then Burma in Merdeka football six months later.