Subimal Goswami (January 15, 1938 - , commonly known by his nickname Chuni Goswami (Bengali: চুনী গোস্বামী)is a Bengali footballer, and cricketer. He was born in Kishoreganj District, Bengal (now in Bangladesh). As a striker, he played 50 international soccer games representing India. His career begun in 1946, with Mohun Bagan club in Kolkata, where he played until 1968. He also served as the manager of Indian national football team and as the vice president of Mohun Bagan club.^[1] January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bangla (বাংলা, IPA: ) or Bengali is an Indo-Aryan language of East South Asia, evolved from Sanskrit and Prakrit. ... The Bengali people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group from South Asia with a history going back more than two millennia. ... Kishoreganj is a district in central Bangladesh. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Mohun Bagan (founded 1889) is a football club in India. ... (IPA: [kolkata] Bangla: কলকাতা) (formerly ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... First International France 2 - 1 India (London, England; July 31, 1948) Largest win India 7 - 0 Sri Lanka (Bangalore, India; December 16, 1963) Worst defeat U.S.S.R 11 - 1 India (Moscow, U.S.S.R.; September 16, 1955) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - AFC Asian...

After retiring from soccer, Chuni Goswami focused on playing Cricket. He led Bengal cricket team to the Ranji Trophy final twice. In his cricket career, he played 46 first class matches, scoring 1592 runs and obtained 47 wickets. ^[2] For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Bengal is considered Indias strongest Eastern cricket team, it is the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy and were runners-up in the 2005-06 season. ... The Ranji Trophy is the domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between state and city sides, equivalent to county cricket in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia, and also denotes the trophy that is awarded to the winner. ...

Awards

• 1963 Arjuna award
• 1983 Padmashri award
• 2005 Mohun Bagan Ratna

References

1. ^ Hall of fame, at IndianFootball.com.
2. ^ Players and Officials - Chuni Goswami, from Cricinfo.