Sukumar Samajpati
Indian footballer (born 1939)
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Sukumar Samajpati (born 1939) was an Indian professional footballer.[1][2] He played predominantly as a forward, and was part of the Indian squad that finished runners-up at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup in Israel.[3]
(present-day in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh)
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| Date of birth | 1939 (age 86–87) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |
Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | |||||||||||||||||
| East Bengal | (45) | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| India | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Studied at the University of Calcutta,[4] Samajpati played for Chuni Goswami led Mohun Bagan AC in 1960,[5] before switching to East Bengal Club in domestic football. In Mohun Bagan, he was mentored by club legend Balaidas Chatterjee and participated in foreign tours.[6][7] He captained the "red and gold brigade" in 1965–66.[8][9][10] During his playing days in East Bengal, he was guided by Sushil Bhattacharya, club's first head coach.[11] He scored overall 46 goals with East Bengal between 1961 and 1968.
With India, he scored a goal in their 3–1 win over Hong Kong at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup.[12][13][14]
Honours
Mohun Bagan
- Durand Cup: 1960
- Calcutta Football League: 1960
- IFA Shield: 1960
India
- AFC Asian Cup runners-up: 1964[15]
Individual
