Sukumar Samajpati
{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1939)}}
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|birth_place = Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India
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|position = Forward
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{{MedalCompetition|AFC Asian Cup}}
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Sukumar Samajpati (born 1939) was an Indian professional footballer.{{cite web|title=Football — the passion play in Kolkata|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/football--the-passion-play-in-kolkata/211371-55.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111155154/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/football--the-passion-play-in-kolkata/211371-55.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2012|website=ibnlive.in|publisher=IBN Live|date=13 December 2011|access-date=11 August 2014}}{{Cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/huge-facelift-for-howrah-union-club/244373/|title=Huge facelift for Howrah Union club|work=The Indian Express|agency=Express News Service|location=Kolkata|date=28 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606170326/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/huge-facelift-for-howrah-union-club/244373/|archive-date=6 June 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-football-down-the-years-looking-back-at-the-glorious-moments#|title=Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments|first=AIFF|last=Media Team|website=www.the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|language=en|trans-title=|location=New Delhi|agency=|date=15 August 2022|access-date=20 October 2022|archive-date=21 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921011335/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-football-down-the-years-looking-back-at-the-glorious-moments}}
Career
Studied at the University of Calcutta,{{cite web|first1=Gautam|last1=Roy|first2=Swapan|last2=Ball|date=2007|url=http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/club/famousPlayers4.asp|title=East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players|access-date=25 February 2009|website=www.eastbengalfootballclub.com|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221072439/http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/club/famousPlayers4.asp|archive-date=21 February 2009}} Samajpati played for Chuni Goswami led Mohun Bagan AC in 1960,{{cite web |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Soham |title=1960–1965: When Chuni Goswami & co propelled Mohun Bagan to the zenith of success |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/1960s-mohun-bagan-chuni-goswami-trophies-indian-football/1utzzq9j0icvgze2iw9ple0p1 |website=Goal.com |access-date=26 August 2020 |date=30 April 2020 |archive-date=7 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207100844/https://www.goal.com/en/news/1960s-mohun-bagan-chuni-goswami-trophies-indian-football/1utzzq9j0icvgze2iw9ple0p1 }} 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.{{cite web|title=Balai Das Chatterjee is Mohun Bagan Ratna 2013|url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/Balai-Das-Chatterjeea/|access-date=26 February 2020|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226015358/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/Balai-Das-Chatterjeea/|website=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club}}{{cite web|title=Balaidas Chatterjee|url=https://themohunbaganac.com/jarnail-singh-2/|access-date=26 February 2020|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226015358/https://themohunbaganac.com/jarnail-singh-2/|website=themohunbaganac.com}} He captained the "red and gold brigade" in 1965–66.{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/capeb.htm|website=kolkatafootball.com|title=Kolkatafootball.com :East Bengal League History: Indian Football Capital's News|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011211/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/capeb.htm}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/east-bengal-fc/20/|title=East Bengal FC » Historical squads|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011647/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/east-bengal-fc/20/}}{{cite web|url=http://eastbengalclub.co.in/teamarchives.html|title=East Bengal Club - The Official Site of East Bengal Club|website=eastbengalclub.co.in|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=8 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108213722/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/teamarchives.html}} During his playing days in East Bengal, he was guided by Sushil Bhattacharya, club's first head coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/19/13704072/legendary-indian-coach-sushil-bhattacharya-passes-away|title=Legendary Indian coach Sushil Bhattacharya passes away|date=19 July 2015|location=Kolkata|access-date=22 July 2015|first=Atanu|last=Mitra|publisher=Goal|website=www.goal.com|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145235/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/19/13704072/legendary-indian-coach-sushil-bhattacharya-passes-away|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/64asch.html|title=RSSSF|access-date=2021-02-21|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226143449/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/64asch.html%20|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newsclick.in/100-years-east-bengal-part-2-freedom-50s-more-420-grams-special-sukumar-samajpati|title=100 years of East Bengal FC|access-date=2 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2008/december_month.html|title=Kolkata football.com news 2008 December month|access-date=2 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182837/https://kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2008/december_month.html|url-status=live}}
Honours
Mohun Bagan
- Durand Cup: 1960
- Calcutta Football League: 1960
- IFA Shield: 1960
India
- AFC Asian Cup runners-up: 1964{{cite web |first=Arunava |last=Chaudhuri |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1964asiacup.html |title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Tel Aviv Asia Cup |publisher=Indianfootball.de |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002162221/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1964asiacup.html |archive-date=2 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}
Individual
- East Bengal "Lifetime Achievement Award": 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2011/august1stpart_2011.html|title=East Bengal and Mohun Bagan practice starts while East Bengal Day celebrated|work=KolkataFootball.com|access-date=19 December 2019|archive-date=28 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228193844/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2011/august1stpart_2011.html}}
See also
References
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Bibliography
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Kolkata
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:India men's international footballers
Category:1964 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:Calcutta Football League players
Category:East Bengal Club players
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