Legendary former India footballer Chuni Goswami suffers cardiac arrest, passes away at 82

Kolkata: Legendary former India footballer Chuni Goswami, who captained the 1962 Asian Games gold-winning team, died on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest. [caption id=“attachment_8317531” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Chuni Goswami. Twitter@NEUtdFC[/caption] The iconic sportsperson, who also played first-class cricket for Bengal, was 82 and breathed his last at a hospital in Kolkata. He is survived by his wife Basanti and son Sudipto. “He suffered a cardiac arrest and died in the hospital at around 5 pm,” a family source told PTI. Goswami was suffering from underlying ailments, including sugar, prostrate and nerve problems. 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.