Kuppuswami Sampath (15 September 1947 – 6 March 2023)[1] was an Indian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the India national team squad that won a bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok.[2] He played for the MEG club in Bangalore.[3][4]
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| Date of birth | 15 September 1947 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bangalore, Mysore State, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 March 2023 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bangaluru, Karnataka, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Madras Engineering Group | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1978 | Dempo SC | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| India | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Honours edit
India
- Asian Games Bronze Medal: 1970[5][6][7]
- Merdeka Tournament third place: 1970[8]
- Pesta Sukan Cup (Singapore): 1971[9]
Dempo SC
- Rovers Cup: 1975[4]
References edit
- ^ AIFF condoles the demise of ex-India goalkeeper K Sampath
- ^ "Former India goalkeeper Bandya Kakade is no more". The Free Press Journal. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "Bandya Kakade dead". The Hindu. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Kuppuswami Sampath". Dempo Sports Club. 30 July 2020.
- ^ Basu, Jaydeep (3 February 2020). "Indian football's finest: 50 years on, remembering the stars of 1970 Asian Games bronze-winning team". www.scroll.in. Scroll. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games". IndianFootball.de. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Ghoshal, Amoy (26 August 2014). "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1970 Bangkok". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1970 Merdeka Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "The Indian Senior Team at the 1971 Singapore Pesta Sukan Cup". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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