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The legendary Indian footballer passed away at the age of 82...After hanging up his boots, Indian football legend Subimal 'Chuni' Goswami felt like his career as a sportsperson was incomplete. That, perhaps, explains his career as a first-class cricketer. That is correct, he was not just a footballer. Chuni Goswami played professional football for more than 10 years, for Mohun Bagan and Indian national team. In 1962, the footballer, who once chose to reject an invite for trials by Tottenham Hotspur to stay in Kolkata, kickstarted a career in cricket. Editors' PicksMind you, he only turned his attention to cricket after he felt he had done his job in Indian football. That is, after playing over 30 matches for India, taking them to the 1962 Asian Games gold medal and 1964 Asia Cup silver medal. As a right-arm all-rounder, in a career that spanned around 10 seasons of first-class cricket for Bengal, one his most memorable feat was leading the state team to the final of the 19…