Samson Gunapandian

Samson Gunapandian
Personal information
Full name Samson Gunapandian
Place of birth Nazareth, Tamil Nadu, India
Place of death Chennai, India
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1974 Reserve Bank of India
1971–1974 Tamil Nadu Football Team
National team
1971–1973 India
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Samson Gunapandian was an Indian football player.

Playing career

Born in Nazareth, Tamil Nadu, S.Gunapandian played for the Indian football national team. He represented India twice in the Merdeka Cup, in the year 1971[1] and 1973.[2] He also played for India in the Singapore Pesta Sukan Cup in the year 1971.[3] Apart from these two tournaments, he also played for India in the 1972 Munich Olympic Qualifiers.[4]

Gunapandian was the captain of the Tamil Nadu state football team, which has reached the Santosh Trophy football final, in the year 1972. Tamil Nadu state football team played against the Bengal state football team, and lost the finals 4-1. It is considered as the Tamil Nadu football teams best ever performance in the Santosh Trophy by reaching the finals.[5][6] Gunapandian also played for the Reserve Bank of India as a stopper.

Gunapandian, along with Gandhi (former Indian Defender, Tamil Nadu state football team captain, and RBI football player) studied in Margoschis Higher Secondary School, Nazareth, Tamil Nadu.

References
  1. Merdeka Cup, 1971. "1971 Merdeka Cup".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Merdeka Cup, 1973. "1973 Merdeka Cup".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. 1971, pesta sukan cup. "1971 Pesta Sukan Cup".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. Munich Olympic Qualifiers, 1972. "1972 Munich Olympic Qualifiers".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Shreekumar, SS (28 May 2012). "Chance to end Title Wait". The New Indian Express. The New Indian Express.
  6. The Hindu, Metro Plus Kochi (19 November 2005). "Raw diamonds from the seashore". The Hindu. The Hindu.
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