Kuppuswami Sampath

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]

Kuppuswami Sampath
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-09-15)15 September 1947
Place of birth Bangalore, Mysore State, India
Date of death 6 March 2023(2023-03-06) (aged 75)
Place of death Bangaluru, Karnataka, India
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Madras Engineering Group
1973–1978 Dempo SC
International career
India
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place1970 BangkokTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

India

Dempo SC

References

  1. AIFF condoles the demise of ex-India goalkeeper K Sampath
  2. "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.
  3. "Bandya Kakade dead". The Hindu. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  4. "Kuppuswami Sampath". Dempo Sports Club. 30 July 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1970 Merdeka Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  9. 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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