Kuppuswami Sampath

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
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
Men's football
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Bangkok Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

He became manager and trained Dempo from 1985 to 1999.[5]

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. ^ a b "Kuppuswami Sampath". Dempo Sports Club. 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Dempo Sports Club » List of Coaches". demposportsclub.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1970 Merdeka Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  10. ^ 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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