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{{Infobox football biography<br />
|name = Samson Gunapandian<br />
|fullname = Samson Gunapandian<br />
|birth_place = [[Nazareth, Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
|death_place = [[Chennai]], India<br />
|position = Defender<br />
|youthyears1 = <br />
|youthclubs1 =<br />
|years1 = 1971–1974<br />
|clubs1 = [[Reserve Bank of India]]<br />
|caps1 = <br />
|goals1 = <br />
|years2 = 1971–1974<br />
|clubs2 = [[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu Football Team]]<br />
|caps2 = <br />
|goals2 = <br />
|totalcaps =<br />
|totalgoals =<br />
| nationalyears1 = 1971–1973<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Samson Gunapandian''' was an Indian [[association football|football]] player.<br />
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==Playing career==<br />
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<ref>{{cite web|last1=Merdeka Cup|first1=1971|title=1971 Merdeka Cup|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1971merdekacup.html}}</ref> and 1973.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Merdeka Cup|first1=1973|title=1973 Merdeka Cup|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1973merdekacup.html}}</ref> He also played for India in the Singapore Pesta Sukan Cup in the year 1971.<ref>{{cite web|last1=1971|first1=pesta sukan cup|title=1971 Pesta Sukan Cup|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1971pestasukancup.html}}</ref> Apart from these two tournaments, he also played for India in the 1972 Munich Olympic Qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Munich Olympic Qualifiers|first1=1972|title=1972 Munich Olympic Qualifiers|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1972olympicsq.html}}</ref><br />
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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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shreekumar|first1=SS|title=Chance to end Title Wait|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-new-indian-express/20120528/282501475680485|agency=The New Indian Express|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=28 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=The Hindu|first1=Metro Plus Kochi|title=Raw diamonds from the seashore|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/11/19/stories/2005111903110400.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 November 2005}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Gunapandian also played for the Reserve Bank of India as a stopper.<br />
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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]].<br />
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[[Category:Indian footballers]]<br />
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