Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Thanjavur, [1] British India | ||
Date of death | 6 November 1981 | (aged 48–49)||
Place of death | Bangalore, Karnataka, India | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1956–57 | East Bengal | ||
International career | |||
India | 3 | (1) | |
Managerial career | |||
1974 | India | ||
1980 | India Women | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
J. Krishnaswamy (1932 – 6 November 1981), also known as Krishna "Kittu", [2] [3] was a former footballer who represented India as a forward at the 1956 Summer Olympics, [4] where he scored once. [5] [6] He was vice-captain of the national team. [7]
Krishnaswamy represented India at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and reached the semi-finals, before going down 1–4 to Yugoslavia. [8] Reaching that semi-final is still considered India's greatest ever achievement in football. [9] Under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim, [10] [11] he played alongside Neville D'Souza, Samar Banerjee, P. K. Banerjee, and achieved fame worldwide. [12]
After retirement, Krishnaswamy became the head coach of the Indian national team that participated in 1974 Merdeka Tournament. [13] He was also appointed head coach of the Indian women's national team and managed the team at the 1980 AFC Women's Championship, in which they finished as runners-up. [14] [15]
His daughter Uma Kittu played for India women's football team and was part of the squad that finished runners-up at the 1980 AFC Women's Championship. [16]
India
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Thanjavur, [1] British India | ||
Date of death | 6 November 1981 | (aged 48–49)||
Place of death | Bangalore, Karnataka, India | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1956–57 | East Bengal | ||
International career | |||
India | 3 | (1) | |
Managerial career | |||
1974 | India | ||
1980 | India Women | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
J. Krishnaswamy (1932 – 6 November 1981), also known as Krishna "Kittu", [2] [3] was a former footballer who represented India as a forward at the 1956 Summer Olympics, [4] where he scored once. [5] [6] He was vice-captain of the national team. [7]
Krishnaswamy represented India at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and reached the semi-finals, before going down 1–4 to Yugoslavia. [8] Reaching that semi-final is still considered India's greatest ever achievement in football. [9] Under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim, [10] [11] he played alongside Neville D'Souza, Samar Banerjee, P. K. Banerjee, and achieved fame worldwide. [12]
After retirement, Krishnaswamy became the head coach of the Indian national team that participated in 1974 Merdeka Tournament. [13] He was also appointed head coach of the Indian women's national team and managed the team at the 1980 AFC Women's Championship, in which they finished as runners-up. [14] [15]
His daughter Uma Kittu played for India women's football team and was part of the squad that finished runners-up at the 1980 AFC Women's Championship. [16]
India