V. Krishnasamy
Malaysian footballer (1948–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
V. Krishnasamy (13 January 1948 – 2 August 2020) was a Malaysian footballer.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Krishnasamy a/l Vello | ||
Date of birth | (1948-01-13)13 January 1948 | ||
Date of death | 2 August 2020(2020-08-02) (aged 72) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1980 | Jabatan Penjara | ||
1969–?? | Penang FA | ||
??–1980 | Perak FA | ||
International career | |||
1970–1976 | Malaysia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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A prison officer by profession (as Malaysia football is not professional at his time), Krishnasamy represented Prison Department, Penang FA and Perak FA during his football career.[2][3][4] He also played for Malaysia national team, and competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[5][6][7]
In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team.[8]