V. Krishnasamy

V. Krishnasamy (13 January 1948 – 2 August 2020) was a Malaysian footballer.^[1]

V. Krishnasamy

Personal information
Full name	Krishnasamy a/l Vello
Date of birth	(1948-01-13)13 January 1948
Place of birth	Penang, Malaysia
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

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]