J. Krishnaswamy

Krishnaswamy represented India at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and reached the semi-finals, before going down 1–4 to Yugoslavia, which is still considered India's greatest ever achievement in football.

Under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim, he played alongside Neville D'Souza, Samar Banerjee, P. K. Banerjee, and achieved fame worldwide.

After retirement, Krishnaswamy became the head coach of the Indian national team that participated in 1974 Merdeka Tournament.

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.

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.

India

J. Krishnaswamy (1932 – 6 November 1981), also known as Krishna "Kittu", was a former footballer who represented India as a forward at the 1956 Summer Olympics, where he scored once.

He was also vice-captain of the national team.