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{{Infobox football official<br />
| name = C.R. Srikrishna<br />
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| fullname = Coimbatore Ramaswamy Srikrishna<br />
| birth_date = 1977 <!--{{Birth date and age|0000|0|0|df=y}}--><br />
| birth_place = [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]<br />
| death_date = <br />
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| otheroccupation =<br />
| years1 =<br />
| league1 = Chennai Super League<br />
| role1 = [[Referee (association football)|Referee]]<br />
| years2 = 2008–present<br />
| league2 = [[I-League]]<br />
| role2 = [[Referee (association football)|Referee]]<br />
| internationalyears1 = 2010–<br />
| confederation1 = [[FIFA International Referees List|FIFA listed]]<br />
| internationalrole1 = Referee<br />
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'''Coimbatore Ramaswamy Srikrishna''' (born 1977) is an [[India]]n professional [[Association football|football]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]] who officiates primarily in the [[I-League]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Srikrishna was born in 1977 in [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref name=SrikrishnaDeccan>{{cite web|last=Tanveer|first=M.Z.|title=Srikrishna a referee par excellence|url=http://wwv.deccanchronicle.com/channels/sport/football/srikrishna-referee-par-excellence-666|work=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=15 July 2012}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> At the age of 19 while playing for LG Sports Club, Srikrishna started taking up refereeing. He said that after practice he used to discuss the rules of the game with SDAT coach L.C. John.<ref name=SrikrishnaDeccan/> "I always knew I had an inclination towards refereeing," he said.<ref name=SrikrishnaDeccan/><br />
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==Refereeing career==<br />
Srikrishna started refereeing the Chennai Super League which was the top league in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=SrikrishnaDeccan/> While refereeing in the league Srikrishna thanked K. Sankar, Pradeep Kumar and S. Suresh for helping him and teaching him.<ref name=SrikrishnaDeccan/> His biggest game while refereeing in the league was a match between ICF and Indian Bank during the State League final.<ref name=SrikrishnaDeccan/><br />
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In 2008 Srikrishna started refereeing matches in the [[I-League]] and other [[All India Football Federation]] events.<ref name=SrikrishnaDeccan/> In 2010 Srikrishna joined the referee list of FIFA.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070817145804/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ind/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=ref.html FIFA.com - India: Referees]</ref><br />
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On 10 Jan 2012 he was the Fourth Official for Bhaichung Bhutia's farewell match between India and Bayern Munich.{{fact|date=August 2020}}<br />
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On 22 June 2012 it was announced that Srikrishna was named AIFF Referee of the Year for 2011-12.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chakraborty|first=Krishna|title=Srikrishna named best referee by AIFF|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-22/top-stories/32367635_1_referee-tn-man-elite-panel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215746/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-22/top-stories/32367635_1_referee-tn-man-elite-panel|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 October 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=15 July 2012}}</ref> It was also announced that AIFF Referee Department leader, Gautam Kar, referred Srikrishna to the [[Asian Football Confederation]] Elite Panel of Referees. A decision should be made soon about that.<ref name=SrikrishnaDeccan/><br />
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On 20 Dec 2015 it was announced that Sri krishna was named AIFF Referee of the Year for 2015-16.{{fact|date=August 2020}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.arbitres.coimbatore-ramaswamy.srikrishna.8226.en.html Football Database profile]<br />
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