Prabodh Tirkey

Prabodh Tirkey
Personal information
Born (1984-10-06) 6 October 1984
Lulkidihi, Sundergarh
Odisha, India
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Playing position Halfback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Orissa Steelers
Mumbai Marines
Kalinga Lancers
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
India 161 (2)
Medal record
Men’s Field Hockey
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
2010 DelhiTeam Competition
Asia Cup
2007 ChennaiTeam Competition
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
2007 MalaysiaTeam Competition
Champions Challenge
2007 BelgiumTeam Competition
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouTeam

Prabodh Tirkey (born 6 October 1984) is an Indian hockey midfielder. He is a former captain of the Indian hockey team.

Personal life

Prabodh is the younger brother of Indian Hockey player Ignace Tirkey,[2] who also has captained the Indian Senior Team. His idol is another Indian ex-captain and one of the best defenders in world hockey, Dilip Tirkey, with whom he shares the same home town of Sundergarh. He got married to Sweta Tirkey at Ranchi on 28 January 2011.

Career

In his early career he was the national captain of sub-junior, junior [3]& India-A team and finally became the India senior team captain. He was featured in Indian team to lead India in winning Asia cup 2007 in Chennai.[4]

Awards

S.No. Awards Year
1Biju Patnaik State Sports Award2009
2Ekalavya Puraskar2001

References

  1. ↑ "CWG Melbourne: Player's Profile".
  2. ↑ "Ignace Tirkey's Profile".
  3. ↑ "Prabodh Tirkey skipper for Poland hockey meet". The Tribune. 2003-08-13. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  4. ↑ "Prabodh Tirkey: Chak De!".
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