S. V. Sunil

S. V. Sunil
Personal information
Full name Somwarpet Vittalacharya Sunil
Born (1989-05-06) 6 May 1989
Kodagu, Karnataka, India
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Halfback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2008 Bangalore Hi-Fliers
Services
IOCL
2013– Punjab Warriors 13 (4)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007– India 198 (59)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Champions Trophy
2016 London
2018 Breda
Asian Games
2014 IncheonTeam
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowTeam
Asia Cup
2017 Dhaka
World League
2015 Raipur

Somwarpet Vittalacharya Sunil (born 6 May 1989) is an Indian professional field hockey player.[1] He represented India during the 2012 London Olympics and won silver with them at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[2][3]

Early life

Sunil was born on 6 May 1989 to Vittalacharya and Shanta in the Kodagu district of Karnataka. At the age of four, he lost his mother. His father worked as a carpenter and his brother, a goldsmith.[4] Born to a poor family, he used bamboo for hockey stick during his younger days.[5]

Career

Sunil made his senior international debut in the 2007 Asia Cup in Chennai, a tournament that India won.[1] He was also a part of the team that won the silver at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2008. The 2011 Champion's Challenge was an early high point in his career in which he scored four goals, the most by an Indian forward.[1]

He represented India at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where India won the silver medal.[3]


Hockey India League

In the inaugural auctions of the Hockey India League, Sunil was bought by the Punjab franchise for USD 42,000[6] with his base price being USD 13,900. The Punjab team was named Punjab Warriors.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sunil: a key forward and a special player". The Hindu. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Sunil Sowmarpet Vitalacharya Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 - Sunil Sowmarpet Vitalacharya Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. ↑ "Kannadiga Sunil shines despite Father's demise". Our Karnataka. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Meet the heroes of Hockey". Men's Health. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Hockey India League Auction: the final squads list". CNN. 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  • S. V. Sunil at Hockey India
  • "SV Sunil: Indian hockey's attacker and survivor of changing coaches". The Indian Express. 17 December 2017.
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