Marco Miltkau

Marco Miltkau (born 18 August 1990)[1] is a German field hockey player who plays as a forward for Belgian club Gantoise and the German national team.[2]

Marco Miltkau
Personal information
Born (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990
Hamburg, Germany
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Gantoise
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Braunschweiger THC
0000–2012 UHC Hamburg
2012–2019 Rot-Weiss Köln
2019–present Gantoise
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–present Germany 106 (52)
2018–present Germany (indoor) 8 (11)
Last updated on: 16 June 2020

Personal life

Marco Miltkau was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany. He started playing hockey at the age of four, introduced to the sport by his father who was a well known coach.[3]

Club career

Miltkau played for Braunschweiger THC and UHC Hamburg in the German Bundesliga. In 2012 he switched from UHC Hamburg to Rot-Weiss Köln.[4] In 2019 he left Germany to play for La Gantoise in the Men's Belgian Hockey League.[5] In June 2020, it was announced he would join Klein Zwitserland in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for the 2020–21 season.[6]

International career

Indoor

Miltkau was a member of the German indoor team at the 2018 Indoor World Cup in Berlin, Germany. At the tournament, the team won a silver medal.[7]

Outdoor

In 2012, Miltkau made his debut for the senior national team. Shortly after he played in his first major tournament at the Champions Trophy in Melbourne, Australia.[8]

Since his debut, Miltkau has been a regular inclusion in the national side. During his career he has medalled three times with the national team; gold and silver at the 2013 and 2015[9] EuroHockey Nations Championships respectively, and bronze at the 2016 Champions Trophy.[10]

Miltkau represented Germany in the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League from January–June 2019.[11]

References

  1. "Team Details – Germany". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. "Kader – Herren Nationalmannschaft". web.hockey.de. Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. "INTRODUCING: MARCO MILTKAU". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. "Nationalstürmer Miltkau zu Rot-Weiss". www.koelnsport.de (in German). Köln Sport. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. "Miltkau and Nelen Bound for La Gantoise Next Season". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  6. "Nieuwe aanwinsten van Klein Zwitserland geven de club weer een nieuwe impuls". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey Nederland. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. "Indoor Hockey World Cup 2018 (Men)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  8. "MILTKAU Marco". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  9. "THE NETHERLANDS ARE UNIBET EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONS". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  10. "Great Britain edged out by Germany in bronze medal match". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  11. "MILTKAU Marco". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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