Prabodh Tirkey

Prabodh Tirkey
Personal information
Born	6 October 1984 (age 40); Lulkidihi, Sundergarh; Odisha, India
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Halfback
Senior career
Years	Team
	Orissa Steelers
	Mumbai Marines
	Kalinga Lancers
National team
Years	Team
	India
Medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Representing India
Asian Games
Asia Cup
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Champions Challenge

Prabodh Tirkey (born 6 October 1984) is an Indian former hockey midfielder. He is a former captain of the Indian hockey team. He joined the Bharatiya Janta party days after resigning from the Congress which withdrew his election nomination.

Personal life

Prabodh is the younger brother of the 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, who comes from Sundergarh, Prabodh's hometown. Prabodh married Sweta Tirkey at Ranchi on 28 January 2011.

Career

In his early career, he was the national captain of sub-junior, junior^[3] and India-A teams, and finally became the India senior team captain. He was in the Indian team which won the 2007 Asia Cup in Chennai.^[4]

Awards

2001 Ekalavya Puraskar
2009 Biju Patnaik State Sports Award

References

^ "CWG Melbourne: Player's Profile".
^ "Ignace Tirkey's Profile". Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
^ "Prabodh Tirkey skipper for Poland hockey meet". The Tribune. 13 August 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
^ "Prabodh Tirkey: Chak De!".

[1] "CWG Melbourne: Player's Profile".

[2] "Ignace Tirkey's Profile". Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007.

[3] "Prabodh Tirkey skipper for Poland hockey meet". The Tribune. 13 August 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2010.

[4] "Prabodh Tirkey: Chak De!".

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