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Born |
Lulkidihi, Sundergarh Odisha, India | 6 October 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Orissa Steelers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mumbai Marines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kalinga Lancers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
India | 161 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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!".