A. B. Subbaiah

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A. B. Subbaiah
Personal information
Full name Anjaparavanda Bopaiah Subbaiah
Born (1970-08-08) 8 August 1970 (age 55)
Madikeri, Kodagu district
Karnataka, India
Senior career
YearsTeam
1987–2007 Air India
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
1988–1998 India 100+
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Beijing Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Hiroshima Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Bangkok Team

Anjaparavanda Bopaiah Subbaiah (born 8 August 1970) is a former Indian field hockey goalkeeper and coach. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [6]

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Early life

He was born in Madikeri (Kodagu district, Karnataka) [5] into the Kodava community. [7] [8] He played hockey for his school, St. Michael's Madikeri, as a fourteen year old. [8] He was a product of Sports Authority of India (SAI) hostel, Bangalore. [8]

Career

Subbaiah has participated in the Commonwealth Games. [4] He was part of the 1998 gold-winning Asian Games Indian team. He is a recipient of the Arjuna Award. [9] Between 1988 and 1998, he took part in 285 international matches. [8] [5] [10] [11] [12] [13] He represented and captained the Indian hockey team between the years 1987 and 2007. [8]

Awards

Subbaiah was conferred with an honorary doctorate from the Mangalore University by Hans Raj Bhardwaj, Governor of Karnataka. [5]

Retirement

He is a commentator, coach, manager, administrator, umpire and selector as well. [5] He was part of the Hockey India disciplinary panel as well. [14] A B Subbaiah is also part of the 13-member Hockey India committee. [15] [16] He is the Hockey Karnataka secretary since 2018. [17]

References

  1. ↑ Deep, Sharad (4 December 2017). "Hockey World League Final: AB Subbaiah wants India to play attacking game". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "WION Sports: Former India Goalkeeper A.B Subbaiah reflects on World Cup Campaign". wionews. WION. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Mithun Beerala gets hitched". The Times of India. Bengaluru News - Times of India. TNN. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Anjaparavanda Subbaiah". www.bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Air Indian Subbaiah conferred Doctorate by Mangalore University". enarada.com. e-Narada. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Subbaiah Anjaparavanda Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Aiyappa, Manu (24 May 2019). "Why Kodavas, who once blazed through the hockey pitch and Army battles, are abandoning both - Times of India ►". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Raipalli, Dr Manjunath Sahadevappa (14 April 2018). A Case Study on Contribution of Karnataka Hockey Players towards the Development of Indian Hockey. Lulu.com. p. 114. ISBN   9781387712373 . Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "Hockey World Cup Memories: AB Subbaiah remembers 1994 edition, where India's chances were undone by South Africa". Firstpost. Firstpost. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  10. ↑ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2000. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  11. ↑ Reddy, P. A. (2005). Sports Promotion In India. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 44, 45, 184. ISBN   9788171419272 . Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  12. ↑ Lakde, Dr Atul Tanaji (16 June 2019). Field Hockey- National Game of India in General Parlance. Lulu.com. p. 23. ISBN   9780359694877 . Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  13. ↑ Data India. Press Institute of India. 1998. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  14. ↑ Josh, Jagran. Current Affairs Quarterly Supplement (July '15, Aug '15 and Sept '15) eBook: Jagran Josh. Jagran Josh. p. 177. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Former captain Sardar Singh named in selection committee of Hockey India". India Today. Press Trust of India. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  16. ↑ PTI (16 January 2019). "Sardar Singh named in selection committee of Hockey India". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  17. ↑ Veerappa, Manuja (20 July 2019). "Why wasn't KSHA stadium the venue for India-New Zealand hockey match? - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 10 July 2019.


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