Jude Menezes

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Jude Menezes
Personal information
Born (1971-08-05) 5 August 1971 (age 53)
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career
YearsTeam
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.
National team
YearsTeamApps (Gls)
1992–2002 India 133
Coaching career
2021– Japan
2024– Soorma Hockey Club
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Champions Challenge
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Kuala Lumpur Team

Jude Menezes (born 5 August 1971 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is a former Indian field hockey coach and former goalkeeper, who is currently the head coach of the Japan women's team. [1] He also served as the goalkeeping coach of the Blacks Sticks Women's Team and the head coach of Auckland Women's Hockey Team. Jude represented India at 133 international matches, prominent among them the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 1998 Hockey World Cup at Utrecht, Holland and 2002 World Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He moved to New Zealand in 2002 and is coaching field hockey teams at the highest level. [2] [3]

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Domestic hockey career

Menezes represented and captained Mumbai Hockey at sub junior, junior and senior level at the Nationals. He represented Tata Sports Club, Mahindra & Mahindra and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited at the Super League and National tournaments. Menezes at the age of 19 was awarded the Best Goalkeeper at the prestigious Nehru Cup in 1989.

International hockey career

Menezes made his international debut for India in 1992 at the Junior World Cup at Kuala Lumpur and went on to play 133 international caps until he retired in 2002.

Career highlights

In 2001 Menezes was awarded the prestigious Shiv Chhatrapati sports award by the Government of Maharashtra.

Coaching career

Menezes moved to New Zealand in 2002 and worked full-time in the health and fitness industry and also coached field hockey teams. Since 2014 he is a full-time field hockey coach.

Menezes's coaching career:

On 2 November 2021, he became the head coach of the Japanese Women Hockey team [4]

2015 GK Coach of NZ Women's National Team     (2nd in World League Final, 2nd in Oceania Cup) 2016 GK Coach and Team Manager of NZ Women's National Team

           4th in Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games

2017 GK Coach and Team Manager of NZ Women's National Team    (2nd in Oceania Cup, 42nd in World League, 33rd World League) 2018 GK Coach and Team Manager of NZ Women's National Team     (Champion in Commonwealth Games, Participation in World Cup)     Assistant Coach of NZ U21 Men's National Team (Participation in Sultan Johor Cup) 2019-2021 Assistant Coach of NZ Women's National Team     (Champion in 2020 Oceania Cup, 8th in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games)

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References

  1. "Ex-India Goalkeeper Jude Menezes Excited About Taking Over as Japan Hockey Eves Head Coach". 8 November 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. "Jude MENEZES" . Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. "Life and times in two hockey worlds - Olympian Jude Menezes on Indian, New Zealand hockey" . Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. https://en.hockey.or.jp/2021/11/02/new-head-coach-women-national-team/ [ bare URL ]