Marco Miltkau

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Marco Miltkau
Personal information
Born (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34)
Hamburg, Germany
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Klein Zwitserland
Senior career
YearsTeam
Braunschweiger THC
–2012 UHC Hamburg
2012–2019 Rot-Weiss Köln
2019–2020 Gantoise
2020–present Klein Zwitserland
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2009–2024 Germany 160 (73)
2018 Germany (indoor) 8 (11)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Men's field hockey
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Boom
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 London
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 London
Junior World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Johor Bahru–Singapore
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Siemianowice Śląski
Men's indoor hockey
Indoor World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Berlin
Last updated on: 12 January 2024

Marco Miltkau (born 18 August 1990) [1] is a German field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Klein Zwitserland. He played a total of 160 matches from 2009 to 2024 for the German national team and scored 73 goals. [2] [3]

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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. [4]

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. [5] In 2019 he left Germany to play for La Gantoise in the Men's Belgian Hockey League. [6] In June 2020, it was announced he joined Klein Zwitserland in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for the 2020–21 season. [7]

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. [8]

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. [9]

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 [10] Men's EuroHockey Championships respectively, and bronze at the 2016 Champions Trophy. [11]

Miltkau represented Germany in the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League from January–June 2019. [12] After the 2024 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal, he announced his retirement from the national team. [13] [14]

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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. ↑ "Marco Miltkau beendet seine Karriere in der deutschen Hockey-Nationalmannschaft". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "INTRODUCING: MARCO MILTKAU". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League . Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Nationalstürmer Miltkau zu Rot-Weiss". www.koelnsport.de (in German). Köln Sport. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Miltkau and Nelen Bound for La Gantoise Next Season". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League . Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Indoor Hockey World Cup 2018 (Men)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "MILTKAU Marco". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "THE NETHERLANDS ARE UNIBET EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONS". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Great Britain edged out by Germany in bronze medal match". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey . Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "MILTKAU Marco". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League . Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Seven Germany hockey stars end international careers". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "EHL legend Miltkau retires from german international team". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
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