Marco Miltkau

Marco Miltkau

Personal information
Born	(1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 35) Hamburg, Germany
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Klein Zwitserland
Senior career
Years	Team
	Braunschweiger THC
0000–2012	UHC Hamburg
2012–2019	Rot-Weiss Köln
2019–2020	Gantoise
2020–present	Klein Zwitserland
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2009–2024	Germany	160	(73)
2018	Germany (indoor)	8	(11)
Medal record Representing   Germany Men's field hockey Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team FIH Hockey World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela EuroHockey Championship 2013 Boom 2015 London Champions Trophy 2016 London Junior World Cup 2009 Johor Bahru–Singapore EuroHockey Junior Championship 2010 Siemianowice Śląski Men's indoor hockey Indoor World Cup 2018 Berlin

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]}

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, He 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] He 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]}

Honours

Club

UHC Hamburg

• Euro Hockey League: 2009–10, 2011–12

Rot-Weiss Köln

• Bundesliga: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Euro Hockey League: 2016–17
• EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup: 2013, 2018

Klein Zwitserland

• Gold Cup: 2021–22 ^[15]

National team

Germany U21

• Junior World Cup: 2009

Germany

• Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024
• FIH Hockey World Cup: 2023
• EuroHockey Championship: 2013

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. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. 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. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. 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.
15. Goossens, Chloë (28 April 2022). "KZ kroont zich tot bekerkampioen na heerlijke Haagse buren-clash". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 30 April 2025.

External links

• Marco Miltkau at the International Hockey Federation