Anjaparavanda Bopaiah Subbaiah is a former Indian hockey goalkeeper and coach.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Full name | Anjaparavanda Bopaiah Subbaiah | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
Madikeri, Kodagu district Karnataka, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1987–2007 | Air India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1998 | India | 100+ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editHe was born in Madikeri (Kodagu district, Karnataka)[5] into the Kodava community.[6][7] He played hockey for his school, St. Michael's Madikeri, as a fourteen year old.[7] He was a product of Sports Authority of India (SAI) hostel, Bangalore.[7]
Career
editSubbaiah 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.[8] Between 1988 and 1998, he took part in 285 international matches.[7][5][9][10][11][12] He represented and captained the Indian hockey team between the years 1987 and 2007.[7]
Awards
editSubbaiah was conferred with an honorary doctorate from the Mangalore University by Hans Raj Bhardwaj, Governor of Karnataka.[5]
Retirement
editHe is a commentator, coach, manager, administrator, umpire and selector as well.[5] He was part of the Hockey India disciplinary panel as well.[13] A B Subbaiah is also part of the 13-member Hockey India committee.[14][15] He is the Hockey Karnataka secretary since 2018.[16]
References
edit- ^ Deep, Sharad (4 December 2017). "Hockey World League Final: AB Subbaiah wants India to play attacking game". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "WION Sports: Former India Goalkeeper A.B Subbaiah reflects on World Cup Campaign". wionews. WION. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Mithun Beerala gets hitched". The Times of India. Bengaluru News - Times of India. TNN. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Anjaparavanda Subbaiah". www.bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Air Indian Subbaiah conferred Doctorate by Mangalore University". enarada.com. e-Narada. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e Raipalli, Dr Manjunath Sahadevappa. 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2000. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Reddy, P. A. (2005). Sports Promotion In India. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 44, 45, 184. ISBN 9788171419272. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Lakde, Dr Atul Tanaji. Field Hockey- National Game of India in General Parlance. Lulu.com. p. 23. ISBN 9780359694877. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Data India. Press Institute of India. 1998. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Josh, Jagran. Current Affairs Quarterly Supplement (July '15, Aug '15 and Sept '15) eBook: Jagran Josh. Jagran Josh. p. 177. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Former captain Sardar Singh named in selection committee of Hockey India". India Today. Press Trust of India. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ PTI (16 January 2019). "Sardar Singh named in selection committee of Hockey India". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ 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.