Jude Menezes
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| Born |
8 May 1971 Mumbai, Maharashtra | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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| – | Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | |||||||||||||||
| 1992–2002 | India | 133 | |||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Soorma Hockey Club | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jude Menezes (born 5 August 1971 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an 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]
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
- Olympics – Sep 2000 – Sydney
- World Cup – Feb/Mar 2002 - Kuala Lumpur
- World Cup May 1998 – Utrecht
- Commonwealth Games – Sep 1998 – Kuala Lumpur (4th)
- Sultan Azlan Shah Cup – Feb 2000 – Kuala Lumpur (3rd)
- Prime Minister's Gold Cup – Mar 2001 – Dhaka (1st); saved two penalty strokes in tie-breaker in final
- Champions Challenge – Nov 2001 – Kuala Lumpur India (1st)
In 2001 Menezes was awarded the prestigious Shiv Chhatrapati sports award by the Government of Maharashtra.
