Marco Miltkau
German field hockey player (born 1990)
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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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| Born | 18 August 1990 Hamburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Klein Zwitserland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
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
- 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
- Germany
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024
- FIH Hockey World Cup: 2023
- EuroHockey Championship: 2013
