Prabodh Tirkey
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Born
6 October 1984
Lulkidihi, Sundergarh
Odisha, India
Lulkidihi, Sundergarh
Odisha, India
Height
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Playing position
Halfback
Years
Team
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| Born |
6 October 1984 Lulkidihi, Sundergarh Odisha, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Orissa Steelers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Mumbai Marines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Kalinga Lancers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | India | 161 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Prabodh Tirkey (born 6 October 1984) is an Indian former hockey midfielder and a former captain of the Indian hockey team. He joined the Bharatiya Janta party days after resigning from the Congress which withdrew his election nomination.
Prabodh is the younger brother of the Indian hockey player Ignace Tirkey,[2] who also has captained the Indian national team. His idol is another Indian ex-captain and one of the best defenders in world hockey, Dilip Tirkey, who comes from Sundergarh, Prabodh's hometown. Prabodh married Sweta Tirkey at Ranchi on 28 January 2011.
