 Thakur (right) receiving the Arjuna Award from President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (left), 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Deepak Thakur Sonkhla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
(1980-12-28) 28 December 1980 (age 44) Bhamowal, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Oil Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | HTC Stuttgarter Kickers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Sher-e-Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2010 | India | 69+ | (73) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Deepak Thakur Sonkhla (born 28 December 1980), popularly known as Deepak Thakur, was a hockey forward in Indian team.
Family
Thakur's father was an ex-serviceman and his mother a house-wife. His younger sister was a national badminton player.
Career
Junior level
Thakur became popular after his solo effort, A goal poacher, Deepak Thakur rose from the junior ranks when he scored a hat-trick in the 2001 Junior World Cup final against Australia leading India to the titleard showing 6–1. He finished the tournament with ten goals and was named the 'top scorer of the world cup . Born in hoshiarpur, Punjab. Thakur took up hockey on his father's insistence and was among the most consistent scorers in 2003, when Indian hockey made considerable progress winning four tournaments. Thakur made up for one of the most lethal attack line along with Gagan Ajit Singh and Prabhjot Singh, in a career spanning over eight years. He played in 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympics.
Senior level
He debuted for the senior national team in June 1999 against Germany. He was part of national squad in 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympic.
Awards
He was awarded Arjuna Award in 2004 for taking Indian hockey to next higher level.
References
- "India hockey team has good momentum: Deepak Thakur". The Indian Express. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- "Deepak 'Arjuna' Thakur epitome of avant-garde hockey". The Tribune. 30 August 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
External links
- Interview with Deepak Thakur : Beacon of Indian hockey
- Deepak Thakur Sonkhla at bharatiyahockey.org
- Deepak Thakur Sonkhla at the International Hockey Federation
- Deepak Thakur at the International Hockey Federation
- Deepak Thakur Sonkhla at Olympics.com
- Deepak Thakur Sonkhla at Olympedia (archive)
- Deepak Thakur at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Indian male field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for India
- Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in field hockey
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players from Punjab, India
- Male field hockey forwards
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Sportspeople from Hoshiarpur
- World Series Hockey players