Lazarus ("Lajarus") Barla (born April 11, 1979 in Tilaikani, near

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, Odisha) is a field hockey defender from India, who belongs to the

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tribe of Chota Nagpur. He made his international senior debut for the Men's National Team in January 1998 during the test series against Germany. He represented his native country at the

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, where India finished in seventh place.

References

Bharatiya Hockey

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* 1979 births Living people Male field hockey defenders 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Olympic field hockey players of India People from Odisha Field hockey players from Odisha Indian male field hockey players Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub