Prabodh Tirkey (born 6 October 1984) is an Indian former

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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.

Personal life

Prabodh is the younger brother of the Indian hockey player

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, who also has captained the Indian national team. His idol is another Indian ex-captain and one of the best defenders in world hockey,

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, who comes from

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, Prabodh's hometown. Prabodh married Sweta Tirkey at Ranchi on 28 January 2011.

Career

In his early career, he was the national captain of sub-junior, junior and India-A teams, and finally became the India senior team captain. He was in the Indian team which won the 2007 Asia Cup in

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Awards

*2001

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*2009 Biju Patnaik State Sports Award

References

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