Bharat Chettri
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15 December 1981 Kalimpong, West Bengal, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–present | Punjab Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–present | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bharat Kumar Chettri (born 15 December 1981 in Kalimpong, West Bengal)[1] is an Indian field hockey player.[2] He is the goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Chettri's professional career in field hockey began after he joined the Sports Authority of India's Centre of Excellence in Bangalore in 1998.[1] He made his debut in international hockey in 2001 playing in the Prime Minister's Gold Cup tournament in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was first appointed the captain of the Indian national team in October 2011 for the four-nation Super Series and an international tournament in Australia.[4] He was the captain of the 18-member Indian squad at the 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia, which won the bronze medal.[5] Chettri led the 16-member Indian hockey squad in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.[6]
Following poor performances at the Olympics, Chettri, Sandeep Singh and Shivendra Singh were dropped from the squad.[7]
Hockey India League
[edit | edit source]In the auction of the first edition of the Hockey India League, Chettri was bought by Punjab Warriors for $19,000[8] with his base price being $18,500. He went unsold in the first round[9] and was bought in the second round of auction.
Awards
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Bharat Chettri's interview on ESPN-Star Sports
- Short Biography of Bharat Chettri
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- Living people
- 1981 births
- People from Kalimpong district
- Field hockey players from West Bengal
- World Series Hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for India
- Indian Gorkhas
- Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Indian male field hockey players
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Asian Games field hockey players for India
- Asian Games bronze medalists for India
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games field hockey players for India
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2010
- Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Recipients of the Dhyan Chand Award
- 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Asian Games silver medalists in field hockey
- Asian Games bronze medalists in field hockey