Arjun Halappa

Arjun Halappa

Personal information
Born	(1980-12-13) 13 December 1980 Somwarpet, Kodagu Karnataka, India
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Air India
2005–2008	Bangalore Hi-Fliers
2012–present	Karnataka Lions	12	(3)
2015–present	Dabang Mumbai	2	(0)
National team
2001–present	India	250+
Medal record Men's Field Hockey Competitor for  India Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Team Champions Challenge 2001 Kuala Lumpur Team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team

Arjun Halappa ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} (Kannada:ಅರ್ಜುನ್ ಹಾಲಪ್ಪ) (born December 17, 1980 in Somwarpet, Kodagu, Karnataka) is a professional Indian hockey player and former captain of Indian Hockey Team.^[6]

Career

Midfield maestro Arjun Halappa is the son of former East Bengal Hockey Club player B. K. Halappa,

He hails from Kodagu (Coorg) District, Karnataka. He joined the Centre of Excellence in 1998 and a year later played his first Senior Nationals at Hyderabad, and was picked among the 72 probables for a conditioning camp. He made his junior international debut in the Europe tour same year under coaches C.R. Kumar and Harendera. He posted eight goals in the 2000 Junior Asia Cup.

He made his international debut for the Men's National Team in March 2001 against Egypt in the Prime Minister's Gold Cup. Halappa represented India at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where India finished in seventh place. He represented India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, where India finished in second place.

Personal life

He got married to Bhavana on 12 October 2008 at Somwarpet, Kodagu.^[7]

References

External links

• Bharatiya Hockey

India squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 7th place 1 Chauhan 3 D. Tirkey 4 S. Singh 6 I. Tirkey 7 P. Singh 8 Thakur 9 D. Pillay 10 Singh Dhillon 11 GA Singh 12 D'Souza 24 Xalco 18 Rasquinha 23 Halappa 24 Sinclair 25 H. Singh 27 V. Pillay Coach: Rach