Arjun Halappa

Arjun Halappa [2][3][4][5][6] (Kannada:ಅರ್ಜುನ್ ಹಾಲಪ್ಪ) (born 13 December 1980) is a professional Indian hockey player and former captain of Indian Hockey Team.[6]

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
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–present India 250+
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
2010 DelhiTeam
Champions Challenge
2001 Kuala Lumpur Team
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouTeam

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 married Bhavana on 12 October 2008 at Somwarpet, Kodagu.[7]

References
  1. "CWG Melbourne: Player's Profile". Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  2. Marar, Nandakumar (17 March 2012). "Arjun Halappa brace in Lions win". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. Latest Hockey News, Indian Hockey Players, Article, Columns - Stick2Hockey Archived 24 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Arjun Halappa Biography, Arjun Halappa Bio, Arjun Halappa Photos, Videos, Wallpapers, News". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. Arjun Halappa – The missing link in Indian hockey | SportsKeeda
  6. Halappa is new hockey captain - Sport - DNA
  7. "Arjun Halappa enters into wedlock". The Hindu. 14 October 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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