Deepak Thakur

Deepak Thakur
Personal information
Full name	Deepak Thakur Sonkhla
Born	28 December 1980 (age 43); Bhamowal, Hoshiarpur; Punjab, India
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
	Indian Oil
2012 - present	Sher-e-Punjab
National team
Years	Team
1999 -	India
Medal record
Men’s Field Hockey
Representing India
Hockey Junior World Cup
Asian Games
Commonwealth Games

Deepak Thakur Sonkhla (popularly known as Deepak Thakur) is a hockey forward in Indian team.

Family

Thakur's father Nardev Singh is an ex-serviceman and his mother Lalita Thakur is a house-wife. His younger sister Navita Thakur who is a national badminton player.

Career

Junior level

Deepak became popular after his solo effort to help India win Junior World Cup Hockey Tournament in 2001 in Hobart, Australia. He scored double hat-trick in the tournament. The most memorable one was in final against unpredictable Argentina with score board showing 6-1.^[1] Other one was against the underdog, Scotland with a score of 7-1 rout.

Senior level

He debuted for the Men's National Team in June 1999 against Germany. He was part of national squad in 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympic.

Awards

He was awarded Arjuna Award in 2004 for taking Indian hockey to next higher level.^[2]

References

^ "7th Junior Men's World Cup, 2001 Hobart, Australia, October 9–21, 2001".
^ "Deepak 'Arjuna' Thakur epitome of avant-garde hockey". The Tribune. 30 August 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2010.

External links

Interview with Deepak Thakur : Beacon of Indian hockey

[1] "7th Junior Men's World Cup, 2001 Hobart, Australia, October 9–21, 2001".

[2] "Deepak 'Arjuna' Thakur epitome of avant-garde hockey". The Tribune. 30 August 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2010.

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