Michael Green (born May 5, 1972 in

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

) is a former

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

player from

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. He began his career at MTV Braunschweig and Braunschweiger THC and later played for Harvestehuder THC in

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. The defender competed at two Summer Olympics. Green is working as a surgeon, and played more than 260 international matches for the German field hockey squad.

List of Honours

* 1992 – Best Player at the 1992 Junior European Championship * 1996 – Best Player in the German National League * 1996 – Sportsman of Hamburg * 1999 – Best Player in the German National League * 2002 – FIH Player of the Year

International Senior Tournaments

* 1993 – Champions Trophy, Kuala Lumpur (2nd place) * 1994 – Champions Trophy, Lahore (2nd place) * 1994 –

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

, Sydney (4th place) * 1995 –

European Nations Cup European Nations Cup may refer to: *UEFA European Championship, formerly known as European Nations' Cup * Europcar Cup, a European Tour golf tournament * European Nations Cup (golf), a European Ladies Tour golf tournament * European Nations Cup (fi ...

, Dublin (1st place) * 1995 – Champions Trophy, Berlin (1st place) * 1996 –

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, Atlanta (4th place) * 1996 – Champions Trophy, Madras (3rd place) * 1997 – Champions Trophy, Adelaide (1st place) * 1998 –

, Utrecht (3rd place) * 1998 – Champions Trophy, Lahore (6th place) * 1999 –

, Padova (1st place) * 2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place) * 2000 –

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

, Sydney (5th place) * 2001 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Luzern (1st place) * 2001 – Champions Trophy, Rotterdam (1st place) * 2002 –

, Kuala Lumpur (1st place) * 2003 –

, Barcelona (1st place)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Michael 1972 births Living people German male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders Olympic field hockey players for Germany Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Braunschweig 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Harvestehuder THC players