Prabodh Tirkey (born 6 October 1984) is an Indian

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midfielder. He is a former captain of the

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Personal life

Prabodh is the younger brother of the Indian hockey player Ignace Tirkey, who also has captained the Indian Senior Team. His idol is another Indian ex-captain and one of the best defenders in world hockey,

Dilip Tirkey Dilip Tirkey (born 25 November 1977), is a former Indian field hockey player, Politician and Sports Administrator. His former playing position was of full back. He was best known for his penalty corner hit. Dilip was one of the most ...

, who comes from the same town of Sundergarh. He married Sweta Tirkey at Ranchi on 28 January 2011.

Career

In his early career he was the national captain of sub-junior, junior and India-A team and finally became the India senior team captain. He was in the Indian team which won the 2007 Asia Cup in

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Awards

*2001 Ekalavya Puraskar *2009 Biju Patnaik State Sports Award

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tirkey, Pradbodh 1984 births Field hockey players from Odisha Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Living people Indian Christians Asian Games medalists in field hockey World Series Hockey players Field hockey players at the 2010 Asian Games Indian male field hockey players Asian Games bronze medalists for India Commonwealth Games competitors for India Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players