Sandeep Michael (23 June 1985 – 23 November 2018) was an Indian
field hockey
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player who played as a
forward
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for the
national team.
Michael won the Most Promising Player award at the
2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup
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which India won. He captained the national junior team to gold in the 2004
Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
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. He was employed with Air India.
Sandeep Michael died on 23 November 2018 in Bangalore after a brief illness, wherein he had slipped into a coma.
References
External links
Player profile at bharatiyahockey.org
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1985 births
2018 deaths
Field hockey players from Bangalore
Indian male field hockey players