Jude Menezes
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Jude Menezes is a former field hockey
goalkeeper from India
who made his international debut for the Men's National Team
in 1992 against South Korea
. Menezes represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia, where India finished in seventh place. He migrated to New Zealand
after the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
goalkeeper from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
who made his international debut for the Men's National Team
India national field hockey team
The India national field hockey team is the national men's team representing field hockey in India. It is the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation....
in 1992 against South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. Menezes represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Men's Tournament:* See also: Men's Hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics -Group A:-Group B:September 16, 2000September 17, 2000September 17, 2000September 19, 2000September 19, 2000September 19, 2000September 21, 2000...
in Sydney, Australia, where India finished in seventh place. He migrated to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
after the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup
2002 Men's Hockey World Cup
The 2002 Hockey World Cup for men is the 10th tournament of the Hockey World Cup, held from February 24 to March 9, 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.