Jugraj Singh, born in 1983 to a Sikh family in Punjab. A self coached drag-flicker who became a youth icon for anybody who ever followed Indian Hockey or Hockey in general. Iconic drag flicker’, young face of the India hockey team’, the spirit of Indian hockey and brave fighter’ are synonymous for Jugraj Singh. To refresh your memory, he is the courageous athlete who made the inspirational return to hockey after major car accident. The nationwide outpouring of public sentiment and concern for ace defender Jugraj Singh, who was seriously injured in a road accident amply demonstrated people’s love for the hockey, stars. He played a pivotal role in taking Indian hockey to the new heights by winning the junior world cup, 2003 Champions Trophy, followed by Asian Championship. He was considered to be the next Sohail Abbas by many experts but that car accident at the age of 20 never allowed him to be the same Jugraj ever. In a series against Pakistan where he performed so well that his counterpart Sohail Abbas said that he can see a younger Sohail in him.
After that crash he tried to make it to the national team but never went further than the probable list. He was still a very good player and played for Chandigarh Dynamos with a decent record in PHL. Few years back he was given an opportunity to coach Junior National team for Penalty corners at the national camp. He picked four players out of that team and one of them is today India's brightest drag-flicker 'Rupinder Pal Singh'. "I did not achieve this overnight. My drag flick coach Jugraj has worked hard for that. I owe my success to him," Rupinder said. He added "Sohail Abbas is brilliant drag flicker. He has the world record against his name but if Jugraj did not meet with an accident in 2003, he might have been the record holder.”

PERSONAL INFO
Date of Birth: April 22, 1983
Height: 156 cms
Weight: 80 kg
Birthplace: Rayya, Amritsar District, Punjab
Marital Status: Single
Languages: Punjabi, Hindi
Occupation: D.S.P , Punjab Police
Miscellaneous: Elder sister Rajbeer Kaur Rai, ex-India captain, Arjuna Awardee
Brother-in-Law Gurmail Singh, Olympian
Hockey Idols Sohail Abbas, Bram Lomans
DOMESTIC CIRCUIT
Product Of Surjeet Singh Hockey Academy, Jalandhar
Air India Hockey Academy, Delhi
Team Punjab Police, Punjab
City Jalandhar
Position Left Full-Back

TOURNAMENTS
Junior Nationals Feb 2001 - Chennai
National Games Dec 2002 - Hyderabad (1st)
Nehru Hockey Tournament Nov 2002 - Delhi (1st)
Beighton Cup Mar/Apr 2002 - Kolkata (1st)
Muruguppa Gold Cup Aug 2001 - Chennai (1st) - for IHF Juniors

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
Matches 29 (post 2002 World Cup)
International Debut 2001 u-18 Asia Cup (Ipoh)
Goals
World Cup Feb/Mar 2002 - Kuala Lumpur (10th), 3 GOALS
Champions Trophy Aug 2003 - Amstelveen (4th), 4 GOALS
Aug/Sep 2002 - Cologne (4th), 5 GOALS
Asian Games Oct 2002 - Busan (2nd), 4 GOALS
Champions Challenge Dec 2001 - Kuala Lumpur (1st), 2 GOALS
Junior World Cup Oct 2001 - Hobart (1st), 7 GOALS
Sub-Junior (u-18) Asia Cup Jun 2001 - Ipoh (1st), 14 GOALS, CAPTAIN
Top Scorer of the Tournament
Player of the Tournament
Selected for the Sub-Junior Asia Cup All-Star Team
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Aug 2001 - Kuala Lumpur (5th), 1 GOAL
Australian Tour Jun 2003 - 3
Nation Tournament Sydney (1st), 2 GOALS
3-Nation Tournament May/Jun 2003 - Perth (2nd)
Adelaide/Melbourne May/Jun 2002 - (2nd in 4-Nation), 3 GOALS
European Tour Jun 2003 - Hamburg - 4-Nation Panasonic Masters (1st), 1 GOAL
4-Nation Tourney Aug 2002 - Amstelveen -, Last, 1 GOAL
Malaysian Tour Aug/Sep 2001 -
5-Nation Jr. Tourney - Kuala Lumpur (3rd)