Thirumal Valavan
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Selvaraj Thirumala Valavan (born November 27, 1970 in Chennai
, Tamil Nadu
) is a former field hockey
midfielder from India
, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team
in February 1997 against Poland
. Valavan represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia, where India finished in seventh place. He comes from a hockey family and is the nephew of Former International M.P.Murugesh. His father Selvaraj played for State Bank of India
and brother Thirugnam currently plays for Madras Port Trust. Selvaraj Thirumala Valavan currently plays for Indian Bank Team, Tamil Nadu in the position of Centre-Half. For his outstanding contribution to the field of Hockey, he was conferred the award Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Sports Award in the year of 1999-2000. In the national level he has played the tournaments National Championship respectively in Dec 2000 held at Jammu, Mar 1999 held at Hyderabad where the team finished at the 2nd position, May 1997 held at Bangalore and finished at 2nd position. He also participated in the year Dec 2002 - Hyderabad, Jun 1997 - Bangalore. Selvaraj Thirumala Valavan also took part at the Muruguppa Gold Cup in the year Jul 1998 - Chennai (lost in semi-final).
He has never played for any foreign clubs like other professional field hockey player. Selvaraj Thirumala Valavan has played 172 matches in the international arena with debut in the year 1997 against Poland. The tournament was held at Chennai and in that India won by 2-0-1. Other international tournaments played by him are
. Olympics --- Sep 2000 - Sydney (7th)
2. World Cup --- Feb/Mar 2002 - Kuala Lumpur (10th), May 1998 - Utrecht (9th)
3. Champions Challenge --- Dec 2001 - Kuala Lumpur (1st)
4. Asian Games --- Dec 1998 - Bangkok (1st)
5. Indo-Pak Series --- Feb 1999 - Lost 3-6; Feb/Mar 1998 - Lost 3-4
6. Commonwealth Games --- Sep 1998 - Kuala Lumpur (4th)
7. Sultan Azlan Shah Cup --- Feb 2000 - Kuala Lumpur (3rd)
8. Prime Minister's Gold Cup --- Mar 2001 - Dhaka (1st)
9. Australian Tour --- Apr 2000 - Sydney (3rd in 4-Nation); Apr 2000 - Perth (1st in 4-Nation)
10. European Tour --- Jul 2001 - World Cup Qualifier (5th); Jan 2000 - Barcelona (3rd in 4-Nation), 1 GOAL; Jan 2000 - Belgium (2-0-1); Jan 2000 - Canada (1-0-0); Jun 1999 - Germany (1-3-0); Jun 1999 - Belgium (3-0-1); Aug 1997 - Last in 4-Nation Tourney.
11. New Zealand Tour --- Jun 2001 - Lost 1-2-1
12. South African Tour -- Aug 1999 - Johannesburg - Lost 0-3-2
13. Test Series --- Jan 1998 - vs. Germany - Lost 0-3-1; Feb/Mar 2001 - vs. Germany - Lost 1-2.
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
) is a former field hockey
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...
midfielder from India
India
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, 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 February 1997 against Poland
Poland
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. Valavan 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 comes from a hockey family and is the nephew of Former International M.P.Murugesh. His father Selvaraj played for State Bank of India
State Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
and brother Thirugnam currently plays for Madras Port Trust. Selvaraj Thirumala Valavan currently plays for Indian Bank Team, Tamil Nadu in the position of Centre-Half. For his outstanding contribution to the field of Hockey, he was conferred the award Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Sports Award in the year of 1999-2000. In the national level he has played the tournaments National Championship respectively in Dec 2000 held at Jammu, Mar 1999 held at Hyderabad where the team finished at the 2nd position, May 1997 held at Bangalore and finished at 2nd position. He also participated in the year Dec 2002 - Hyderabad, Jun 1997 - Bangalore. Selvaraj Thirumala Valavan also took part at the Muruguppa Gold Cup in the year Jul 1998 - Chennai (lost in semi-final).
He has never played for any foreign clubs like other professional field hockey player. Selvaraj Thirumala Valavan has played 172 matches in the international arena with debut in the year 1997 against Poland. The tournament was held at Chennai and in that India won by 2-0-1. Other international tournaments played by him are
. Olympics --- Sep 2000 - Sydney (7th)
2. World Cup --- Feb/Mar 2002 - Kuala Lumpur (10th), May 1998 - Utrecht (9th)
3. Champions Challenge --- Dec 2001 - Kuala Lumpur (1st)
4. Asian Games --- Dec 1998 - Bangkok (1st)
5. Indo-Pak Series --- Feb 1999 - Lost 3-6; Feb/Mar 1998 - Lost 3-4
6. Commonwealth Games --- Sep 1998 - Kuala Lumpur (4th)
7. Sultan Azlan Shah Cup --- Feb 2000 - Kuala Lumpur (3rd)
8. Prime Minister's Gold Cup --- Mar 2001 - Dhaka (1st)
9. Australian Tour --- Apr 2000 - Sydney (3rd in 4-Nation); Apr 2000 - Perth (1st in 4-Nation)
10. European Tour --- Jul 2001 - World Cup Qualifier (5th); Jan 2000 - Barcelona (3rd in 4-Nation), 1 GOAL; Jan 2000 - Belgium (2-0-1); Jan 2000 - Canada (1-0-0); Jun 1999 - Germany (1-3-0); Jun 1999 - Belgium (3-0-1); Aug 1997 - Last in 4-Nation Tourney.
11. New Zealand Tour --- Jun 2001 - Lost 1-2-1
12. South African Tour -- Aug 1999 - Johannesburg - Lost 0-3-2
13. Test Series --- Jan 1998 - vs. Germany - Lost 0-3-1; Feb/Mar 2001 - vs. Germany - Lost 1-2.