Wayne McIndoe
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Wayne McIndoe is a field hockey player from New Zealand
, who earned his first cap for the national team, nickname
d The Black Sticks, in 1998 at the Commonwealth Games
in Kuala Lumpur
. The defender/midfielder was named captain of the young New Zealand side which met Malaysia in March 2005. Now a veteran of over hundred games for the Kiwi's, McIndoe leads by example both off and on the field and is one of the most consistent players in the side. He moved from Wellington
to Auckland
in 2003 to work on his hockey development.
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...
, who earned his first cap for the national team, nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
d The Black Sticks, in 1998 at the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
. The defender/midfielder was named captain of the young New Zealand side which met Malaysia in March 2005. Now a veteran of over hundred games for the Kiwi's, McIndoe leads by example both off and on the field and is one of the most consistent players in the side. He moved from Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
to Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
in 2003 to work on his hockey development.
International Senior Tournaments
- 1998 - Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth GamesThe Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
- 1999 - Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
- 2000 - Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
- 2000 - Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- 2002 - Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth GamesThe Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
- 2003 - Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
- 2003 - Champions Challenge
- 2004 - Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- 2004 - Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
- 2004 - Champions Trophy2004 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)The 2004 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place in the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan from December 4 to December 12, 2004.- :Head Coach: Bernhard Peters# Ulrich Bubolz # Adrian Kühn # Ulrich Klaus# Philipp Crone...