Dhanraj Pillai

Last Updated : December 2004

Dhanraj at the 2002 Asian Games

PERSONAL
Date of Birth July 15, 1968
Height 172 cm / 5' 8"
Weight 64 kg / 141 lb
Birthplace Kirkee (Pune), Maharashtra
Marital Status Single
Languages Tamil (mother tongue)
Hindi, Marathi, English
Occupation Assistant Manager, Indian Airlines
Address in India A/10 Nikhil Apartments
Bhau Patil Road
Bopodi, Pune 411003
Maharashtra
Miscellaneous Only Indian to play in:
4 Olympics, 4 World Cups, 4 Champions Trophies
4 Asian Games, 4 Asia Cups

 

DOMESTIC CIRCUIT
Teams Indian Airlines
Mahindra & Mahindra
City Mumbai
Position Centre-Forward
Awards Padma Shree (2001)
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (1999)
Arjuna Puraskar (1995)
TOURNAMENTS
Senior Nationals 1988 - Delhi
May 1997 - Bangalore (4th)
Junior Nationals 1985 - Manipur
National Games Dec 2002 - Hyderabad (2nd), 3 GOALS, Captain
Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Nov 2003 - Delhi (2nd)
Nov 2002 - Delhi (2nd)
Bombay Gold Cup Apr 2003 - Mumbai (1st)
Muruguppa Gold Cup Jul 2002 (1st) - Man of the Final, Forward of Tourney
Jul 1999 (1st) - Man of The Final
July 1998 (2nd)
Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey Tournament Nov/Dec  2004 - Delhi (2nd)
Nov/Dec 2002 - Delhi (2nd)

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
Matches 400 (post 2003 Asia Cup)
Goals Between 130 and 170 goals (estimate)
International Debut 1989 - Allwyn Asia Cup - New Delhi (2nd)
Olympics Aug 2004 - Athens (7th), 2 GOALS
Sep 2000 - Sydney (7th), 1 GOAL
Jul/Aug 1996 - Atlanta (8th), 2 GOALS
Jul/Aug 1992 - Barcelona (7th)
World Cup Feb/Mar 2002 - Kuala Lumpur (10th), 2 GOALS
May 1998 - Utrecht (9th), 2 GOALS, CAPTAIN
Nov/Dec 1994 - Sydney (5th), 1 GOAL, Selected for World XI team
Feb 1990 - Lahore (10th), 1 GOAL
Champions Trophy Aug 2003 - Amstelveen (4th), CAPTAIN
Aug/Sep 2002 - Cologne (4th), 2 GOALS, Player of the Tournament
Dec 1996 - Chennai (4th), 3 GOALS
1995 - Berlin (5th), 2 GOALS
Asian Games Oct 2002 - Busan (2nd), 3 GOALS
Flag bearer of Indian contingent, Member of All-Star Asian Games team
Dec 1998 - Bangkok (1st), 10 GOALS, CAPTAIN
1994 - Hiroshima (2nd)
1990 - Beijing (2nd)
Asia Cup Sep 2003 - Kuala Lumpur (1st), 1 GOAL, CAPTAIN
Nov 1999 - Kuala Lumpur (3rd), 3 GOALS
1993 - Hiroshima
1989 - New Delhi (2nd)
Commonwealth Games Sep 1998 - Kuala Lumpur (4th), 5 Goals, Captain
SAF Games 1995 - Chennai (1st)
Indo-Pak Series Feb/Mar 1998 - Lost 3-4, 3 GOALS, CAPTAIN
Champions Challenge Dec 2001 - Kuala Lumpur (1st), 1 GOAL
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Jan 2004 - Kuala Lumpur (LAST), 2 GOALS, CAPTAIN
Feb 2000 - Kuala Lumpur (3rd), 5 GOALS
1996 - Ipoh
Indira Gandhi Gold Cup 1995
1994 - 7 GOALS, Player of the Tournament
Asian Tour Mar 2001 - Dhaka - 9-Nation Prime Minister's Gold Cup (1st), 3 GOALS
Australian Tour Jun 2003 - Sydney - 3-Nation Tournament (1st), 1 GOAL, CAPTAIN
May/Jun 2003 - Perth - 3-Nation Tournament (2nd), 1 GOAL, CAPTAIN
Apr 2000 - Sydney (3rd in 4-Nation), 1 GOAL
Apr 2000 - Perth (1st in 4-Nation), 2 GOALS
European Tour Aug 2004 - Leverkusen - 3-Test Series vs. Ireland (Won 2-1), 1 GOAL
Jul 2004 - Dusseldorf - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd)
Jun 2003 - Hamburg - 4-Nation Hamburg Masters (1st), CAPTAIN
Jun 2003 - Duisburg (GER) - 1-off Test with Germany, 2-2 Tie, CAPTAIN
Aug 2002 - Amstelveen - Rabobank 4-Nation Tournament (LAST), 1 GOAL
Jan 2000 - Barcelona - 4-Nation Tournament (3rd)
Jan 2000 - Barcelona - 1-off Test with Canada (Won 3-2)
Jan 2000 - Barcelona - 3-Test Series vs. Belgium (Won 2-0), 1 GOAL
1997 - Hamburg - 4-Nation Tournament
1995 - Germany - 4-Nation Tournament
1993 - Vienna - Alps Cup
1993 - Poznan - Inter-Continental Tournament
1990 - Germany - BMW Tournament, 2 GOALS
Test Series at Home Jan 1998 - 4-Test Series vs. Germany - Lost 0-3, CAPTAIN
1997 - vs. Germany
1996 - vs. England, Germany, Australia
1995 - vs. Holland, Spain
1994 - vs. Holland, Australia, South Africa
1993 - vs. South Africa

FOREIGN CLUBS
Indian Gymkhana London 1992 - 1993
FC Lyon Lyon, France 1993
Selangor Kuala Lumpur 19?? - 19??
Abhahani Ltd. Dhaka Jul 1997, Mar 1999
Stuttgart Kickers Stuttgart May - Jun, Oct 2000
Bank Simpanan Nasional Kuala Lumpur Nov 2000 - Feb 2001
Arthur Andersen Kuala Lumpur Mar 2002 - Jun 2002
Singapore Singapore November 2002
Ernst and Young Kuala Lumpur Sep - Oct 2004
Telekom Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Jul - Sep 2005