Sandeep Singh

Last Updated : February 2011

Sandeep Singh - Photograph courtesy AFP

PERSONAL
Date of Birth February 27, 1986
Height 6 feet
Weight 171 lbs
Birthplace Shahabad Markanda, near Kurukhetra (Haryana)
Marital Status Married to Harjinder Kaur, India probable
Languages Punjabi, Hindi, English
Education Khalsa College (Patiala)
B.A. (Kurukshetra University)
Occupation Deputy Superintendent of Police, Haryana
Personal Brother Monty played for Indian Airlines

Sandeep Singh at the 2004 Junior Asia Cup
Photo by Aamir Quereshi, courtesy Getty Images

DOMESTIC CIRCUIT
Product Of  
Team Indian Airlines
City  
Position Full-back
Awards  
TOURNAMENTS
Bombay Gold Cup Mar 2004 - Mumbai (1st)
Best Defender of the Tournament

Sandeep Singh at the 2004 Champions Trophy
Photo by Aamir Quereshi, courtesy AFP/Getty Images

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
International Debut Jan 2004 - Sultan Azlan Shah Cup - Kuala Lumpur (LAST)
Matches Played (Senior) 147 (as of February 2010)
Goals Scored (Senior) 110 (as of February 2010)
Olympics Aug 2004 - Athens (7th)
World Cup Feb/Mar 2010 - Delhi (8th), 4 GOALS
Champions Trophy Dec 2005 - Chennai (LAST), 3 GOALS
Dec 2004 - Lahore (4th), 3 GOALS
Asian Games Nov 2010 - Guangzhou (3rd), 11 GOALS, Top Goal Scorer of Tournament
Commonwealth Games Oct 2010 - Delhi (2nd), 4 GOALS
Mar 2006 - Melbourne (6th), 7 GOALS, Top Goal Scorer of Tournament
Asia Cup May 2009 (5th), 5 GOALS
Champions Challenge Jun/Jul 2007 (3rd), 4 GOALS
Indo-Pak Hockey Series Feb 2006 (Lost 1-3), 2 GOALS
Sep/Oct 2004 (Lost 2-4), 3 GOALS
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Apr 2009 - Ipoh (1st), 6 GOALS
May 2008 - Ipoh (2nd), 8 GOALS, Top Goal Scorer of Tournament
Jun 2006 - Kuala Lumpur (3rd), 3 GOALS
Jan 2004 - Kuala Lumpur (LAST), 1 GOAL
Punjab Gold Cup Jan/Feb 2009 - Chandigadh (2nd), 3 GOALS
Junior Asia Cup Apr 2004 - Karachi (1st)
Top Scorer of the Tournament (16 GOALS)
14 Goals from Penalty Corners, 2 from Penalty Strokes
American Tour Oct 2009 - British Columba - 7-Test Series vs. Canada (Won 6-0), 7 GOALS
Jan 2009 - Mar del Plata (Argentina) - 4-Test Series (Drew 2-2), 2 GOALS
Asian Tour May 2004 - Gifu (Japan) - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd), 2 GOALS
European Tour Jul 2010 - Netherlands - 2-Test Series vs. Netherlands (Lost 0-1), 1 GOAL
Jul 2010 - France - 3-Test Series vs. France (Won 2-0), 6 GOALS
Jul 2010 - Belgium - 3-Test Series vs. Belgium (Won 2-0), 6 GOALS
Jul 2010 - Hamburg - 4-Nation Tournament (LAST), 3 GOALS
Aug 2009 - Amstelveen - 2-Test Series vs. Netherlands (Lost 0-1), 2 GOALS
Aug 2009 - Terrassa - 3-Test Series vs. Spain (Lost 1-2), 1 GOAL
Aug 2009 - Belgium - 3-Test Series vs. Belgium (Won 2-1), 2 GOALS
Jul/Aug 2009 - Birmingham - 3-Test Series vs. England (Lost 1-2)
Apr 2006 - Monchengladbach - 4-Nation Tournament (3rd), 2 GOALS
Aug 2004 - Leverkusen - 3-Test Series vs. Ireland (Won 2-1), 1 GOAL
Jul 2004 - Dusseldorf - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd), 1 GOAL
Jun/Jul 2004 - Amstelveen - 4-Nation Tournament (LAST)
Aug 2003 - Gniezno (Poland) - 6-Nation Junior Challenge (1st)
Top Goal Scorer of the Tournament (12 GOALS)
Scored 4 goals in the final against Pakistan (with hat-trick)
Oceania Tour Feb/Mar 2009 - New Zealand - 4-Test Series (Won 2-0), 2 GOALS
Test Series at Home Dec 2004 - Delhi - 2-Test Series vs. France (Lost 0-1), 1 GOAL
Nov 2004 - Chandigadh - 2-Test Series vs. Spain (Tied 1-1), 2 GOALS
Mar 2004 - Delhi - 4-Test Series vs. Malaysia Juniors (Won 4-0), 3 GOALS

Photo by Atul Kamble, courtesy Mid-Day (Mumbai)

FOREIGN CLUBS
HC Eindhoven Eindhoven (NED) Oct - Dec 2005