William Xalco

Last Updated : December 2004

William Xalco checks Michael McCann of Australia at Athens (Photograph by AP)

PERSONAL
Date of Birth June 14, 1984
Height 167 cm / 5' 6"
Weight 60 kgs / 132 lbs
Birthplace Sundergarh, Orissa
Marital Status Single
Languages Oriya, Hindi
Education Class X
Occupation Bharat Petroleum

William Xalco (R) stops a diving Ian Symons of  South Africa in Athens
Photograph by Emmanuel Dunand of AFP/Getty Images

DOMESTIC CIRCUIT
Product Of Pamposh Sports Hostel, Orissa
Air India Hockey Academy, Delhi (2001)
Team Air India
Bharat Petroleum
City  
Position Full-back
Awards Ekalavya Puraskar (2004)
TOURNAMENTS
u-18 Junior National Championship Dec 2001 - Karimnagar, lost in semi-finals
Murugappa Gold Cup Jul 2003 - Chennai (1st) - IHF Juniors

William Xalco goes past Tajol Mohammad of Malaysia in 13th Azlan Shah Cup (Photo by AFP)

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
International Debut Jan 2003 - Bukit Jalil - 4-Nation Junior Tournament (1st)
Matches  
Goals ??
Olympics Aug 2004 - Athens (7th)
Champions Trophy Dec 2004 - Lahore (4th)
Indo-Pak Hockey Series Sep/Oct 2004 (Lost 2-4)
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Jan 2004 - Kuala Lumpur (LAST)
Junior Asia Cup Apr 2004 - Karachi (1st), 2 GOALS
Asian Tour May 2004 - Gifu (Japan) - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd)
Jan 2003 - Bukit Jalil - 4-Nation Junior Tournament (1st)
European Tour Jul 2004 - Dusseldorf - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd)
Jun/Jul 2004 - Amstelveen - 4-Nation Tournament (LAST)
Mar 2004 - Madrid - Olympic Qualifier (4th)
Aug 2003 - Gniezno (Poland) - 6-Nation Junior Challenge (1st)
Test Series at Home Dec 2004 - Delhi - 2-Test Series vs. France (Lost 0-1)
Nov 2004 - Chandigadh - 2-Test Series vs. Spain (Tied 1-1)
Feb 2004 - Hyderabad - 3-Test Series vs. Netherlands (Lost 0-2)

FOREIGN CLUBS
Never Played Professionally for a Foreign Club