Len Aiyappa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Len Aiyappa Ballachanda Madappa | ||
| Born | 31 March 1979 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Fullback | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| BPCL | |||
| Air India | |||
| 2005 | Telekom Malaysia HC | ||
| 2005 - 2008 | Bangalore Hi-Fliers | ||
| 2012 - present | Karnataka Lions | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| ? - 2005 | India | ||
| Last updated on: 17 January 2013 | |||
Len Aiyappa (born 31 March 1979) is an Indian professional field hockey player. He remained one of India's best drag-flickers until he retired from the national team following a fallout with the Indian Hockey Federation in 2006.[2] He last played for India during the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2005.[3]
Career
[edit]Aiyappa, playing for Karnataka Lions in the inaugural season of the World Series Hockey, became the top scorer for the team and third overall by scoring 13 goals in 12 games. He joined the team on the insistence of Dhanraj Pillay and the coach of Karnataka Lions, Jude Felix and scored a hat-trick in the game against Chandigarh Comets.[4] He also played for Air India in domestic hockey leagues.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]He is married.
References
[edit]- ^ "2004 Olympics Athens: Player's Profile". Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Hockey: Len gives up on India". The Times of India. 9 February 2006. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Jothi ruined many careers: Len". indianhockey.com. 25 April 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Did it for my mother: Len Aiyappa". The Times of India. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Len Aiyappa stars in Air India's big win". mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com. Mumbai. 15 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "I'm not thinking about India job now, says Len Aiyappa". The Hindu. New Delhi. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.