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Selvaraju Sandrakasi

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Personal information
Full name Selvaraju Sandrakasi
Born (1985-07-21) 21 July 1985 (age 39)
Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Playing position Forward, Midfielder
Senior career
Years Team
200?–2006 Tenaga Nasional Berhad HC
2006 Mönchengladbach
2007–2008 Tenaga Nasional Berhad HC
2008 Berliner HC
2009 Tenaga Nasional Berhad HC
2009 Midlands
2010 Racing Club de France
2011– UniKL HC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006– Malaysia 83 (108)
Medal record
Men's Hockey Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Chennai Team

Selvaraju Sandrakasi (born 21 July 1985) is a field hockey player from Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Selvaraju made his international debut in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2006.[1]

Career

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He played in three foreign leagues. He first played in Germany in 2006 and scored five goals in 12 Division One matches for Moenchengladbach. In 2008, he played for Berlin and scored seven goals in 10 matches. He was supposed to return to Berlin to continue playing for the Berliner HC in April but injury sidelined him.[2] He earned another call-up from Berlin for 2010 German League.[3]

In October 2009, Selvaraju had a stint in New Zealand for Division One side Midlands. He scored four goals in eight matches.[3] He also featured for Racing Club de France for two months from March 2010. He scored four goals in 12 French Division One matches. He received another invitation in 2010 and was sought by clubs in Europe, Australia and India.[4][5]

He plays the role of midfielder for UniKL in the Malaysia Hockey League. He again received invitations to play for Berlin and Racing de France and for the first time, he gets an offer to play in England League for Manchester Hockey Club.[6]

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