A. B. Subbaiah

A. B. Subbaiah
Personal information
Full name	Anjaparavanda Bopaiah Subbaiah
Born	Madikeri, Kodagu district; Karnataka, India
Senior career
Years	Team
1987–2007	Air India
National team
Years	Team
1988–1998	India
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing India
Asian Games

Anjaparavanda Bopaiah Subbaiah is a former Indian hockey goalkeeper and coach.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Early life

He was born in Madikeri (Kodagu district, Karnataka)^[5] into the Kodava community.^[6]^[7] He played hockey for his school, St. Michael's Madikeri, as a fourteen year old.^[7] He was a product of Sports Authority of India (SAI) hostel, Bangalore.^[7]

Career

Subbaiah has participated in the Commonwealth games.^[4] He was part of the 1998 gold-winning Asian Games Indian team. He is a recipient of the Arjuna Award.^[8] Between 1988 and 1998, he took part in 285 international matches.^[7]^[5]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12] He represented and captained the Indian hockey team between the years 1987 and 2007.^[7]

Awards

Subbaiah was conferred with an honorary doctorate from the Mangalore University by Hans Raj Bhardwaj, Governor of Karnataka.^[5]

Retirement

He is a commentator, coach, manager, administrator, umpire and selector as well.^[5] He was part of the Hockey India disciplinary panel as well.^[13] A B Subbaiah is also part of the 13-member Hockey India committee.^[14]^[15] He is the Hockey Karnataka secretary since 2018.^[16]

References

^ Deep, Sharad (4 December 2017). "Hockey World League Final: AB Subbaiah wants India to play attacking game". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ "WION Sports: Former India Goalkeeper A.B Subbaiah reflects on World Cup Campaign". wionews. WION. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ "Mithun Beerala gets hitched". The Times of India. Bengaluru News - Times of India. TNN. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Anjaparavanda Subbaiah". www.bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Air Indian Subbaiah conferred Doctorate by Mangalore University". enarada.com. e-Narada. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ Aiyappa, Manu (24 May 2019). "Why Kodavas, who once blazed through the hockey pitch and Army battles, are abandoning both - Times of India ►". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Raipalli, Dr Manjunath Sahadevappa. A Case Study on Contribution of Karnataka Hockey Players towards the Development of Indian Hockey. Lulu.com. p. 114. ISBN 9781387712373. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ "Hockey World Cup Memories: AB Subbaiah remembers 1994 edition, where India's chances were undone by South Africa". Firstpost. Firstpost. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2000. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ Reddy, P. A. (2005). Sports Promotion In India. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 44, 45, 184. ISBN 9788171419272. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ Lakde, Dr Atul Tanaji. Field Hockey- National Game of India in General Parlance. Lulu.com. p. 23. ISBN 9780359694877. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ Data India. Press Institute of India. 1998. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ Josh, Jagran. Current Affairs Quarterly Supplement (July '15, Aug '15 and Sept '15) eBook: Jagran Josh. Jagran Josh. p. 177. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ "Former captain Sardar Singh named in selection committee of Hockey India". India Today. Press Trust of India. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ PTI (16 January 2019). "Sardar Singh named in selection committee of Hockey India". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ Veerappa, Manuja (20 July 2019). "Why wasn't KSHA stadium the venue for India-New Zealand hockey match? - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[1] Deep, Sharad (4 December 2017). "Hockey World League Final: AB Subbaiah wants India to play attacking game". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[2] "WION Sports: Former India Goalkeeper A.B Subbaiah reflects on World Cup Campaign". wionews. WION. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[3] "Mithun Beerala gets hitched". The Times of India. Bengaluru News - Times of India. TNN. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[Bharatiya_Hockey-4] "Anjaparavanda Subbaiah". www.bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[e-narada-5] "Air Indian Subbaiah conferred Doctorate by Mangalore University". enarada.com. e-Narada. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[6] Aiyappa, Manu (24 May 2019). "Why Kodavas, who once blazed through the hockey pitch and Army battles, are abandoning both - Times of India ►". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[Case_Study-7] Raipalli, Dr Manjunath Sahadevappa. A Case Study on Contribution of Karnataka Hockey Players towards the Development of Indian Hockey. Lulu.com. p. 114. ISBN 9781387712373. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[8] "Hockey World Cup Memories: AB Subbaiah remembers 1994 edition, where India's chances were undone by South Africa". Firstpost. Firstpost. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[9] Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2000. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[10] Reddy, P. A. (2005). Sports Promotion In India. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 44, 45, 184. ISBN 9788171419272. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[11] Lakde, Dr Atul Tanaji. Field Hockey- National Game of India in General Parlance. Lulu.com. p. 23. ISBN 9780359694877. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[12] Data India. Press Institute of India. 1998. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[13] Josh, Jagran. Current Affairs Quarterly Supplement (July '15, Aug '15 and Sept '15) eBook: Jagran Josh. Jagran Josh. p. 177. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[14] "Former captain Sardar Singh named in selection committee of Hockey India". India Today. Press Trust of India. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[15] PTI (16 January 2019). "Sardar Singh named in selection committee of Hockey India". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[16] Veerappa, Manuja (20 July 2019). "Why wasn't KSHA stadium the venue for India-New Zealand hockey match? - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

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