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{{Infobox volleyball player<br />
| name = Naveen Jacob<br />
| image = <br />
| fullname = Manidurai Naveen Raja Jacob<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|01|10|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Sundankottai]], [[Thoothukudi district|Thoothukudi]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| death_date = <br />
| height = {{height|cm=189|precision=0}}<br />
| weight = {{convert|87|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| spike = {{convert|340|cm|abbr=on}}<br />
| block = {{convert|322|cm|abbr=on}}<br />
| position = Attacker/Libero<br />
| currentclub = IOB<br />
| currentnumber= 18<br />
| years = <br />
| clubs = IOB, Chennai Spartans<br />
| nationalyears = 2007 - Present<br />
| nationalteam = [[India men's national volleyball team|India]]<br />
| medaltemplates-expand = <br />
| medaltemplates = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Manidurai Naveen Raja Jacob''' (born 10 January 1989), known as '''Naveen''' is an integral part of current [[India men's national volleyball team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131209/sports-other-sports/article/when-naveen-paid-price-bunking-class |title= when-naveen-paid-price-bunking-class |publisher= deccanchronicle |accessdate=2014-10-01 |location=Chennai, India |date=2013-12-09 }}</ref> He currently plays for [[Chennai Spartans]] in [[Pro Volleyball League]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Manidurai Naveen Raja Jacob was born on January 10, 1989 at [[Sundankottai]] village, [[Thoothukudi district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. Having noticed by his brother with a talent for volleyball, he started playing from 2003. On 2007, he got national attention when his Vijayawada team won National championship. Because of his national level recognition, he was rewarded with a job in Indian overseas bank in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/i-didn-t-feel-any-pressure-naveen/498123/ |title= I didn’t feel any pressure: Naveen |publisher= indianexpress |accessdate=2012-08-05 |location=Chennai, India |date=2014-10-06 }}</ref><br />
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== Professional life ==<br />
Naveen Jacob is integral part of India men's national volleyball team. He wears number 18 jersey and plays in the position of Opposite/setter.<br />
As per his reviews, he said in the interviews that "In 2007 I was selected to the Senior Tamil Nadu team, the same year I was picked in the Indian team for the Youth World Championship in Mexico. Thereon, from 2008 until 2016 I represented the Indian team and from 2007 until this year the Senior Tamil Nadu team. Played in the Asian Games in 2010 and 2014 and Senior Asian Championship in 2009, 2011 and 2013, SAF Games and several other international invitation tournaments".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5122702&lang=en |title=Biographies |publisher=incheon2014ag |accessdate=2014-10-06 |location=Chennai, India |date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007010934/https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5122702&lang=en |archivedate=2014-10-07 }}</ref> Manidurai Naveen Raja Jacob has also captained Tamil Nadu Volleyball Team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/tamil-nadu-enters-semifinals/article2788865.ece |title= Tamil Nadu enters semifinals |publisher= thehindu |accessdate=2012-01-10 |location=Chennai, India |date=2012-01-10 }}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian men's volleyball players]]<br />
[[Category:1989 births]]<br />
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2010 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2014 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Volleyball players from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:People from Thoothukudi district]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]<br />
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