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{{Infobox field hockey player<br />
| name = S. V. Sunil<br />
| fullname = Somwarpet Vittalacharya Sunil<br />
| image = The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2017 to Shri S.V. Sunil for Hockey, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2017.jpg<br />
| caption = Sunil (left) receiving the Arjuna Award from President of India [[Ram Nath Kovind]] (right), August 2017<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|5|6}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kodagu district|Kodagu]], [[Karnataka]], India<br />
| position = [[Field hockey#Formations|Halfback]]<br />
| height = 1.76 m<br />
| clubs1 = [[Bangalore Hi-Fliers]]<br />
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2008<br />
| caps1 = <br />
| goals1 = <br />
| clubs2 = Services<br />
| years2 = <br />
| caps2 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| clubs3 = IOCL<br />
| years3 = <br />
| caps3 = <br />
| goals3 = <br />
| clubs4 = [[Punjab Warriors]]<br />
| years4 = 2013–<br />
| caps4 = 13<br />
| goals4 = 4<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]]<br />
| nationalyears1 = 2007–<br />
| nationalcaps1 = 264<br />
| nationalgoals1 = 72<br />
| medaltemplates =<br />
{{MedalSport|Men's [[field hockey]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Field hockey at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games – Men|Team]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta]]|[[Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament|Team]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2017 Dhaka]]|Team}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Hockey Champions Trophy|Champions Trophy]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2016 London]]|Team}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2018 Breda]]|Team}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Hockey Champions Trophy|Asian Champions Trophy]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2011 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2011 Ordos City]]|Team}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2012 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2012 Doha]]|Team}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Hockey at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]|[[Hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|Team]]}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Somwarpet Vittalacharya Sunil''' (born 6 May 1989) is an Indian professional [[field hockey]] player.<ref name="Sunil">{{cite news |title= Sunil: a key forward and a special player |url= http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/sunil-a-key-forward-and-a-special-player/article2872921.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 9 February 2012 |accessdate= 25 August 2013}}</ref> He represented India during the [[2012 London Olympics]] and won silver with them at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/sunil-sowmarpet-vitalacharya-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418061612/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/sunil-sowmarpet-vitalacharya-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Sunil Sowmarpet Vitalacharya Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/hockey/1008225/sunil_sowmarpet_vitalacharya.html|title=Glasgow 2014 - Sunil Sowmarpet Vitalacharya Profile|last=|first=|date=|website=g2014results.thecgf.com|language=|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Sunil was born on 6 May 1989 to Vittalacharya and Shanta in the [[Kodagu district]] of [[Karnataka]], and is an ethnic [[Kodava people|Kodava]]. At the age of four, he lost his mother. His father worked as a carpenter and his brother, a goldsmith.<ref>{{cite web |title= Kannadiga Sunil shines despite Father’s demise |url= http://www.ourkarnataka.com/Articles/starofmysore/hockeysunil.htm |publisher= Our Karnataka |accessdate= 25 August 2013}}</ref> Born to a poor family, he used bamboo for hockey stick during his younger days.<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Meet the heroes of Hockey |url= http://menshealth.intoday.in/story/hockey-sardar-singh-shivendra-singh-sv-sunil-sreejesh-pr-sandeep-singh/0/3973.html |magazine= Men's Health |accessdate= 25 August 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Sunil made his senior international debut in the [[2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2007 Asia Cup]] in [[Chennai]], a tournament that India won.<ref name="Sunil" /> He was also a part of the team that won the silver at the [[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup]] in 2008. The [[2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I|2011 Champion's Challenge]] was an early high point in his career in which he scored four goals, the most by an Indian forward.<ref name="Sunil" /><br />
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He represented India at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where India won the silver medal.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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===Hockey India League===<br />
In the inaugural auctions of the [[Hockey India League]], Sunil was bought by the [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] franchise for US$42,000<ref>{{cite news |title= Hockey India League Auction: the final squads list |url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hil-auction-as-the-teams-shape-up/310745-5-136.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121219014754/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hil-auction-as-the-teams-shape-up/310745-5-136.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2012-12-19 |publisher= CNN |date= 2012-12-16 |accessdate= 2013-01-14}}</ref> with his base price being US$13,900. The Punjab team was named [[Punjab Warriors]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{FIH|729|SOWMARPET Sunil}}<br />
* [https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/sunil-sowmarpet-vitalacharya-profile-37 S. V. Sunil] at [[Hockey India]]<br />
*{{Olympedia}}<br />
*{{Sports reference}}<br />
* {{cite web|title=SV Sunil: Indian hockey’s attacker and survivor of changing coaches|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/indian-hockey-teams-attacker-and-survivor-sv-sunil-4986217/|work=The Indian Express|date=17 December 2017}}<br />
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{{India FH Squad 2012 Summer Olympics}}<br />
{{India FH Squad 2012 Champions Trophy}}<br />
{{India FH Squad 2014 World Cup}}<br />
{{India FH Squad 2014 Commonwealth Games}}<br />
{{India FH Squad 2018 Champions Trophy}}<br />
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[[Category:1989 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic field hockey players of India]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kodagu district]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in field hockey]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2014 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players from Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male field hockey players]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Male field hockey defenders]]<br />
[[Category:Hockey India League players]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2016]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]</div>Ajay Kumar