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{{short description|Indian field hockey player}}
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{{Infobox field hockey player
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|birth_place=[[Kodagu district]], [[Karnataka]], India<ref>{{cite web|title=India Vs South Africa Test Series (Men) 2012 16 – 22 January 2012|url=http://hockeyindia.org/india-vs-south-africa-test-series-2012|publisher=Hockey India|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref>
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|position=[[Field hockey#Positions|Midfielder]]
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'''Vakkaliga Swamy Vinaya'''<ref>{{cite web|title=VAKKALIGA SWAMY Vinaya|url=https://tms.fih.ch/players/35212|publisher=International Hockey Federation|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> (born 24 November 1985) is a former Indian [[field hockey]] player who played as a [[Field hockey#Positions|midfielder]] for the [[India men's national field hockey team|national team]]. Among the major tournaments he represented India at include [[2005 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy]] and [[2006 Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Distinguished Players|url=http://www.karnatakahockey.com/players.html|publisher=karnatakahockey.com|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> Vinaya's "capability in one-on-one situations" received praise from German hockey coach [[Valentin Altenburg]].<ref>{{cite news |title=German Coach Lauds Indian Hockey Players on Skills |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/hockey/german-coach-lauds-indian-hockey-players-on-skills-1506816 |access-date=30 September 2019 |work=NDTV |date=12 January 2015}}</ref> In 2010, Vinaya signed up for [[World Series Hockey]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nimbus launches lucrative world hockey league with IHF |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/124336/nimbus-launches-lucrative-world-hockey.html |access-date=30 September 2019 |work=Deccan Herald |date=28 December 2010}}</ref>

Apart from hockey, Vinaya represents his club [[Air India]] in cricket in the second division league.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mathew |first1=Maxin |title=13 hockey players sign up to play football for Konkan FC in Bengaluru |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/13-hockey-players-sign-up-to-play-football-for-konkan-fc-in-bengaluru/articleshow/60129829.cms |access-date=30 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=19 August 2017}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.stick2hockey.com/View-Bio-Data/VS%20Vinaya/45.html Player profile] at stick2hockey.com

{{India FH Squad 2006 World Cup}}

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[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Kodagu district]]
[[Category:Indian men's field hockey players]]
[[Category:Field hockey players from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games field hockey players for India]]
[[Category:2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]

V. S. Vinaya - Revision history

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