Len Aiyappa

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Len Aiyappa
Personal information
Full nameLen Aiyappa Ballachanda Madappa
Born (1979-03-31) 31 March 1979 (age 44)
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Sport
PositionFullback
Updated on 17 January 2013.

Len Aiyappa (born 31 March 1979) is an Indian professional field hockey player. He remained one of India's best drag-flickers until he retired from the national team following a fallout with the Indian Hockey Federation in 2006.[2] He last played for India during the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2005.[3]

Career[edit]

Aiyappa, playing for Karnataka Lions in the inaugural season of the World Series Hockey, became the top scorer for the team and third overall by scoring 13 goals in 12 games. He joined the team on the insistence of Dhanraj Pillay and the coach of Karnataka Lions, Jude Felix and scored a hat-trick in the game against Chandigarh Comets.[4]

Personal life[edit]

He is married.

References[edit]

  1. "2004 Olympics Athens: Player's Profile".
  2. "Hockey: Len gives up on India". The Times of India. 9 February 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  3. "Jothi ruined many careers: Len". indianhockey.com. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  4. "Did it for my mother: Len Aiyappa". The Times of India. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

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