Leslie Fernandez (field hockey)

Leslie Fernandez is a railway worker and former Indian national field hockey goalie.^[1] He served as a goalkeeper in the Indian national hockey team which won the gold medal in the 1975 Hockey World Cup.^[2]^[3] and he was educated at Campion Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School in Tiruchirappalli. He blocked Pakistan's winning goal in the final minutes of the game winning India a gold medal. In tribute, he donated it to the church. He lives in Madras currently with his family.

Notes[edit]

↑ Prasad, G. (25 January 2011). "Veteran hockey players delighted with synthetic turf in Tiruchi". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
↑ K. Arumugam (21 February 2010). "1975 WC: A brief of World Cup goldies".
↑ M. S. Unnikrishnan (2 December 2011). "Arjuna Award: Will Charles Cornelius wait for eternity". The Tribune.

References[edit]

K. Arumugam (10 July 2007). "Leslie Fernandes rakes up 'Recognition' Issue".

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[thehindu_20110125-1] Prasad, G. (25 January 2011). "Veteran hockey players delighted with synthetic turf in Tiruchi". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 April 2015.

[1975wcteam-2] K. Arumugam (21 February 2010). "1975 WC: A brief of World Cup goldies".

[goalkeeper-3] M. S. Unnikrishnan (2 December 2011). "Arjuna Award: Will Charles Cornelius wait for eternity". The Tribune.

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