Craig Fulton has been appointed the coach of the Indian males’s hockey group, Hockey India confirmed on Friday. The announcement was made, forward of the group’s residence matches within the FIH Hockey Pro League ranging from tenth March. The 48-year-old South African, with practically 25 years of teaching expertise, will be a part of the group on the earliest upon finishing formalities.
Fulton, a real believer in management, has proven exemplary leads to his earlier roles. His rise to fame began with a stint with the Irish Men’s Team because the Head Coach between 2014 to 2018 when the group certified for the Rio Olympic Games 2016. this was the Irish group’s first Olympic qualification in 100 years. This historic feat additionally received him the FIH Coach of the Year in 2015. Following this, he labored because the Assistant Coach with the reigning Olympic Champions Belgium, the place the Belgium group received the gold medal in Tokyo.
He was additionally a part of the Belgian Coaching Staff when the group lifted the World title in 2018, in Bhubaneswar. Fulton was named Belgium Coach of the Year 2023 after teaching the Belgium membership which received the Belgium League. He has additionally been part of the Belgium nationwide group’s rise in world hockey, taking the group to World No. 3 in 2023 from World No.5 in 2018.
In his illustrious profession as a hockey participant with the South African squad, Fulton has 195 worldwide caps over a span of 10 years enjoying worldwide hockey. He has performed for his residence group South Africa at Atlanta Olympics 1996 and Athens Olympics 2004. He has additionally performed on the World Cup and Commonwealth Games.
“It is an honour to be appointed in the role of Chief Coach for the Indian Men’s Hockey team. India has a deep history and legacy of the sport and I look forward to work to taking this forward with the current team which has some very promising talent,” Fulton stated.
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey stated: “I am very pleased to state that Hockey India has finalised Craig Fulton for the Chief Coach’s role with the Indian Men’s Hockey team. I have had the honour of playing against him and now I look forward to closely working with him in this new phase for the Men’s Hockey team. He comes with tremendous experience in coaching and his work ethics induces confidence of raising the team’s performance in world hockey. I welcome Craig to India and wish him the best.”
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