Dinesh Nayak
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V. R. Dinesh Nayak is a field hockey
defender from India
, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team
in 1993 during the test serie against Kenya
. Nickname
d Kaka, Nayak represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia, where India finished in seventh place.
Dinesh Nayak had his school education at Sree Rama Varma High School at Ernakulam, Kerala and went to complete his pre-degree at Maharajas College, Ernakulam taking science group. He joined the same college for a mathematics degree course but soon left to join Sports Suthority of India (SAI). This is where his talent was discovered by future Indian hockey coaches, viz., Bhaskaran, Carvalho, Cedric etc. From 1993-2004 he used to be a constant fixture in the Indian National team either in junior or senior level.
Dinesh Nayak at present is associated with Indian Bank and is based at Adyar, Chennai. He is playing for bank team and support the development of new talent for the bank. He is married and have one son.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
defender from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team
India national field hockey team
The India national field hockey team is the national men's team representing field hockey in India. It is the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation....
in 1993 during the test serie against Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. Nickname
Nickname
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d Kaka, Nayak represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Men's Tournament:* See also: Men's Hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics -Group A:-Group B:September 16, 2000September 17, 2000September 17, 2000September 19, 2000September 19, 2000September 19, 2000September 21, 2000...
in Sydney, Australia, where India finished in seventh place.
Dinesh Nayak had his school education at Sree Rama Varma High School at Ernakulam, Kerala and went to complete his pre-degree at Maharajas College, Ernakulam taking science group. He joined the same college for a mathematics degree course but soon left to join Sports Suthority of India (SAI). This is where his talent was discovered by future Indian hockey coaches, viz., Bhaskaran, Carvalho, Cedric etc. From 1993-2004 he used to be a constant fixture in the Indian National team either in junior or senior level.
Dinesh Nayak at present is associated with Indian Bank and is based at Adyar, Chennai. He is playing for bank team and support the development of new talent for the bank. He is married and have one son.