Last Updated: March 03, 2023, 11:32 IST
Hockey India has confirmed Craig Fulton as the new Chief Coach of the Indian Men’s Hockey Team. The announcement was made, forward of the staff’s residence matches in 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 staff at 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 as the Head Coach between 2014 to 2018 when the staff certified for the Rio Olympic Games 2016. This was the Irish staff’s first Olympic qualification in 100 years. This historic feat additionally gained him the FIH Coach of the Year in 2015.
Following this, he labored as the Assistant Coach with the reigning Olympic Champions Belgium, the place the Belgium staff gained the Gold medal in Tokyo. He was additionally half of the Belgian Coaching Staff when the staff lifted the World title in 2018, in Bhubaneswar.
He was named Belgium Coach of the Year 2023 after teaching the Belgium membership which gained the Belgium League. He has additionally been an element of the Belgium nationwide staff’s rise in world hockey, taking the staff 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 staff South Africa at Atlanta Olympics 1996 and Athens Olympics 2004. He has additionally performed at the World Cup and Commonwealth Games.
Talking about choosing Craig Arthur Fulton for the Indian Men’s Hockey Team Chief Coach’s function, President, Hockey India Padma Shri Dr 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 ethic induces confidence in raising the team’s performance in world hockey. I welcome Craig to India and wish him the best.”
Speaking on the occasion, Craig Arthur Fulton said, “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 working to take this forward with the current team which has some very promising talent.”
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