Len Aiyappa Explained
| Len Aiyappa |
| Fullname: | Len Aiyappa Ballachanda Madappa |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1979 |
| Height: | 5feet[1] |
| Position: | Fullback |
| Clubs1: | BPCL |
| Clubs2: | Air India |
| Clubs3: | Telekom Malaysia HC |
| Years3: | 2005 |
| Clubs4: | Bangalore Hi-Fliers |
| Years4: | 2005 - 2008 |
| Clubs5: | Karnataka Lions |
| Years5: | 2012 - present |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 13 |
| Nationalteam1: | India |
| Nationalyears1: | ? - 2005 |
| Updated: | 17 January 2013 |
| Medaltemplates-Expand: | yes |
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
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] He also played for Air India in domestic hockey leagues.[5] [6]
Personal life
He is married.
Notes and References
- Web site: 2004 Olympics Athens: Player's Profile . 14 January 2017 . 6 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506071648/https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/paris-2024/ . live .
- News: Hockey: Len gives up on India . . 2006-02-09 . 2013-01-17 . 22 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190722183602/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/top-stories/Hockey-Len-gives-up-on-India/articleshow/1406937.cms . live .
- News: Jothi ruined many careers: Len . indianhockey.com . 2008-04-25 . 2013-01-17 . 5 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110705022122/http://www.indianhockey.com/FeaturedStories/tabid/54/EntryId/25/Jothi-ruined-many-careers-Len.aspx . live .
- News: Did it for my mother: Len Aiyappa . The Times of India . 2012-03-08 . 2013-01-17 . 13 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313132132/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/world-series-hockey/Did-it-for-my-mother-Len-Aiyappa/articleshow/12182097.cms . live .
- News: Len Aiyappa stars in Air India's big win . mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com . 15 April 2007 . 26 January 2024 . Mumbai . 6 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506073300/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sport/others/len-aiyappa-stars-in-air-indias-big-win/articleshow/15698992.cms . live .
- News: I'm not thinking about India job now, says Len Aiyappa . The Hindu . 5 December 2013 . 26 January 2024 . New Delhi . 12 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812124854/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/im-not-thinking-about-india-job-now-says-len-aiyappa/article5422844.ece . live .
