Marco Miltkau | |
Birth Date: | 18 August 1990 |
Birth Place: | Hamburg, Germany |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Klein Zwitserland |
Clubs1: | Braunschweiger THC |
Years2: | –2012 |
Clubs2: | UHC Hamburg |
Years3: | 2012–2019 |
Clubs3: | Rot-Weiss Köln |
Years4: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs4: | Gantoise |
Years5: | 2020–present |
Clubs5: | Klein Zwitserland |
Nationalyears1: | 2009–present |
Nationalteam1: | Germany |
Nationalcaps1: | 106 |
Nationalgoals1: | 52 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018–present |
Nationalteam2: | Germany (indoor) |
Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
Nationalgoals2: | 11 |
Updated: | 16 June 2020 |
Marco Miltkau (born 18 August 1990)[1] is a German field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch club Klein Zwitserland and the German national team.[2]
Marco Miltkau was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany. He started playing hockey at the age of four, introduced to the sport by his father who was a well known coach.[3]
Miltkau played for Braunschweiger THC and UHC Hamburg in the German Bundesliga. In 2012 he switched from UHC Hamburg to Rot-Weiss Köln.[4] In 2019 he left Germany to play for La Gantoise in the Men's Belgian Hockey League.[5] In June 2020, it was announced he joined Klein Zwitserland in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for the 2020–21 season.[6]
Miltkau was a member of the German indoor team at the 2018 Indoor World Cup in Berlin, Germany. At the tournament, the team won a silver medal.[7]
In 2012, Miltkau made his debut for the senior national team. Shortly after he played in his first major tournament at the Champions Trophy in Melbourne, Australia.[8]
Since his debut, Miltkau has been a regular inclusion in the national side. During his career he has medalled three times with the national team; gold and silver at the 2013 and 2015[9] EuroHockey Nations Championships respectively, and bronze at the 2016 Champions Trophy.[10]
Miltkau represented Germany in the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League from January–June 2019.[11]