Hockey India appoints South African Craig Fulton as new Chief Coach of Indian men's hockey team

Hockey India appoints South African Craig Fulton as new Chief Coach of Indian men's hockey team

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Category : Sports Published on: March 06 2023

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  • Hockey India has appointed Craig Fulton of South Africa as the new head coach of the Indian men's hockey team.
  • Craig Fulton will replace Graham Reid who resigned in January 2023 following India's poor performance in the World Cup.
  • Craig Fulton represented South Africa at the Atlanta 1996 and Athens 2004 Olympics and earned 195 international caps in a career spanning more than a decade.
  • Fulton managed the Irish men's hockey team between 2014 and 2018 and helped them qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
  • He also won the FIH Coach of the Year in 2015 while with the Irish team.
  • Fulton has nearly 25 years of coaching experience and has earned 195 caps for South Africa over a span of 10 years.
  • He also played in the Atlanta and Athens Olympics.
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