A. B. Subbaiah

Anjaparavanda Bopaiah Subbaiah is a former Indian field hockey goalkeeper and coach. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Early life

He was born in Madikeri into the Kodava community. He played hockey for his school, St. Michael's Madikeri, as a fourteen year old. He was a product of Sports Authority of India hostel, Bangalore.

Career

Subbaiah has participated in the Commonwealth Games. He was part of the 1998 gold-winning Asian Games Indian team. He is a recipient of the Arjuna Award. Between 1988 and 1998, he took part in 285 international matches. He represented and captained the Indian hockey team between the years 1987 and 2007.

Awards

Subbaiah was conferred with an honorary doctorate from the Mangalore University by Hans Raj Bhardwaj, Governor of Karnataka.

Retirement

He is a commentator, coach, manager, administrator, umpire and selector as well. He was part of the Hockey India disciplinary panel as well. A B Subbaiah is also part of the 13-member Hockey India committee. He is the Hockey Karnataka secretary since 2018.