Nandanoori Mukesh Kumar

Last Updated : January 2002

PERSONAL
Date of Birth April 16, 1970
Height 175 cm / 5' 9"
Weight 64 kg / 141 lb 
Birthplace Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Nickname Murali
Marital Status Married on Jan 24, 1999
Wife Nidhi Khullar (international)
2 children
Languages Telugu (mother tongue)
Hindi, Tamil, English
Occupation Commercial Manager, Indian Airlines
Address in India 2-20-102, Maharaja Colony,
Sikh Village, Secunderabad, 500 009
Andhra Pradesh
Phone No : (040) 842922

DOMESTIC CIRCUIT
Product Of Andhra Pradesh Sports Hostel, Hyderabad
Team Indian Airlines
City New Delhi
Position Right-Out
Awards Arjuna Puraskar (1995)
Padma Shree (2003)
TOURNAMENTS
National Championship Dec 2000 - Jammu (1st)
Mar 1999 - Hyderabad (1st) - CAPTAIN
May 1997 - Bangalore
1994 (1st)
1991 - 1993 (2nd)
National Games Dec 2002 - Hyderabad, 1 GOAL, CAPTAIN
Federation Cup 1994 (1st)
Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Nov 2002 (2nd)
1993 (1st)
1990 (1st)
Muruguppa Gold Cup Jul 1998 - Chennai (1st)
Forward of the Tournament
Bombay Gold Cup Jan 2001 - Mumbai (2nd)
Player of the Tournament
Lal Bahadur Shastri Tournament Nov/Dec 2002 - Delhi (2nd)
Dec 2001 - Delhi (2nd)

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
Matches 307
Goals 80
Olympics Sep 2000 - Sydney (7th), 2 GOALS
Jul/Aug 1996 - Atlanta (8th), 2 GOALS
Jul/Aug 1992 - Barcelona (7th), 4 GOALS
World Cup May 1998 - Utrecht (9th), 4 GOALS
Nov/Dec 1994 - Sydney (5th), 3 GOALS
Champions Trophy Dec 1996 - Chennai (4th)
1995 - Berlin (5th)
Asian Games Dec 1998 - Bangkok (1st), 3 GOALS
1994 - Hiroshima (2nd)
Asia Cup Nov 1999 - Kuala Lumpur (3rd)
1993 - Hiroshima (2nd)
Indo-Pak Series Feb/Mar 1998 - Lost 3-4, 1 GOAL
SAF Games 1995 - Chennai (1st) - 2 goals in final
Commonwealth Games Sep 1998 - Kuala Lumpur (4th), 2 GOALS
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Aug 2001 - Kuala Lumpur (5th), CAPTAIN
Feb 2000 - Kuala Lumpur (3rd)
1991 - Ipoh (1st), Scored winner against Pakistan
Australian Tour Apr 2000 - Sydney (3rd in 4-Nation)
Apr 2000 - Perth (1st in 4-Nation)
European Tour Jan 2000 - Barcelona (3rd in 4-Nation)
Jan 2000 - Canada (1-0-0), Belgium (2-0-1)
1996 - Panasonic Cup
South African Tour 1994 - Leading goal scorer for India
Test Series Jan 1998 - vs. Germany - Lost 0-3-1

FOREIGN CLUBS
Yayasan Negri Sembilan  Kuala Lumpur 1995 - Winners
Yayasan Negri Sembilan Kuala Lumpur 1999 - Recalled by IHF