Virendra (Viren) Wilfred Rasquinha

Last Updated : December 2004

PERSONAL
Date of Birth September 13, 1980
Height 158 cm
Weight 61 kgs
Birthplace  
Marital Status Single
Languages Hindi, English
Education Studying for MBA
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
Occupation Indian Oil Corporation
Hobbies  
Address in India Bandra, Mumbai

Photograph courtesy The Times of India

DOMESTIC CIRCUIT
Product Of  
Teams Tata Sports Club
Indian Oil Corporation (2002 - present)
City Mumbai
Position Midfielder
Awards Arjuna Puraskar (2006)
Shiv Chattrapati Puraskar (2004)
TOURNAMENTS
Junior National Hockey Championship Jun 1999 - Bangalore (2nd) - played for Mumbai
Midfielder of the Tournament

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
International Debut May 2002 - Adelaide - 4-Nation Tournament
Matches 180 (at the time of his retirement on January 15, 2008)
Goals  
Olympics Aug 2004 - Athens (7th)
Champions Trophy Dec 2004 - Lahore (4th)
Aug 2003 - Amstelveen (4th)
Aug/Sep 2002 - Cologne (4th)
Asian Games Oct 2002 - Busan (2nd)
Asia Cup Sep 2003 - Kuala Lumpur (1st)
Afro-Asian Games Oct 2003 - Hyderabad (1st)
Indo-Pak Hockey Series Sep/Oct 2004 (Lost 2-4)
Junior World Cup Oct 2001 - Hobart (1st)
African Tour Feb 2000 - Cairo - Akbar el Yom Tournament (3rd)
Asian Tour Aug/Sep 2001 - Kuala Lumpur - 5-Nation Jr. Tourney (3rd)
Australian Tour Apr 2004 - Sydney - 4-Nation Tournament (Last)
Apr 2004 - Canberra - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd)
Jun 2003 - Sydney - 3-Nation Tournament (1st)
May/Jun 2003 - Perth - 3-Nation Tournament (2nd)
Jun 2002 - Melbourne - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd)
May/Jun 2002 - Adelaide - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd)
European Tour Aug 2004 - Leverkusen - 3-Test Series vs. Ireland (Won 2-1)
Jul 2004 - Dusseldorf - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd)
Jun/Jul 2004 - Amstelveen - 4-Nation Tournament (LAST)
Mar 2004 - Madrid - Olympic Qualifier (4th)
Jun 2003 - Hamburg - 4-Nation Panasonic Masters (1st)
Aug 2002 - Amstelveen - Rabobank 4-Nation Tournament (LAST)
Aug 2001 - Poznan - 6-Nation Jr. Challenge (2nd)
Aug 1999 - Poznan - 8-Nation Junior Challenge (2nd)
Test Series at Home Nov 2004 - Chandigadh - 2-Test Series vs. Spain (Tied 1-1)
Feb 2004 - Hyderabad - 3-Test Series vs. Netherlands (Lost 0-2)

FOREIGN CLUBS
HTC Stuttgart Stuttgart Aug - Oct 2007