Marco Miltkau (born 18 August 1990)[1] is a German field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Klein Zwitserland. He played a total of 160 matches from 2009 to 2024 for the German national team and scored 73 goals.[2][3]

Personal life

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.[4]

Club career

Miltkau played for Braunschweiger THC and UHC Hamburg in the German Bundesliga. In 2012 he switched from UHC Hamburg to Rot-Weiss Köln.[5] In 2019 he left Germany to play for La Gantoise in the Men's Belgian Hockey League.[6] In June 2020, it was announced he joined Klein Zwitserland in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for the 2020–21 season.[7]

International career

Indoor

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.[8]

Outdoor

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.[9]

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[10] Men's EuroHockey Championships respectively, and bronze at the 2016 Champions Trophy.[11]

Miltkau represented Germany in the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League from January–June 2019.[12] After the 2024 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal, he announced his retirement from the national team.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – Germany". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Kader – Herren Nationalmannschaft". web.hockey.de. Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Marco Miltkau beendet seine Karriere in der deutschen Hockey-Nationalmannschaft". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  4. ^ "INTRODUCING: MARCO MILTKAU". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Nationalstürmer Miltkau zu Rot-Weiss". www.koelnsport.de (in German). Köln Sport. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Miltkau and Nelen Bound for La Gantoise Next Season". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Nieuwe aanwinsten van Klein Zwitserland geven de club weer een nieuwe impuls". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey Nederland. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Indoor Hockey World Cup 2018 (Men)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  9. ^ "MILTKAU Marco". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  10. ^ "THE NETHERLANDS ARE UNIBET EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONS". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Great Britain edged out by Germany in bronze medal match". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  12. ^ "MILTKAU Marco". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Seven Germany hockey stars end international careers". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  14. ^ "EHL legend Miltkau retires from german international team". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Miltkau
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