Hockey - ARULSELVARAJ Anthonisami

Date of Birth:

Gender: Male

Function : Head Coach

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events Entered

Discipline	Event	Rank
Hockey	Men MAS Malaysia	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium	Preliminary Men's Pool B #1 MAS Malaysia 9 THA Thailand 0	Finished
	Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium	Preliminary Men's Pool B #8 MAS Malaysia 11 OMA Oman 1	Finished
	Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium	Preliminary Men's Pool B #16 INA Indonesia 2 MAS Malaysia 9	Finished
	Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium	Preliminary Men's Pool B #21 MAS Malaysia 3 KOR Republic of Korea 4	Finished
	Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium	Preliminary Men's Pool B #30 CHN People's Republic of China 4 MAS Malaysia 4	Finished
	Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium	Men's Classification (5th-6th) #36 PAK Pakistan 5 MAS Malaysia 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

He was part of the Malaysia hockey squad that competed at the 1998 World Cup in Utrecht, Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 19 May 2022; fih, 28 Apr 2022)

He led the Malaysian men's team to a final ranking of equal 13th out of 16 teams at the 2023 World Cup. (nst, 19 Jan 2023)

He guided the Malaysian men's team to gold at the 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. (nst, 10 Nov 2022)

He led the Malaysian men's team to silver at the 2022 Asia Cup. (nst, 17 Jul 2023; fih, 23 May 2022)

He was named Male Coach of the Year at the 2022 National Sports Awards in Malaysia. (nst, 17 Jul 2023)

Appointment:

Previous role:

He has held roles as assistant coach of the Malaysia men's team and head coach of the Malaysia men's U21 team. He coached Malaysian club side UNIKL Hockey in 2020. He has served as assistant coach of the Ireland men's team, and has also been part of the coaching staff at Irish sides Glenanne Hockey Club, Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club, and Dublin University Hockey Club.

Additional Information

General
HOCKEY BACKGROUND
He credits his playing skills to Segamat High School coach Perpinder Singh and the development of his coaching to German coach Paul Lissek. "Cikgu Perpinder taught me the basics and discipline in hockey, which I still use today. Lissek gave me a break in coaching when he took me in as his national team assistant. I am indebted to both of them." (nst, 17 Jul 2023)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event