Sukhwinder (Gabbar) Singh
Born: November 15, 1978
Birthplace: Batala, India
Residence: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Sports: Field Hockey
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Weight: 80kg
Languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi
Club: United Brothers
Information:
Gabbar was born in Batala, Punjab, India; and started playing hockey at the age of 10. He attended school at Shivalik Public School in Chandgarh, and was coached by Avtar Ghuman, and Bhupinder Singh Randhawa. Gabbar played for the Junior
National Indian Team before moving to Toronto at the age of 19.
He began playing for the Brampton Club, in Toronto in 1998 and in 2003 was noticed by then- national coach, Gene Muller. When offered the opportunity to play for the Senior Men’s National team in 2003, Gabbar moved to Vancouver, British Columbia. He played for the United Brothers Hockey Club, and toured to South Africa in 2004, but officially joined the National Team in 2007.
Gabbar currently plays for The United Brothers Club, and the Senior National team. He works as a firefighter, and lives in Surrey, British Columbia with his wife and two children.
Competitions:
* 2010 Chile Test Series, CAN
* 2010 World Cup, Delhi, India
* 2009 Champions Challenge I, ARG
* 2009 USA Series, CAN
* 2009 7-Test Super Series, CAN
* 2009 Australian Tour
* 2009 Russian Tour
* 2009 Men's Pan American Cup, Chile
* 2008 Olympic Games, CHN
* 2008 Tour of Europe
* 2008 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, MAL
* 2008 Tour of Germany
* 2008 South Africa Tour
* 2007 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Malaysia
* 2007 Setanta Sports Trophy, Ireland
* 2007 Pan American Games, Brazil
* 2007 UK Tour
* 2007 AKPro Chile Series, Vancouver
* 2007 Ireland/ France Tour
* 2007 Malaysia Tour
Wiki:
Sukhwinder ("Gabbar") Singh (born November 15, 1978 in Batala, India) is a male field hockey player, who is a member of the Canada national field hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games.He plays in the Premier League in Vancouver, Canada for United Brothers Field Hockey Club. Gabbar started playing hockey in India at a young age and by the time he reached his late teenage years, he was already playing for Punjabi Police, a well recognized team in India. His recent matches are his Australian tour and also the 7 test seies against India in British Columbia, Canada