Michael Green (field hockey)

Michael Green (born May 5, 1972 in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony) is a former field hockey player from Germany. He began his career at MTV Braunschweig and Braunschweiger THC and later played for Harvestehuder THC in Hamburg.[1] The defender competed at two Summer Olympics. Green is working as a surgeon, and played more than 260 international matches for the German field hockey squad.

Michael Green
Personal information
Born (1972-05-05) 5 May 1972
Braunschweig, Germany
Playing position Defender
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
MTV Braunschweig
Braunschweiger THC
Harvestehude

List of Honours

  • 1992 Best Player at the 1992 Junior European Championship
  • 1996 Best Player in the German National League
  • 1996 Sportsman of Hamburg
  • 1999 Best Player in the German National League
  • 2002 FIH Player of the Year

International Senior Tournaments

  • 1993 Champions Trophy, Kuala Lumpur (2nd place)
  • 1994 Champions Trophy, Lahore (2nd place)
  • 1994 World Cup, Sydney (4th place)
  • 1995 European Nations Cup, Dublin (1st place)
  • 1995 Champions Trophy, Berlin (1st place)
  • 1996 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta (4th place)
  • 1996 Champions Trophy, Madras (3rd place)
  • 1997 Champions Trophy, Adelaide (1st place)
  • 1998 World Cup, Utrecht (3rd place)
  • 1998 Champions Trophy, Lahore (6th place)
  • 1999 European Nations Cup, Padova (1st place)
  • 2000 Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place)
  • 2000 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney (5th place)
  • 2001 European Indoor Nations Cup, Luzern (1st place)
  • 2001 Champions Trophy, Rotterdam (1st place)
  • 2002 World Cup, Kuala Lumpur (1st place)
  • 2003 European Nations Cup, Barcelona (1st place)
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References

  1. "Welthockey-Spieler 2002: Dr. Michael Green" (in German). deutscher-hockey-bund.de. Retrieved 14 May 2015.


Awards
Preceded by
Florian Kunz
WorldHockey Player of the Year
2002
Succeeded by
Teun de Nooijer


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