Salman Akbar

Salman Akbar (born 3 January 1982, in Lahore)[1] is a Pakistani field hockey player and coach. He is a former captain and goalkeeper of the Pakistan Men's Hockey Team. A veteran of 230 games, he has represented Pakistan in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He lives in Holland now.

Salman Akbar
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Pakistan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeam
Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place2013 IpohTeam
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place2003 AmstelveenTeam
Bronze medal – third place2004 LahoreTeam
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2006 MelbourneTeam

In 2018, he was appointed Japan's Men's Team's Goalkeeping Coach.[2]

Career

In 2001, Akbar was the captain of Pakistan Junior Hockey Team; he represented Pakistan national senior team in champions trophy in Rotterdam, Holland.

In 2002, he represented Pakistan in the world cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In 2003, he represented Pakistan in champions trophy Amstelveen, Holland.

In 2004, he represented Pakistan in Athens, Greece Olympics and also champions trophy Lahore, Pakistan.

In 2005, he won the Robo Cup beating Australia in final Amstelveen, Holland.

In 2006, he won a silver medal in Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia, bronze in Asian Games Doha, Qatar and played world cup Mönchengladbach, Germany.

In 2007, he was the captain of Pakistan Hockey Team in champions Trophy Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In 2008, he represented Pakistan in Beijing, China Olympics.

In November 2010, Akbar was a part of the gold medal winning team at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. At the 2010 Asian Games he was rewarded as the best goalkeeper in the tournament in Beijing, China and played world cup in Delhi, India.

As of 2019, Salman Akbar plays for Victoria and also gives training to the Victoria and HC Pijnacker keepers.

See also

Pakistan national field hockey team

References
  1. "Profile of Salman Akbar". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. thedragflick (21 February 2019). "Japan Hockey: "Asian Gold has given Japanese players massive confidence." Salman Akbar". TheDragflick™. Retrieved 21 March 2022.


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