The 48-year-old South African with virtually 25 years of mentoring experience will certainly sign up with the group at the earliest upon finishing procedures.
Hockey India on Friday validated that South African Craig Fulton will certainly be the new principal coach of the Indian males’s hockey group, doing well Graham Reid that surrendered after India’s bad trip at the 2023 World Cup in January.
While the Australian led India to its very first Olympic medal in 41 years in Tokyo, it was likewise under him that India ended up joint 9th in Odisha– the most awful program by a host in the background of the competition.
The 48-year-old with virtually 25 years of mentoring experience will certainly sign up with the group at the earliest upon finishing procedures.
“I am very pleased to state that Hockey India has finalised Craig Fulton for the chief coach’s role with the Indian men’s hockey team. I have had the honour of playing against him and now I look forward to closely working with him in this new phase,” claimed Hockey India head of state Dilip Tirkey.
“He comes with tremendous experience in coaching and his work ethic induces confidence in raising the team’s performance in world hockey. I welcome Craig to India and wish him the best.”
As a worldwide for South Africa, Fulton made 195 caps over a period of ten years, from 1996 to 2005, likewise dipping into the 1996 Atlanta and also 2004Athens Olympic Games He likewise dipped into the World Cup and also Commonwealth Games.
As a coach, Fulton has actually revealed excellent lead to his previous duties. His increase to popularity began with a job with the Irish males’s group as head coach in between 2014 to 2018 when the group received the 2016Rio Olympics This was Ireland’s very first Olympic certification in 108 years. He directed Ireland to bronze at the 2015 EuroHockey Championship as well as likewise assisted them get approved for the 2018World Cup The historical tasks assisted him win the FIH Coach of the Year in 2015.
After his four-year job with Ireland, Fulton signed up with Belgium as an aide to head coach Shane McLeod in 2018, assisting them win the World Cup in Bhubaneswar later on that year. He was likewise component of the Belgian attire that won the Tokyo Olympics silver and gold at the 2023 World Cup in Odisha.
He was called Belgium Coach of the Year 2023 after mentoring Belgian club Racing to the organization title last period. Fulton is likewise presently the coach of Belgian club KHC Dragons and also has actually had club jobs in England, Ireland and also South Africa as well.
“It is an honour to be appointed in the role of chief coach for the Indian men’s hockey team. India has a deep history and legacy of the sport and I look forward to work, to taking this forward with the current team which has some very promising talent,” claimed Fulton, whose sibling Grant and also better half Natalie were likewise South Africa internationals.
The statement was made in advance of the group’s residence suits in thePro League India will certainly play 4 suits, 2 each versus recently crowned globe champs Germany and also Tokyo Olympics silver medallists Australia, at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela from March 10 to 15.
