Michael Green (field hockey)

Michael Green (field hockey)

Michael Green (born May 5, 1972 in Braunschweig, Niedersachsen) is a former field hockey player from Germany, who played for Harvestehuder THC in Hamburg. 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.

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 Men's 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)


References


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