Dinesh Nayak

V. R. Dinesh Nayak (born May 17, 1975 in Ernakulam, Kerala) is a field hockey defender from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in 1993 during the test serie against Kenya. Nicknamed Kaka, Nayak represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where India finished in seventh place.

Dinesh Nayak had his school education at Sree Rama Varma High School at Ernakulam, Kerala and went to complete his pre-degree at Maharajas College, Ernakulam taking science group. He joined the same college for a mathematics degree course but soon left to join Sports Suthority of India (SAI). This is where his talent was discovered by future Indian hockey coaches, viz., Bhaskaran, Carvalho, Cedric etc. From 1993-2004 he used to be a constant fixture in the Indian National team either in junior or senior level.

Dinesh Nayak at present is associated with Indian Bank and is based at Adyar, Chennai. He is playing for bank team and support the development of new talent for the bank. He is married and have one son.

References

• Bharatiya Hockey

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