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Field Hockey · Pakistan

Sohail Abbas

Sohail Abbas (born 9 June 1977) is a former professional field hockey player from Pakistan who played as a full-back for the Pakistan men's national field hockey team. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he is the highest goal scorer in modern hockey (artificial turf) and second highest goal scorer in field hockey with 348 international goals. A drag-flick specialist noted for his lethal flicks with great accuracy and speed in front of goal from penalty corners, he is widely regarded as the 'King of the drag flick'.

Profile details

Born
9 Jun 1975
Birthplace
Karachi
Country
Pakistan
Height
178 cm
Sport
Field Hockey
Discipline
Team
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

7 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·2012 Summer Olympics
  • ·2004 Summer Olympics
  • ·2000 Summer Olympics
  • ·2010 Asian Games
  • ·2002 Asian Games
  • ·1998 Asian Games
  • ·2002 Commonwealth Games

Career Timeline

  1. 1998Competed at 1998 Asian Games
  2. 2000Competed at 2000 Summer Olympics
  3. 2002Competed at 2002 Asian Games
  4. 2002Competed at 2002 Commonwealth Games
  5. 2004Competed at 2004 Summer Olympics
  6. 2010Competed at 2010 Asian Games
  7. 2012Competed at 2012 Summer Olympics

Statistics

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About

Sohail Abbas (born 9 June 1977) is a former professional field hockey player from Pakistan who played as a full-back for the Pakistan men's national field hockey team. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he is the highest goal scorer in modern hockey (artificial turf) and second highest goal scorer in field hockey with 348 international goals. A drag-flick specialist noted for his lethal flicks with great accuracy and speed in front of goal from penalty corners, he is widely regarded as the 'King of the drag flick'.

Biography adapted from Sohail Abbas on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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