Marco Miltkau

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Marco Miltkau
Personal information
Born (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 33)
Hamburg, Germany
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Klein Zwitserland
Senior career
Years Team
Braunschweiger THC
0000–2012 UHC Hamburg
2012–2019 Rot-Weiss Köln
2019–2020 Gantoise
2020–present Klein Zwitserland
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–present Germany 106 (52)
2018–present Germany (indoor) 8 (11)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's field hockey
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Boom
Silver medal – second place 2015 London
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Johor Bahru–Singapore
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Siemianowice Śląski
Men's indoor hockey
Indoor World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin
Last updated on: 16 June 2020

Marco Miltkau (born 18 August 1990)[1] is a German field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch club Klein Zwitserland and the German national team.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Marco Miltkau was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany. He started playing hockey at the age of four, introduced to the sport by his father who was a well known coach.[3]

Club career[edit]

Miltkau played for Braunschweiger THC and UHC Hamburg in the German Bundesliga. In 2012 he switched from UHC Hamburg to Rot-Weiss Köln.[4] In 2019 he left Germany to play for La Gantoise in the Men's Belgian Hockey League.[5] In June 2020, it was announced he joined Klein Zwitserland in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for the 2020–21 season.[6]

International career[edit]

Indoor[edit]

Miltkau was a member of the German indoor team at the 2018 Indoor World Cup in Berlin, Germany. At the tournament, the team won a silver medal.[7]

Outdoor[edit]

In 2012, Miltkau made his debut for the senior national team. Shortly after he played in his first major tournament at the Champions Trophy in Melbourne, Australia.[8]

Since his debut, Miltkau has been a regular inclusion in the national side. During his career he has medalled three times with the national team; gold and silver at the 2013 and 2015[9] EuroHockey Nations Championships respectively, and bronze at the 2016 Champions Trophy.[10]

Miltkau represented Germany in the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League from January–June 2019.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Team Details – Germany". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Kader – Herren Nationalmannschaft". web.hockey.de. Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. ^ "INTRODUCING: MARCO MILTKAU". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Nationalstürmer Miltkau zu Rot-Weiss". www.koelnsport.de (in German). Köln Sport. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Miltkau and Nelen Bound for La Gantoise Next Season". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Nieuwe aanwinsten van Klein Zwitserland geven de club weer een nieuwe impuls". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey Nederland. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Indoor Hockey World Cup 2018 (Men)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  8. ^ "MILTKAU Marco". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  9. ^ "THE NETHERLANDS ARE UNIBET EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONS". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Great Britain edged out by Germany in bronze medal match". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  11. ^ "MILTKAU Marco". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

External links[edit]

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