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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Auckland, NZL |
| Higher education | Marketing, Sport Management - Massey University: New Zealand |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Supporting English football club Tottenham Hotspur. (Instagram profile, 01 Jun 2019) |
| Injuries | He suffered a hip injury competing in the Hockey India League in early 2017. After surgery, and over a year away from the sport, he returned to training in late 2018. He returned to club hockey in early 2019 and the national team in October 2019 for a test series in Tokyo, Japan. (nzherald.co.nz, 17 Feb 2018; tvnz.co.nz, 05 Aug 2019; rnz.co.nz, 10 Oct 2019) He suffered a finger injury before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and required a number of injections in order to compete. (nzherald.co.nz, 29 Jan 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | US basketball player Michael Jordan, Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. (volkswagen.co.nz, 01 Jan 2016; hockey365.co.nz, 30 Jan 2016) |
| Awards and honours | He was named in the International Hockey Federation [FIH] All-Star team for 2009. (fih.ch, 23 Mar 2011) He won the Player of the Tournament award at the 2009 Junior World Cup in Singapore and Malaysia. (ehlhockey.tv, 22 Jun 2009; sport-unleashed.com, 29 Jan 2010) He was named Hockey New Zealand's Young Player of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2009. (tvnz.co.nz, 29 Jan 2009; delhi-waveriders.in, 12 Aug 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Dean Couzins [club], NZL; Darren Smith [national], NZL |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Forward, Midfielder |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up hockey at age four. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2005 |
| Competing for | New Zealand |
| Opponent | Malaysia |
| Location | New Zealand |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Coach, Sales |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Sanga, Childsy (hockeynz.co.nz, 14 Aug 2010; hockey365.co.nz, 30 Jan 2016) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "The harder you practise, the luckier you get." (hockey365.co.nz, 30 Jan 2016) |
| Other information | COACHING In 2011 he co-founded Hockey365 Coaching, a business that provides training for young hockey players in New Zealand. (hockey365.co.nz, 30 Jan 2016; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020) BREAK He took a break from international hockey following the 2012 Champions Trophy in Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in order to refresh himself physically and mentally after having been in the national squad since 2005. He returned to international action almost a year later at the 2013 Oceania Cup in Stratford, New Zealand. (stuff.co.nz, 18 Oct 2013) |
| Famous relatives | His mother Sheryl and younger brother Marcus have represented New Zealand in hockey. (tvnz.co.nz, 26 Jun 2012; hockeynz.co.nz, 17 Mar 2014) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English, Portuguese |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | "I started playing in my older brother's team when I was four years old. Mum and dad both played hockey at the elite level so I don't think I had a choice." |
Further Personal Information | |
| Family | Wife Kush Glauser |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Hauraki Mavericks: New Zealand |