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{{Short description|Indian field hockey player and coach}}
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| name = A. B. Subbaiah
| fullname = Anjaparavanda Bopaiah Subbaiah
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| birth_place = [[Madikeri]], [[Kodagu district]]<br/>[[Karnataka]], [[India]]
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| clubs1 = Air India
| years1 = 1987–2007
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| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]]
| nationalyears1 = 1988–1998
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|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's [[field hockey]]}}
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'''Anjaparavanda Bopaiah Subbaiah''' (born 8 August 1970) is a former Indian [[field hockey]] goalkeeper and coach.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Deep |first1=Sharad |title=Hockey World League Final: AB Subbaiah wants India to play attacking game |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/hockey-world-league-final-ab-subbaiah-wants-india-to-play-attacking-game/story-pgdGLyg8A0l9h2XDNXSdfK.html |access-date=10 July 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 December 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=WION Sports: Former India Goalkeeper A.B Subbaiah reflects on World Cup Campaign |url=https://www.wionews.com/videos/wion-sports-former-india-goalkeeper-ab-subbaiah-reflects-on-world-cup-campaign-185188 |website=wionews |publisher=WION |access-date=10 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mithun Beerala gets hitched |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/mithun-beerala-gets-hitched/articleshow/68376783.cms |access-date=10 July 2019 |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |publisher=Bengaluru News - Times of India |date=13 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Bharatiya Hockey">{{cite news |title=Anjaparavanda Subbaiah |url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/1998/dec1998photo.html |access-date=10 July 2019 |work=www.bharatiyahockey.org}}</ref><ref name="e-narada">{{cite web |title=Air Indian Subbaiah conferred Doctorate by Mangalore University |url=https://enarada.com/air-indian-subbaiah-conferred-doctorate-by-mangalore-university/ |website=enarada.com |publisher=e-Narada |access-date=10 July 2019 |date=28 February 2013}}</ref> He competed in the [[Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|men's tournament]] at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/subbaiah-anjaparavanda-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052210/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/subbaiah-anjaparavanda-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Subbaiah Anjaparavanda Olympic Results |accessdate=19 October 2019}}</ref>

== Early life ==

He was born in [[Madikeri]] ([[Kodagu]] district, [[Karnataka]])<ref name="e-narada"/> into the [[Kodava people|Kodava]] community.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aiyappa |first1=Manu |title=Why Kodavas, who once blazed through the hockey pitch and Army battles, are abandoning both - Times of India ► |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-kodavas-who-once-blazed-through-the-hockey-pitch-and-army-battles-are-abandoning-both/articleshow/69482855.cms |access-date=10 July 2019 |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=24 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="Case Study">{{cite book |last1=Raipalli |first1=Dr Manjunath Sahadevappa |title=A Case Study on Contribution of Karnataka Hockey Players towards the Development of Indian Hockey |date=14 April 2018 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9781387712373 |page=114 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GulVDwAAQBAJ&q=a+b+subbaiah&pg=PA114 |access-date=10 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He played hockey for his school, St. Michael's Madikeri, as a fourteen year old.<ref name="Case Study"/> He was a product of [[Sports Authority of India]] (SAI) hostel, [[Bangalore]].<ref name="Case Study"/>

== Career ==
Subbaiah has participated in the [[Commonwealth Games]].<ref name="Bharatiya Hockey" /> He was part of the 1998 gold-winning [[Asian Games]] Indian team. He is a recipient of the [[Arjuna Award]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hockey World Cup Memories: AB Subbaiah remembers 1994 edition, where India's chances were undone by South Africa |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/hockey-world-cup-memories-ab-subbaiah-remembers-1994-edition-where-indias-chances-were-undone-by-south-africa-5658241.html |access-date=10 July 2019 |work=Firstpost |publisher=Firstpost |date=2 December 2018}}</ref> Between 1988 and 1998, he took part in 285 international matches.<ref name="Case Study" /><ref name="e-narada" /><ref>{{cite book |title=Lok Sabha Debates |date=2000 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q2BPAQAAMAAJ&q=a+b+subbaiah |access-date=10 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Reddy |first1=P. A. |title=Sports Promotion In India |date=2005 |publisher=Discovery Publishing House |isbn=9788171419272 |pages=44, 45, 184 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T37m8eRAEX0C&q=a+b+subbaiah&pg=PA44 |access-date=10 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Lakde |first1=Dr Atul Tanaji |title=Field Hockey- National Game of India in General Parlance |date=16 June 2019 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9780359694877 |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YBqeDwAAQBAJ&q=a+b+subbaiah&pg=PA23 |access-date=10 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Data India |date=1998 |publisher=Press Institute of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kHlDAAAAYAAJ&q=a+b+subbaiah |access-date=10 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He represented and captained the Indian hockey team between the years 1987 and 2007.<ref name="Case Study" />

== Awards ==

Subbaiah was conferred with an honorary doctorate from the [[Mangalore University]] by Hans Raj Bhardwaj, Governor of Karnataka.<ref name="e-narada"/>

== Retirement ==

He is a commentator, coach, manager, administrator, umpire and selector as well.<ref name="e-narada"/> He was part of the Hockey India disciplinary panel as well.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Josh |first1=Jagran |title=Current Affairs Quarterly Supplement (July '15, Aug '15 and Sept '15) eBook: Jagran Josh |publisher=Jagran Josh |page=177 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J1DdCgAAQBAJ&q=a+b+subbaiah&pg=RA1-PA177 |access-date=10 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> A B Subbaiah is also part of the 13-member [[Hockey India]] committee.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former captain Sardar Singh named in selection committee of Hockey India |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/hockey/story/sardar-singh-hockey-india-selection-committee-1431622-2019-01-15 |access-date=10 July 2019 |work=India Today |agency=Press Trust of India |date=15 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=PTI |title=Sardar Singh named in selection committee of Hockey India |journal=Sportstar |date=16 January 2019 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/sardar-singh-hockey-india-harendra-singh-asian-games/article26000521.ece |access-date=10 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He is the Hockey Karnataka secretary since 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Veerappa |first1=Manuja |title=Why wasn't KSHA stadium the venue for India-New Zealand hockey match? - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/why-wasnt-ksha-stadium-the-venue-for-india-new-zealand-hockey-match/articleshow/65064543.cms |access-date=10 July 2019 |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=20 July 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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{{India FH Squad 1996 Summer Olympics}}
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{{India FH Squad 1990 Asian Games}}
{{India FH Squad 1994 Asian Games}}
{{India FH Squad 1998 Asian Games}}

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