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'''Charles Cornelius''' (born 27 October 1945) is an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] Medalist and Former Indian Hockey Goal Keeper who represented the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian national hockey team]] in the [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich Olympic Games]] (Bronze Medal) & 1973 [[Men's FIH Hockey World Cup|Hockey World Cup]] (Silver Medal).<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/charles-cornelius-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101545/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/charles-cornelius-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Charles Cornelius Olympic Results |accessdate=6 October 2019}}</ref> Started his Hockey career as coach for the Punjab Hockey Team in the year 1977 and retired as an Administrator-Officer on Special Duty (OSD-South Zone) in the year 2001.<br />
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*Selected as a Special Trainer for Hockey Goal Keeping by the [[Indian Hockey Federation]] (IHF) in the Year 1980<br />
*Served as the National Hockey Coach for [[Sports Authority of India|SAI&nbsp;– Sports Authority of India]] and have trained both the Junior and the Senior Hockey teams (Men)<br />
*Been as the Selection Committee Member for the Junior and Senior National Hockey teams since 1980.<br />
*Successfully dealt with the State Govt and State sports councils, Snipes field stations, and Nehru Yuvak Kendras on behalf of NIS (National Institute of Sports) as a Zonal Officer for the South Zone (jurisdiction for the states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Pondicherry]], and [[Lakshadweep]]) for more than 15 yrs.<br />
*In addition, overseen and managed the Field wing Coaches of the jurisdictions with adequate first hand experience about the field work.<br />
*Functioned as one of the Administrators for the [[Asian Games|Asian games]] in the year 1982, [[South Asian Games|SAF Games]] in the year 1995 and many other international tournaments held in India.<br />
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* {{cite news|title=Arjuna Award: Will Charles Cornelius wait for eternity|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011202/ncr3.htm#4|author=M. S. Unnikrishnan|date=2 December 2011|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]}}<br />
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