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{{Infobox field hockey player<br />
| name = Deepak Thakur<br />
| image = The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Arjuna Award for the year 2004 to Shri Deepak Thakur for Hockey, at a glittering function in New Delhi on August 29, 2005.jpg<br />
| caption = Thakur (''right'') receiving the [[Arjuna Award]] from President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] (''left''), 2005<br />
| fullname= Deepak Thakur Sonkhla<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|12|28}}<br />
| birth_place = Bhamowal, [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India<br />
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]<br />
| clubs1 = Indian Oil Corporation<br />
| years1 = <br />
| caps1 = <br />
| goals1 = <br />
| clubs2 = HTC Stuttgarter Kickers<br />
| years2 = 2007<br />
| caps2 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| clubs3 = [[Sher-e-Punjab]]<br />
| years3 = 2012<br />
| caps3 = 16<br />
| goals3 = 12<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]]<br />
| nationalyears1 = 1999–2010<br />
| nationalcaps1 = 69+<br />
| nationalgoals1 = 73<br />
|medaltemplates=<br />
{{MedalSport | Men's [[field hockey]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Field hockey at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]]|[[Hockey at the 2002 Asian Games|Team]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2003 Kuala Lumpur]]|Team}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[1999 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|1999 Kula Lumpur]]|Team}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Hockey at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]|[[Hockey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Team]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Hockey Junior World Cup|Junior World Cup]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2001 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup|2001 Hobart]]|Team}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Deepak Thakur Sonkhla''' (popularly known as '''Deepak Thakur''') is a [[field hockey|hockey]] forward in [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian team]].<br />
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==Family==<br />
Thakur's father is an ex-serviceman and his mother a house-wife. His younger sister is a national [[badminton]] player.<br />
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==Career==<br />
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===Junior level===<br />
Thakur became popular after his solo effort, A goal poacher, Deepak Thakur rose from the junior ranks when he scored a hat-trick in the 2001 Junior World Cup final against Australia leading India to the titleard showing 6–1. He finished the tournament with ten goals and was named the 'top scorer of the world cup . Born in hoshiarpur, Punjab. Thakur took up hockey on his father's insistence and was among the most consistent scorers in 2003, when Indian hockey made considerable progress winning four tournaments. Thakur made up for one of the most lethal attack line along with Gagan Ajit Singh and Prabhjot Singh, in a career spanning over eight years. Has played in 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympics.<br />
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===Senior level===<br />
He debuted for the [[India men's national field hockey team|senior national team]] in June 1999 against [[Germany men's national field hockey team|Germany]]. He was part of national squad in [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] and [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] Olympic.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
He was awarded [[Arjuna Award]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/current-indian-hockey-team-has-a-good-momentum-deepak-thakur-2914801/|title=India hockey team has good momentum: Deepak Thakur|date=2016-07-15|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref> in 2004 for taking [[Field hockey in India|Indian hockey]] to next higher level.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050830/sports.htm#12| work=The Tribune| date=30 August 2005| access-date=2010-10-16| title=Deepak 'Arjuna' Thakur epitome of avant-garde hockey}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.sportskeeda.com/2010/01/07/interview-deepak-thakur/ Interview with Deepak Thakur : Beacon of Indian hockey]<br />
* [http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/khiladi/deepak.htm Deepak Thakur Sonkhla profile] at bharatiyahockey.org<br />
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