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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian field hockey player}}<br /> {{BLP sources|date=February 2019}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}<br /> {{MedalTableTop}}<br /> {{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}<br /> {{MedalSport | Men&#039;s [[Field hockey]]}}<br /> {{MedalCompetition|[[Field hockey at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}<br /> {{MedalSilver|[[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]]|[[Field hockey at the 2002 Asian Games|Team]]}}<br /> {{MedalBottom}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;V. R. Dinesh Nayak&#039;&#039;&#039; (born 17 May 1972 in [[Ernakulam]], [[Kerala]]) is a [[field hockey]] defender from [[India]], who made his international debut for the [[India men&#039;s national field hockey team|Men&#039;s National Team]] in 1993 during the test series against [[Kenya]]. [[Nickname]]d &#039;&#039;Kaka&#039;&#039;, Nayak represented his native country at the [[Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney, Australia]], where India finished in seventh place.<br /> <br /> Dinesh Nayak had his school education at Sree Rama Varma High School at Ernakulam, Kerala and went to complete his pre-degree at Maharajas College, Ernakulam taking science group. He joined the same college for a mathematics degree course but soon left to join Sports Authority of India (SAI). This is where his talent was discovered by future Indian hockey coaches, viz., Rapheal, Bhaskaran, Carvalho, Cedric etc. From 1993-2004 he used to be a constant fixture in the Indian National team either in junior or senior level.<br /> <br /> Dinesh Nayak at present is associated with Indian Bank and is based at Mumbi. He is playing for bank team and support the development of new talent for the bank. He is married and have one son and a daughter.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> * [http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/khiladi/dinesh.htm Bharatiya Hockey]<br /> <br /> {{India FH Squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}<br /> {{India FH Squad 2002 Asian Games}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Nayak, Dinesh}}<br /> [[Category:1972 births]]<br /> [[Category:Living people]]<br /> [[Category:Field hockey players from Kerala]]<br /> [[Category:Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]<br /> [[Category:Olympic field hockey players of India]]<br /> [[Category:Indian male field hockey players]]<br /> [[Category:Sportspeople from Kochi]]<br /> [[Category:Asian Games medalists in field hockey]]<br /> [[Category:Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games]]<br /> [[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]<br /> [[Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub}}</div>

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