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| name = Len Aiyappa<br />
| fullname = Len Aiyappa Ballachanda Madappa<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|03|31|df=yes}}<br />
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| clubs5 = [[Karnataka Lions]]<br />
| years5 = 2012 - present<br />
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'''Len Aiyappa''' (born 31 March 1979) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] professional [[field hockey]] player. He remained one of [[India men's national field hockey team|India's]] best drag-flickers until he retired from the national team following a fallout with the [[Indian Hockey Federation]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title= Hockey: Len gives up on India |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/top-stories/Hockey-Len-gives-up-on-India/articleshow/1406937.cms |work= [[The Times of India]] |date= 2006-02-09 |accessdate= 2013-01-17}}</ref> He last played for India during the [[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.indianhockey.com/FeaturedStories/tabid/54/EntryId/25/Jothi-ruined-many-careers-Len.aspx |title= Jothi ruined many careers: Len |publisher= indianhockey.com |date= 2008-04-25 |accessdate= 2013-01-17}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Aiyappa, playing for [[Karnataka Lions]] in the inaugural season of the [[World Series Hockey]], became the top scorer for the team and third overall by scoring 13 goals in 12 games.<br />
He joined the team on the insistence of [[Dhanraj Pillay]] and the coach of Karnataka Lions, Jude Felix and scored a hat-trick in the game against [[Chandigarh Comets]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Did it for my mother: Len Aiyappa |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/world-series-hockey/Did-it-for-my-mother-Len-Aiyappa/articleshow/12182097.cms | work= The Times of India |date= 2012-03-08 |accessdate= 2013-01-17 }}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He is married.<br />
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[[Category:1979 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Kodava people]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kodagu district]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players from Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:World Series Hockey players]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male field hockey players]]</div>Ajay Kumar