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| Full name | Trevor Alexander Fernandes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 21, 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trevor Alexander Fernandes (born November 21, 1949) is an Indian-American former field hockey player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] Born in Zanzibar, he represented India and United States internationally.[2]
Early life
[edit]Fernandes’ family hailed from Gaura Vaddo in Calangute. His father, Reginald Theoten worked for the British Government from 1926 to 1965 and was also the national coach. Both his brother, Mervyn, and sister, Beryl, played for Zanzibar.[3]
Sports career
[edit]Zanzibar
[edit]Fernandes started playing hockey in Zanzibar and even represented their the national team. In 1965, he scored a goal against Pakistan in a 2-1 defeat for Zanzibar.[2] Fernandes played football for the Zanzibar First Division club Kikwajuni SC.
India
[edit]Upon returning to India in 1967, he played hockey for Goan sides. He played for two and a half years with the All-India University Team. He then went on to play for India in the Pesta Sukan regional hockey championship in Singapore and also played the Test matches against Great Britain in 1973.[2][4]
United States
[edit]After emigrating to the United States, Fernandes graduated from the University of Washington in 1981, and then studied computer programming at North Seattle College. He received US citizenship in 1983 shortly before the 1984 Summer Olympics, which enabled him to play for the United States in Los Angeles.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Trevor Fernandes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 Mergulhao, Marcus. "Trevor Fernandes: The hockey star from Zanzibar who won many Indian hearts". The Times of India. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Goan dazzled in hockey across 3 continents". The Goan. April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "A start has been made in hockey to showcase Goan talent". Herald Goa. February 22, 2023.
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