FULL NAME: Amit Rohidas
GENDER: Male
BORN: May 10, 1993 (Source: Hockey India and International Hockey Federation)
HOME ADDRESS: Village- Saunamara, Block- Balisankara, Disrict- Sundargarh, State- Odisha.
FAMILY: Son of Gopal Rohidas and Gulapi Rohidas, Amit has one elder brother and three sisters.
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Not known
TYPE OF PLAYER: Defender (full-back)
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Bijay Lakra, Kalu Charan Choudhury and A K Bansal.
IDOL: Dilip Tirkey
PRODUCT OF: Government Hockey Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela.
PROFESSION: Working at East Coast Railway as Senior Sports Officer. Earlier worked as OSD in Western Railway, Mumbai.
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES: 171 (As on 25 February 2024)
INTERNATIONAL GOALS: 28 (As on 25 February 2024)
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
NATIONAL:
* He was part of the Kalinga Lancers team that emerged champions in the 5th Hockey India League, held from Jan 21 to Feb 26, 2017.
* He was a member of the Railway team that emerged champions in the 6th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship (Division-A), held at Saifai in Uttar Pradesh from April 20 to May 1, 2016.
* He was a member of the Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Lancers team that finished runners-up in the 4th Hockey India League, held in India from Jan 18 to Feb 21, 2016.
* Helped Railway win the title in the 5th Senior Men National Hockey Championship (Division-A) at Pune on April 28, 2015. He scored three goals in the final against UP to be adjudged the best defender of the tournament.
* Represented Railway in Hockey India Senior Men`s National Championship at Bhopal in 2011 and at Bangalore in 2012.
* Represented Odisha in the Under-16 National Hockey Championship in 2006.
* Represented Birsa Munda Vidyapitha in the Nehru Cup Hockey Tournament twice in 2007 and 2008.
* Represented Odisha in 2008 National School Games.
* Participated in the Mumbai Gold Cup Tournament in 2009.
* Represented Odisha in 2011 National Games at Ranchi (Jharkhand).
* Represented Odisha in 2011 Senior National Hockey Championship at Bhopal (MP).
INTERNATIONAL:
* He was part of the Senior Indian Mens Hockey Team that suffered a humiliating 5-0 defeat in the five-match bilateral series against Australia, held at Perth Hockey Stadium in Perth from 6-13 April 2024.
* He was part of the Indian mens team that played four FIH Pro League matches each in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela between 10 and 20 February 2024.
* He was part of the Indian men team that won the Gold medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on 6 October 2023. Scored 5 goals in 7 matches.
* He was part of the Indian Team that won the Gold medal in the 7th Mens Asian Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on 12 August 2023.
* Earned his 150th senior international cap during Indias opening match against China in the Asian Champions Trophy Tournament at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on 3 August 2023.
* He was also a part of the Indian Team that finished fourth in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23.
* He was Vice-Captain of the Indian team at the FIH Odisha Hockey Mens World Cup 2023, held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, Odisha.
* Helped India attain a third-place finish at the FIH Hockey Pro League 2021-22.
* He was part of the Indian Men Hockey Team that won the Silver medal at the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on 8 August 2022.
* He was part of the Indian men team that won Bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games at Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo on 5 August, 2021. Played all 8 matches in the tournament.
* Played his 100th senior international match against Spain at the league stage of the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo on 27 July, 2021.
* He was part of the Indian men team that won the 4-match practice series 2-1 against Argentina, held in Cenard, Buenos Aires from 6-14 April, 2021.
* He was part of the Indian men team that won both of their FIH Pro League matches against against Argentina, held in Cenard, Buenos Aires on 11 and 12 April, 2021.
* He was part of the Indian men that booked ticket for 2020 Tokyo Olympics, beating Russia 11-3 on aggregate in the double-leg FIH Qualifiers, held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 1-2 Nov, 2019.
* He was part of the Indian men team that won all of their five matches (3 vs Belgium, 2 vs Spain) in Antwerp during their Belgium tour from 26 Sept-3 Oct, 2019.
* He was part of the Indian team that emerged champions in the FIH Mens Series Finals, held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar from 6-15 June 2019.
* He was part of the Indian team that claimed the Silver medal in the 28th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament, held at Ipoh, Malaysia from 23-30 March, 2019.
* Represented India at the FIH Odisha Hockey Mens World Cup 2018 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
* He was part of the Indian team that won the Silver medal in the 37th Mens Hockey Champions Trophy Tournament, held at Breda, Netherlands from June 23 to July 1, 2018.
* Reached the milestone of 50 international matches for Indian mens hockey team at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games against Malaysia on April 10, 2018.
* He was part of the Indian team that won the Bronze medal in Mens Hockey World League, held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar from Dec 1 to 10, 2017.
* He was part of the Indian team that won the Gold medal at the Asia Cup Tournament for the third time in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Oct 22, 2017.
* He was the vice-captain of the India-A team that finished 4th in the Australian Men’s Hockey League, held at Perth from Sept 28 to Oct 8, 2017.
* He was a member of the Indian men’s team that won three matches (2 vs Netherlands, 1 vs Australia) and lost two (both vs Belgium) during their Europe tour from August 9 to 16, 2017.
* Represented India at the Mens World League Final 2014.
* Made his Senior International debut at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Tournament 2013 in Ipoh, Malaysia.
* He was part of the Indian Mens Team that won the Silver medal in the Asia Cup 2013.
* Represented India at the FIH Junior Mens Hockey World Cup 2013, held in New Delhi.
* He was part of the Junior India team that won the Silver medal at the Sultan of Johor Cup 2012 in Ipoh, Malaysia.
* Helped India win Bronze medal in the 7th Junior Asia Cup Hockey Tournament at Melaka (Malaysia) in May, 2012.
* Represented the Junior India team at the Sultan of Johor Cup 2011 in Ipoh, Malaysia.
* Scored seven goals for India in U-18 Asia Cup Hockey Tournament in Myanmar in 2009.
OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
* On 20 February 2024, Odisha Government announced a cash award Rs 3.75 lakh in his favour for representing the Indian team that won the gold medal at the Mens Asian Championship Trophy 2023, held in Chennai.
* On 7 October 2023, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a cash award of Rs 1.5 crore for Amit Rohidas for his significant role in India winning gold medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
* Received the Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Year 2021 in men category on 17 March 2023.
* On 13 January 2023, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh in his favour for representing India in Mens World Cup 2023.
* Scored the 200th World Cup goal for India against Spain in Rourkela on 13 January 2023.
* Led India Senior Men Hockey Team to victory for the first time in their FIH Pro League match against Argentina at Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 20 March 2022.
* Led India Senior Men Hockey Team for the first time during FIH Pro League match against Argentina at Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 19 March 2022.
* He was conferred the Arjuna Award in 2021 for his historic performance in Tokyo Olympics.
* On 2 September 2021, East Coast Railway appointed him as Senior Sports Officer.
* On 29 August 2021, he was conferred with the Biju Patnaik Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, which carried a citation and cash award of Rs 2 lakh.
* Received cash award of Rs 1 crore from Uttar Pradesh Government as member of the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal winning Indian men hockey team at a felicitation ceremony in Lucknow on 19 August, 2021.
* Received cash award of Rs 10 lakh from Odisha Government as member of the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal winning Indian men hockey team and Rs 5 lakh as Player with maximum interceptions in the midfield at a felicitation ceremony in Bhubaneswar on 17 August, 2021.
* On 15 August 2021, Indian Olympic Association felicitated him with a cash award of Rs 10 lakh for the bronze medal win in Tokyo Olympics.
* On 11 August 2021, Odisha Olympic Association transferred to his account a cash award of Rs 1 lakh for helping Indian men hockey team win bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
* On 11 August 2021, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated him with cash award of Rs 2.5 crores and DSP job offer in Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
* Bagged the OSJA Sportspersons of the Year Award along with a cheque of Rs 25,000 in Bhubaneswar on 29th June, 2019.
* On March 4, 2017, he was provided with a total cash award of Rs 5.78 lakhs, which included Rs 1 lakh from State Sports Department and Rs 4.78 lakhs from HIL prize money.
* He is the first non-tribal hockey Olympian of Odisha and belongs to Scheduled Caste family.
* His father Gopal Rohidas passed away in 2020.
* Rohidas started playing hockey in his Saunamura village, from where hails Indian legend Dilip Tirkey.
* He chose to play hockey because he felt dejected after his village team lost in an inter-village hockey match and took to the game to make his village proud one day.
* Played his first ever hockey match was in his village and was awarded a brand new hockey stick.
* Joined Government Hockey Hostel in Panposh in 2004.
* He represented the Hostel in many district and state-level tournaments.
* Electricity facility was provided to his village after 2012.
* His youngest had to leave her studies because they could not afford the expense.
* His family had no land of their own and his father used to work in others’ fields.
* After playing Hockey India League, he bought a fridge, TV, cooler and grinder. Now he has a home, car and a good phone.
* Started playing hockey as a forward, but became a defender latter, accepting the advice of his coach Bijay Lakra.
* Once a girl wrote her Facebook ID on a handkerchief and gave it to him. In return, Amit gave her a ticket for a Ranchi Rhyno’s HIL match.
PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 3 June 2012
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 13 April 2024