FULL NAME: Sujit Lakra
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 7th May 1994 (Source: Hockey India)
PARENTS: Father (Kastu Lakra), Mother (Somari Lakra)
HOME ADDRESS: Ramabahal, Kesramal, Rajgangpur, Sundargarh-770017, Odisha, India
E-MAIL: sujithky577@gmail.com
PHONE: 9556530317 (Mobile)
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Arts Graduate (Studied at Municipal College, Rourkela).
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION: Hockey India Level-I, Level-II Certified Coach and FIH Level-II, Level-III Certified Coach. Diploma in Hockey Coaching
PROFESSION: Hockey Coach Works as Hockey Coach at Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela. Earlier worked as Assistant Coach at Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre, Bhubaneswar
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS HOCKEY PLAYER:
* He was part of the Sambalpur University team that finished Runners-up in the All India Inter-University Mens Hockey Tournament, held at Amritsar, Punjab from 7-13 March 2013.
* Represented Bengal Hockey Association in the 35th U-20 Junior National Hockey Championship in 2010.
* He was part of the Municipal College (Rourkela) team that finished Runners-up in the 20th SAIL Nehru Champion Collages Hockey Tournament, held in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh in Feb-March 2013.
WORKING EXPERIENCE AS COACH:
* Working as Junior Hockey Coach of the Department of Sports & Youth Services, Government of Odisha at Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela since 12 January 2022.
* Worked as Assistant Coach at Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre, Bhubaneswar from 1 October 2021 to 13 January 2022.
* Worked as hockey coach of Tenvic Sports and Education Pvt Ltd at SAAP Girls Academy, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh from July 2018 to May 2020.
* Did internship as hockey coach at SAI STC, Kolkata in May-June 2018.
ACHIEVEMENTS AS HOCKEY COACH:
* He was the chief coach of the Odisha U-17 Women Team that won the Silver medal in the 2nd Hockey India Sub-Junior East Zone Championships at Maulana Md Tayabullah Hockey Stadium in Guwahati, Assam on 31 July 2024.
* He was coach of the Odisha U-17 Women Team that won the Gold medal in the 1st Hockey India Sub-Junior East Zone Championships in Ranchi, Jharkhand on 30 September 2023.
* He was coach of the Odisha team that won the Bronze medal at the 2nd Mirnawan Cup U-17 Women Invitation Tournament, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 18-26 November 2023.
* He was Assistant Coach of the Sports Hostel Odisha team that won the Bronze medal in the 2nd Khelo India Women (U-21) Hockey League (2nd & Final Phase), held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from 29 March to 11 April 2023.
* He was coach of the Odisha team that won the Gold medal at the 1st Mirnawan Cup U-14 Women Invitation Tournament, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 26 November to 2 December 2022.
* He was coach of the Odisha team that won the Bronze medal at the 12th Hockey Indian Junior Women National Championship in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh on 3rd April 2022.
* He was coach of the Sports Hostel Odisha team that secured 2nd Place in Khelo India U-16 Womens Hockey League Phase-2, held at Lucknow, UP from 13-20 October 2022.
* He was coach of the Sports Hostel Odisha team that secured 3rd Place in Khelo India U-16 Womens Hockey League Phase-1, held in New Delhi from 16-24 August 2022.
* He was coach of the Sports Hostel Odisha team that secured second place in the 1st Khelo India U-21 Womens Hockey League (Phase-2), held in Lucknow, UP from 22-28th February 2022.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
* He was manager of the Hockey Association of Odisha team that won the Bronze medal in the 1st Hockey India Junior Women East Zone Championship, held at Birsa College Compound in Khunti (Ranchi), Jharkhand from 19-27 March 2023.
* Became one of the first two FIH Level 2 coaches of Odisha after successfully completing FIH Level 2 Coach Certification Course, held in India from 14 to June 2022.
* Played hockey at SAI STC, Kolkata
* Studied at Sports Authority of India NSNIS, Bangalore
* Married on 4th January 2021.
PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 7 April 2022
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 1 August 2024