Iqbal Singh Kullar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
26 February 1954 Sansarpur, India | ||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1979–1985 | Beckenham | ||
| 1985–1988 | Worthing | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | |
| 1979–1980 | England | 7 | |
| 1980–1980 | Great Britain | 5 | |
Iqbal Singh Kullar (born 26 February 1954) is a former hockey international player, who represented England and Great Britain. He was selected for the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Kullar was born in Sansarpur, India but moved to England in 1964 aged 10, he studied at the University of London.[1]
He played club hockey for Beckenham Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and represented Kent at county level.[2] While at Beckenham he made his England debut on 11 May 1979 against Czechoslovakia in Zagreb[3] and his Great Britain debut on 4 January 1980 against the Netherlands in Karachi, during the Champions Trophy.[1]
Kullar was named in the 22-strong squad for the Great Britain team for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, but was unable to participate due to the boycott.[4][5]
He left Beckenham for Worthing Hockey Club for the start of the 1985 season[6] and became the club's player-coach.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Iqbal Singh Kullar". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Champions Kent in Goal Storm". Kent Evening Post. 26 March 1979. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey". Sunday Express. 13 May 1979. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Neil Menzies on short leet for Moscow Olympics". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 20 September 1979. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Neil Menzies on short leet for Moscow Olympics". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 20 September 1979. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "It's hero Howard at last". Worthing Herald. 18 October 1985. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Iki's boys get their chance". Worthing Herald. 3 April 1987. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
