P. R. Sreejesh: Difference between revisions

| nickname = Great wallWall of India <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/pr-sreejesh-the-great-wall-of-indian-hockey-who-helped-india-script-history-in-paris-olympics/articleshow/112382189.cms|title=PR Sreejesh: The Great Wall of Indian Hockey who helped India script history in Paris Olympics|publisher=The Economic Times|access-date=8 August 2024}}</ref>

| years5 = 2017–2017–2024

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{{MedalBronze|[[2007 Asian Indoor Games |2007 Macau]]|[[Indoor hockey at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games|Indoor teamTeam]]}}

{{MedalSilver|[[2013 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2013 Ipoh]]|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|[[2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2016 London]]|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2018 Breda]]|Team}}

{{MedalGold|[[2011 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2011 Ordos City]]|Team}}

{{MedalGold|[[2016 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2016 Kuantan]]|Team}}

{{MedalGold|[[2018 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2018 Muscat]]|Team}}

{{MedalGold|[[2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy|2023 Chennai]]|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|[[2012 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2012 Doha]]|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|[[Men'sCommonwealth FIH Hockey World League|World LeagueGames]]}}

'''Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh''' is(born the8 currentMay head1988) coachis of thean Indian Men'sformer Under[[Field 21 nationalHockey|field hockey]] teamplayer. andHe moreis importantlythe hehead iscoach aof former Indianthe [[fieldIndia hockey]]men's playernational whounder-21 playedfield ashockey ateam|India [[Fieldmen's hockey#Positions|goalkeepernational U-21 team]]. andHe formerwas the captain of the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian national team]]. Heand is widely regardedplayed as onea of the greatest goal keepers in the history of[[Field hockey#Positions|goalkeeper]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/04/olympic-hockey-team-gb-india-defeat Team GB’s hockey hurt goes on after painful Olympic defeat by 10-man India] - The Guardian, 4 August 2024</ref> He is widely regarded as one of the greatest goal keepers in the history of field hockey.<ref>{{cite web |title= Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran |url=http://hockeyindia.org/team/sreejesh-parattu-raveendran-2.html |publisher= Hockey India |access-date= 5 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305065118/http://hockeyindia.org/team/sreejesh-parattu-raveendran-2.html |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Sreejesh played a vital role in the Indian national team's bronze medal wins at the [[Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020]] and [[Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2024 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet PR Sreejesh, India's talismanic goalkeeper who led them to first Olympic medal in 41 years|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/tokyo-olympics/story/pr-sreejesh-india-hockey-bronze-medal-tokyo-olympics-1836963-2021-08-05|access-date=5 August 2021|publisher=India Today|archive-date=6 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806085200/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/tokyo-olympics/story/pr-sreejesh-india-hockey-bronze-medal-tokyo-olympics-1836963-2021-08-05|url-status=live}}</ref>

He won anthe best male goalkeeper award at the [[FIH Player of the Year Awards]] (2020–21) for the best male goalkeepertwice.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/hockey-india-sweeps-fih-annual-awards-mens-olympic-champion-belgium-says-this-is-not-normal/articleshow/86807596.cms|title=Hockey: India sweeps FIH annual awards|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 October 2021|access-date=22 April 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403030903/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/hockey-india-sweeps-fih-annual-awards-mens-olympic-champion-belgium-says-this-is-not-normal/articleshow/86807596.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> He was a part of the teams whichthat won gold at the [[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Asian Games]] and the [[Field hockey at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Games Results |url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/hockey/result-men-fnl-000200-.htm |access-date=6 October 2023 |website=2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou |archive-date=8 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008232508/https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/hockey/result-men-fnl-000200-.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He played in the [[Hockey India League]] for [[Uttar Pradesh Wizards]].

Sreejesh was a part of the team that won 2022 Commonwealth Games Silver medal won team, 2023 Asian Champion Trophy Winners teamtite and [[2022 Asian Games]] hockey Gold medal won Indian team.

Sreejesh married his longtime girlfriend Aneeshya, a former long jumper and an [[Ayurveda]] doctor. TheyTheir havedaughter aAnusree daughterwas (b.born 2014)in Anusree2014.<ref>{{cite web |title= Indian hockey goalkeeper Sreejesh blessed with a baby girl |url= http://suhridsports.blogspot.in/2014/07/indian-hockey-goalkeeper-sreejesh.html |website= suhridsports.blogspot.in |date= 1 July 2014 |access-date= 2 October 2014 |archive-date= 16 April 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170416175350/http://suhridsports.blogspot.in/2014/07/indian-hockey-goalkeeper-sreejesh.html |url-status= live }}</ref> HisTheir son, Sreeansh was born in 2017. He is currently employed as a Joint Director(Chief Sports Organiser) with the [[Government of Kerala]]'s [[Department of General and Higher Education (Kerala)|Department of General and Higher Education]]. Sreejesh is a member of Rotary Club of Kizhakkambalam, District 3201.

== Awards and nominations ==