Manjinder Bhamber

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Born: 30 November 1980

Position: Wing

Height/Weight:  5-9, 140

International Caps: 63

International Goals: 2

Years on National Team:
1997 USA Under 21 Team/U18 Team
1998 USA National Team/U21 Team
1999 USA National Team/U20 Team
2000 USA National Team
2001 USA National Team
2002 USA National Team
2003 USA National Team
2004 USA National Team
2005 USA National Squad
2006-07 USA National Squad
2007-08 USA National Squad

Regional Training Center: Moorpark

Birthplace: Slough, England

Residence: Simi Valley, Calif.

High School: Royal High School ('97)

College: California State Univ. Northridge, Northridge, Calif. '03

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Occupation: Management Trainee, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Playing Career:

• Career Highlights

  1997 - U.S. Under-21/Under-18 teams...Junior Four National Tournament (3rd)...1998 - U.S. National Team/U.S. Under-21 Team...U.S. Canada and England Tour teams...1999 - U.S. National Team...U.S. Pan American Games team (5th)...2000 - U.S. National Team/US Under-21 Team...U.S. Pan Am Junior Championships (4th)...Inaugural Pan American Cup (5th)...Scored two goals for the U.S. U21 team at the Field Hockey Canada National Championships...2001 - U.S. National Team...World Cup Qualifying Tournament team (14th)..Scored first international goal vs France (4/22/01) in a 2-1 loss at the World Cup Qualifying Tournament...2002 - U.S. National Team..Mexico Four Nation Tournament (2nd)...2003 - U.S. National Team...Pan American Cup Qualifying Tournament...Pan American Games (5th)...2004 - U.S. National Team...Pan American Cup (7th)...2005 - U.S. National Squad...2006 - U.S. National Squad...Canada Test Series (Chula Vista, Calif.)...2007 -USA vs. Mexico Pan American Games Qualifying Series (USA wins series 2-0-1)...USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago tour (Port of Spain, TRI; USA wins series 4-0)...China 4 Nation Tournament Team (4th, CHN, JPN, EGY, USA - Lanzhou City, CHN)...XV Pan American Games Team (Rio de Janeiro, 7th)...2008 - Olympic Qualifying Tournament Team (Auckland, NZL, 6th)
  
  
   

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  2006 - Won Men's National Championship with Moorpark (Chula Vista, Calif.), 2007 - Won Men's National Championship with Moorpark (Chula Vista, Calif.)

  Club: Co-captain of LA Tigers

Personal:

Nickname: 'Ku. It was short and easy to say on the field and everybody on the team just started calling me 'Ku

At what age did you start playing hockey: 12

Sports Ambition: Play in the Olympic Games

Most influential person in your playing career: My dad. He has always been very supportive, and always helped me when I needed it.

Favorite place to play: Malaysia

I would characterize my style of play as: Flowing

Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is: Basketball

Most people don't know that I: sleep with my eyes open.

Favorites: Food - Indian food, "home cooked", Pro Team - Los Angeles Lakers Athlete - Kobe Bryant

Favorite Past time: Watching movies

 

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