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Vasudevan Baskaran
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| Born | 17 August 1950 (1950-08-17) (age 73)
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Vasudevan Baskaran (born 17 August 1950) is a former field hockey player and coach from Tamil Nadu, India. He captained the Indian national team, which won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer OlympicsinMoscow, then part of the Soviet Union.
Thereafter he coached and mentored several players for the Indian team. He was the head coach of the India hockey team at the 1998 and 2006 Hockey World Cup.[1] Now he lives with his family in Besant NagarinChennai, India.
After the Olympic gold victory, Baskaran had coached India several times, the last time at the 2006 Men's Hockey World CupinMönchengladbach. Currently he is the Chief Coach of Bhopal BadshahsinWorld Series Hockey league.
Vasudevan (shirt 8) at 1980 Summer Olympics, USSR vs. India
He was awarded the Arjuna Award in (1979–1980) for his performance as a player in Olympic Games.
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