FULL NAME: Michael Kindo
GENDER: Male
BORN: 20 June 1947/ 28 June 1946 in Simdega, Jharkhand (Source: Wikipedia)
DIED: 31 December, 2020 in Rourkela
FAMILY: Wife (Shile Kindo), one son (Charles Albert Kindo), two daughters (Anita, Sunita). One of his daughters is married to a brother of Odisha hockey Olympian Dilip Tirkey.
ORIGINAL HOME ADDRESS: Simdega, Jharkhand, India.
PRESENT HOME ADDRESS: Rourkela, Odisha, India.
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied in Jharkhand
PROFESSION: Worked at Indian Navy, Indian Railways and Steel Authority of India
PLAYING POSITION: Full back

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     Represented Orissa in Senior National Championships from 1978 to 1980 after joining Steel Authority of India (SAIL) in Rourkela.
*     Represented Indian Railways at the National Championships for four years from 1974 to 1977, winning four gold medals.
*     Represented Services at the National Championships without break from 1966 to 1973.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Represented India in three World Cups and one Olympic Games.
*     Helped India win gold medal in 1975 Kuala Lumpur World Cup.
*     He was also part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran, Iran.
*     Helped India win silver medal in 1973 Amsterdam World Cup.
*     Helped India win bronze medal in 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Scored one goal each against Great Britain, Mexico and New Zealand.
*     Helped India win bronze medal in 1971 Barcelona World Cup.
*     Made his international debut in 1969 for the test series against Kenya.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Hockey India felicitated him as a member of the 1975 World Cup winning Indian team with a cash award of Rs 1,75,000.
*     He was first tribal player to get Arjuna Award (in 1973) and win World Cup gold medal (in 1975).
*     Bagged the Best Services Sportsman Award in 1971.
*     Started playing hockey while studying at the Boys Middle School, Kurdeg.
*     His hockey career got a major boost when he joined Indian Navy after finishing his schooling.
*     At SAIL, Kindo was responsible for getting Astro turf installed at the SAIL Hockey Academy in Rourkela.
*     Joined Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) at Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) in 1977 and retired in 2004.
*     Never played foul or tried to physically hurt anyone on the ground.
*     Known as The Wall of Indian team, Kindo formed a near-impregnable defence with Surjit Singh and Aslam Sher Khan.
*     In the 1975 world cup semifinals, Kindo suffered an ankle injury and could not play the final match against Pakistan.
*     Colleagues from the 1975 World Cup champion Indian team used to call him as kindi bhai.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 14 May 2014
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 23 April 2025