Manjinder "Rinku" Bhamber
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
Occupation:
Management Trainee, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Playing Career: 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)
National
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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Major International Tours &
Competitions:
| Year |
Tournament |
Site |
Position |
| 2008 |
Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
Auckland, NZL |
6th |
| 2007 |
XV Pan American
Games |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
7th |
| 2004 |
Pan American
Cup |
London, Ontario CAN |
7th |
| 2003 |
Pan American
Games |
Santo Domingo,
DOM |
5th |
| 2003 |
Pan American Cup
Qualifying Tournament |
Santo Domingo, DOM |
2nd |
| 2001 |
10th World Cup
Qualifying Tournament |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
14th |
| 2000 |
Junior Pan
American Championships |
Santiago,
Chile |
Fourth |
| 2000 |
Americas Cup |
Havana, Cuba |
5th |
| 1999 |
Pan American
Games |
Winnipeg,
Canada |
5th |
| 1999 |
European Tour |
GER, BEL, NED |
-- |
| 1998 |
England Tour |
Shropshire, UK |
-- |
| 1998 |
U21 Island Tour |
Barbados |
-- |
| 1998 |
Canada Tour |
Vancouver, Canada |
-- |
| 1997 |
Junior Four Nations |
Moorpark, Calif |
3rd |
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