Personal information | |||
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Born | (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (age 34) Hamburg, Germany | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Klein Zwitserland | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
Braunschweiger THC | |||
–2012 | UHC Hamburg | ||
2012–2019 | Rot-Weiss Köln | ||
2019–2020 | Gantoise | ||
2020–present | Klein Zwitserland | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
2009–2024 | Germany | 160 | (73) |
2018 | Germany (indoor) | 8 | (11) |
Medal record | |||
Last updated on: 12 January 2024 |
Marco Miltkau (born 18 August 1990)[1] is a Germanfield hockey player who plays as a forward forDutch Hoofdklasse clubKlein Zwitserland. He played a total of 160 matches from 2009 to 2024 for theGerman national team and scored 73 goals.[2][3]
Marco Miltkau was born and raised inHamburg, Germany. He started playing hockey at the age of four, introduced to the sport by his father who was a well known coach.[4]
Miltkau played for Braunschweiger THC andUHC Hamburg in theGerman Bundesliga. In 2012 he switched from UHC Hamburg toRot-Weiss Köln.[5] In 2019 he left Germany to play for La Gantoise in theMen's Belgian Hockey League.[6] In June 2020, it was announced he joinedKlein Zwitserland in theDutch Hoofdklasse for the 2020–21 season.[7]
Miltkau was a member of the German indoor team at the2018 Indoor World Cup inBerlin, Germany. At the tournament, the team won a silver medal.[8]
In 2012, Miltkau made his debut for thesenior national team. Shortly after he played in his first major tournament at theChampions Trophy inMelbourne,Australia.[9]
Since his debut, Miltkau has been a regular inclusion in the national side. During his career he has medalled three times with the national team; gold and silver at the2013 and2015[10]Men's EuroHockey Championships respectively, and bronze at the2016 Champions Trophy.[11]
Miltkau represented Germany in theinaugural tournament of theFIH Pro League from January–June 2019.[12] After the2024 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal, he announced his retirement from the national team.[13][14]