Marco Miltkau
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
18 August 1990 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 | |||
Marco Miltkau (born 18 August 1990)[1] is a German field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Klein Zwitserland. He played a total of 160 matches from 2009 to 2024 for the German national team and scored 73 goals.[2][3]
Personal life
Marco Miltkau was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany. He started playing hockey at the age of four, introduced to the sport by his father who was a well known coach.[4]
Club career
Miltkau played for Braunschweiger THC and UHC Hamburg in the German Bundesliga. In 2012 he switched from UHC Hamburg to Rot-Weiss Köln.[5] In 2019 he left Germany to play for La Gantoise in the Men's Belgian Hockey League.[6] In June 2020, it was announced he joined Klein Zwitserland in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for the 2020–21 season.[7]
International career
Indoor
Miltkau was a member of the German indoor team at the 2018 Indoor World Cup in Berlin, Germany. At the tournament, the team won a silver medal.[8]
Outdoor
In 2012, Miltkau made his debut for the senior national team. Shortly after he played in his first major tournament at the Champions Trophy in Melbourne, Australia.[9] Since his debut, He 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 the 2013 and 2015[10] Men's EuroHockey Championships respectively, and bronze at the 2016 Champions Trophy.[11] He represented Germany in the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League from January–June 2019.[12] After the 2024 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal, he announced his retirement from the national team.[13][14]
Honours
Club
- UHC Hamburg
- Rot-Weiss Köln
- Bundesliga: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Euro Hockey League: 2016–17
- EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup: 2013, 2018
- Klein Zwitserland
- Gold Cup: 2021–22[15]
National team
- Germany U21
- Germany
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024
- FIH Hockey World Cup: 2023
- EuroHockey Championship: 2013
References
- ^ "Team Details – Germany". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Kader – Herren Nationalmannschaft". web.hockey.de. Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Marco Miltkau beendet seine Karriere in der deutschen Hockey-Nationalmannschaft". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "INTRODUCING: MARCO MILTKAU". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Nationalstürmer Miltkau zu Rot-Weiss". www.koelnsport.de (in German). Köln Sport. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Miltkau and Nelen Bound for La Gantoise Next Season". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Nieuwe aanwinsten van Klein Zwitserland geven de club weer een nieuwe impuls". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey Nederland. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Indoor Hockey World Cup 2018 (Men)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "MILTKAU Marco". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "THE NETHERLANDS ARE UNIBET EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONS". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Great Britain edged out by Germany in bronze medal match". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "MILTKAU Marco". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Seven Germany hockey stars end international careers". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "EHL legend Miltkau retires from german international team". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ Goossens, Chloë (28 April 2022). "KZ kroont zich tot bekerkampioen na heerlijke Haagse buren-clash". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 30 April 2025.