M. P. Ganesh

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| fullname = Mollera Poovaiah Ganesh

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1946|07|08}}

| birth_place = Suntikoppa, Kodagu district, Karnataka, India

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| clubs1 = Services

| years1 = 1965 - 1973

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| clubs2 = Bombay

| years2 = 1974

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| nationalteam1 = India

| nationalyears1 = 1969 - 1974

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Mollera Poovaiah Ganesh (born 8 July 1946) is a former Indian professional field hockey player and coach. He was also the captain and coach of the Indian team. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1973 and Padma Shri in 2020.

He was the head coach of the India hockey team at the 1990 Hockey World Cup.{{cite web|title=Indian Coaches in Men's Hockey World Cups|url=https://hockeypassion.in/analysis/indian-coaches-in-mens-hockey-world-cups/|website=hockeypassion.in|date=18 November 2022 |publisher=Hockey Passion|access-date=18 November 2022}}

Personal life

Ganesh was born on 8 July 1946 in the Kodagu (earlier known as Coorg) district in Karnataka. He switched over to hockey when he joined the Indian Army and played in the hockey tournaments from 1966–1973. Ganesh has completed MA in English, Diploma in Sports Coaching from the National Institute of Sports, Patiala and Ph.D in Physical education. Ganesh has 5 siblings (one sister and four brothers) of which 2 brothers, M P Subbaiah and M P Kaveriappa have achieved great laurels in both Football and Hockey at All India and national levels.{{cite web |title=M. P. Ganesh biodata |url=http://www.coorgblossom.com/images/MP-Ganesh-Biodata.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222437/http://www.coorgblossom.com/images/MP-Ganesh-Biodata.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-03 |access-date=2013-01-20 |publisher=coorgblossom}}File:The Indian hockey team poses before the XXIV Olympic Games, Seoul.jpg

Awards

Arjuna Award – 1973{{cite web |title=Padma Awards 2020 Announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=197647 |website=pib.gov.in}}{{cite news |author=The Hindu Net Desk |title=Full list of 2020 Padma awardees |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/full-list-of-2020-padma-awardees/article30656841.ece |work=The Hindu |date=26 January 2020 |language=en-IN}}
Silver Jubilee Sports Award of Karnataka – 1981
Padma Shri award – 2020