Sandeep Michael

{{Short description|Indian field hockey player (1985–2018)}}

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|birth_date={{birth date|1985|6|23|df=yes}}

|birth_place=Bangalore, Karnataka, India{{cite web|title=SANDEEP MICHAEL: A Rising Star (2/20/2004)|url=http://www.stick2hockey.com/Article/SANDEEP-MICHAEL--A-Rising-Star/420.html|publisher=stick2hockey.com|access-date=26 July 2016}}

|death_date={{death date and age|2018|11|23|1985|6|23|df=yes}}

|death_place=Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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Sandeep Michael (23 June 1985 – 23 November 2018) was an Indian field hockey player who played as a forward for the national team.

Michael won the Most Promising Player award at the 2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup which India won. He captained the national junior team to gold in the 2004 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup.{{cite news |title=A bright light fades away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/a-bright-light-fades-away/article25579773.ece |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=23 November 2018 |language=en-IN}} He was employed with Air India.{{cite web|title=India finds a new star in Sandeep Michael|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2003/06/06/stories/2003060605631900.htm|work=The Hindu|date=2003-06-06|access-date=26 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Sandeep Michael died on 23 November 2018 in Bangalore after a brief illness, wherein he had slipped into a coma.{{cite news |title=Former hockey forward Sandeep Michael dies |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/former-hockey-forward-sandeep-michael-dies-5461494/ |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=23 November 2018 |language=en}}