Alu Mendonca

Aloysius "Älu" Eduardo Mendonca (5 January 1933 – 10 March 2017) was an Indian-born Kenyan field hockey player.[1] He competed at the 1956, 1960, 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2]

Alu Mendonca
1956 Kenya Olympic hockey team
Personal information
Full nameAloysius Eduardo Mendonca
Nickname(s)Alexinho
NationalityKenyan
Born(1933-01-05)5 January 1933
Anjuna, Goa, Portuguese India
Died10 March 2017(2017-03-10) (aged 84)
Nairobi, Kenya
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Kenya
SportField hockey
ClubRailway Goan Institute, Nairobi

References

  1. "Kenya hockey legend 'Alu' was world's greatest left winger". Daily Nation. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alu Mendonca". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2019.


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