Marco Miltkau

Marco Miltkau (born 18 August 1990) 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.

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.

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. In 2019 he left Germany to play for La Gantoise in the Men's Belgian Hockey League. In June 2020, it was announced he joined Klein Zwitserland in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for the 2020–21 season.

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.

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. 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 Men's EuroHockey Championships respectively, and bronze at the 2016 Champions Trophy. He represented Germany in the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League from January–June 2019. After the 2024 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal, he announced his retirement from the national team.

Honours Club UHC Hamburg Euro Hockey League: 2009–10, 2011–12

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

National team Germany U21 Junior World Cup: 2009

Germany Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024 FIH Hockey World Cup: 2023 EuroHockey Championship: 2013