Kevork Mardikian
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevork Mardikian | ||
Date of birth | (1954-07-14) 14 July 1954 (age 70) | ||
Place of birth | Latakia, Syria | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
0000–1976 | Hutteen | ||
1976– | Al-Jaish | ||
International career | |||
1979–1985 | Syria | ||
Managerial career | |||
1988 | Homenetmen | ||
1989 | Hutteen | ||
1997 | Syria | ||
Syria U-20 | |||
Syria U-17 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kevork Mardikian (alternative spelling Kifork Mardekyan Arabic: كِيْفُورك مَاردِيْكيَان Armenian: Գէորգ Մարտիկեան born in Latakia, Syria on 14 July 1954) is a former Syrian football midfielder. He captained the Syrian national team between 1979 and 1985.
Career
Mardikian started his career at Hutteen, before joining Al-Jaish in 1976, due to mandatory military service.[1]
He played for Syria in the 1980 Asian Cup, 1984 Asian Cup and the 1980 Moscow Olympics.[2] He has been described as "one of the best Syrian footballers of all time".[3]
As coach, Mardikian has coached Syria in various youth teams such as Syria U-20 (successful qualification to 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship)[4] and Syria U-17. He also coached in the United Arab Emirates, Lebanese side Homenetmen, and his former club Hutteen, where he led the latter to the Syrian Cup final in 1998–99.[1]
His son Mardik Mardikian is also a footballer.
References
- ^ a b "كيفورك مارديكيان.. ساحر الساحل السوري" (in Arabic). enabbaladi.net. 30 April 2019.
- ^ Kevork Mardikian – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Nehru Cup 2012 Match 1 Preview: India vs Syria - Can the Blue Tigers begin a new era with a win?". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "FIFA". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014.
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