Kevork Mardikian
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevork Mardikian | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Latakia, Syria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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 1 February 2014.
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- 1954 births
- Syrian people of Armenian descent
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