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Christopher Ziadie
Jamaican footballer (1967–2022)
Christopher Patrick Ziadie (8 July 1967 – 18 September 2022) was a Jamaican professional football player and manager who played as a midfielder.[1] He made six appearances for the Jamaica national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Patrick Ziadie | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-07-08)8 July 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Date of death | 18 September 2022(2022-09-18) (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Florida, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1985 | St. George’s College | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Suffield Academy | ||
| 1986–1989 | Columbia Lions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kingston Lions | |||
| Boys’ Town | |||
| International career | |||
| Jamaica U17 | |||
| Jamaica U20 | |||
| Jamaica U23 | |||
| 1992–1993 | Jamaica | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Real Mona | |||
| Jamaica U20 (assistant) | |||
| Waterhouse | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Following his retirement, Ziadie went into management, being named assistant coach of the Jamaica under-20 team in 1999, having previously been coaching Real Mona.[2] He was also head coach at Waterhouse.[3]
Hailing from a footballing family, Ziadie's father was former Jamaican international Dennis Ziadie. His brothers Craig and Nick also represented Jamaica.[4]
While giving a speech at the Columbia University's athletic awards banquet in 1989, Ziadie caused uproar when he gave a speech offending a number of people. His speech was stopped mid-way through by athletic director Al Paul, after numerous people had already left the banquet in protest, and fencer David Mandell had thrown a chair on stage.[5]
Chris Ziadie died on 18 September 2022, in the United States at age 55 after a short battle with lung cancer. He was survived by his son Ryan and his daughter Chelsea.[6][7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
- Christopher Ziadie at National-Football-Teams.com
- "July News Update". thereggaeboyz.com. 29 July 1999. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- Boyd, Audley (19 November 2001). "W/house pass Tivoli test". old.jamaica-gleaner.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- Wagman, Robert. "With Jamaica calling, Ziadie must decide if he should wait for Arena". Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "Kehoe leaves ad job at Mount St. Mary's". washingtonpost.com. 3 May 1990. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "Former national player Chris Ziadie is dead". jamaica-gleaner.com. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- Staff Writer (23 September 2022). "Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending September 23rd, 2022". Jamaicans.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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