Kevork_Mardikian

Kevork Mardikian

Kevork Mardikian

Syrian footballer

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.

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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

  1. [1]
    "كيفورك مارديكيان.. ساحر الساحل السوري" (in Arabic). enabbaladi.net. 30 April 2019.
  2. [2]
    Kevork Mardikian – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. [3]
    "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.
  4. [4]
    "FIFA". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014.
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