Kevork Mardikian

Kevork Mardikian
Personal information
Full name	Kevork Mardikian
Date of birth	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
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 of Armenian descent. 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.