Garnik Mehrabian (September 1937 – 5 June 2022) was an

Iranian Armenian Iranian-Armenians ( hy, իրանահայեր ''iranahayer''), also known as Persian-Armenians ( hy, պարսկահայեր ''parskahayer''), are Iranians of Armenian ethnicity who may speak Armenian as their first language. Estimates of thei ...

football player and coach.

Managerial career

After retiring from professional football, Mehrabian received a coaching position from

club Ararat Tehran F.C. His success at the club earned Mehrabian the opportunity to coach both the Iran U20 and Iran senior national teams. Upon being released from his duties in 1978, Mehrabian began a short stint with Machine Sazi in

Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...

. This opportunity revitalized his coaching career, bringing him to the attention of the

United Arab Emirates Football Association The United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA; ar, الاتحاد الاماراتي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer and futsal in the United Arab Emirates. Association staff President ...

, becoming the coach of the nation's team in 1980. Mehrabian later resided in Glendale, California, where he was the director of his own soccer academy and was the coach of amateur side Pyunik Los Angeles.http://www.myspace.com/pyunikla/blog/288844847

References

External sources

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mehrabian, Garnik 1937 births 2022 deaths Iranian people of Armenian descent Iranian emigrants to the United States Footballers from Tehran Ethnic Armenian sportspeople Iranian footballers Men's association football midfielders Iran men's international footballers Esteghlal F.C. players Iranian expatriate football managers Iranian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates