Kevork Mardikian (alternative spelling Kifork Mardekyan ar, كِيْفُورك مَاردِيْكيَان hy, Գէորգ Մարտիկեան born in Latakia, Syria on 14 July 1954) is a former Syrian football

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

. He captained the Syrian national team between 1979 and 1985. He played for Syria in the

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, 1984 Asian Cup and the

1980 Moscow Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. He has been described as "one of the best Syrian footballers of all time". As coach, Mardikian has coached Syria in various youth teams such as Syria U-20 (successful qualification to

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) and Syria U-17. His son Mardik Mardikian is also a footballer.

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Living people People from Latakia Hutteen Latakia players Syrian footballers Syria international footballers Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Syria 1980 AFC Asian Cup players 1984 AFC Asian Cup players 1954 births Syrian people of Armenian descent Syrian football managers Association football midfielders Syria national football team managers Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Mardikian family {{Armenia-footy-bio-stub