George Markarian
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Markarian | ||
Place of birth | Iran | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1952 | Docharkheh Savaran / Taj | ||
International career | |||
1951 | Iran | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2013 |
George Markarian (Persian: ژرژ مارکاریان), is a former Iranian football player. He played for Iran national football team in 1951 Asian Games As captain of the national team he led the 1951 Iranian squad to a silver medal in the Asia Olympic Games (Asian Cup). He was also the premier center forward for the top club team in Iran called Taj. This team annually finished number one in the Iranian league while he was a member. He played alongside other Iranian greats like Khatemi, Boyuk Jedikar, and Mahmoud Bayati.[1]
Club career
[edit]He previously played for Docharkheh Savaran and Taj until 1952.[2]
Honours
[edit]Iran
- Asian Games Silver medal: 1951
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- George Markarian at National-Football-Teams.com
- George Markarian at TeamMelli.com
Categories:
- Iranian men's footballers
- Ethnic Armenian sportspeople
- Iranian people of Armenian descent
- Esteghlal F.C. players
- Living people
- Asian Games silver medalists for Iran
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 1951 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games
- Men's association football defenders
- Iran men's international footballers
- Iranian football defender stubs