Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | September 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
Date of death | 2 June 2022(2022-06-02) (aged 84) | ||
Place of death | Glendale, California, U.S | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1963 | Taj | ||
International career | |||
Iran | |||
Managerial career | |||
1963–1973 | Ararat Tehran | ||
1973–1978 | Iran U20 | ||
1975–1978 | Iran (assistant) | ||
1978–1980 | Machine Sazi | ||
1980–1982 | United Arab Emirates (assistant) | ||
1982–1983 | Ras Al-Khaima Club | ||
1982–1983 | Dibba Al-Hisn | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Garnik Mehrabian (September 1937 – 5 June 2022) was an Iranian Armenian football player and coach.
Managerial career
After retiring from professional football, Mehrabian received a coaching position from Iranian Armenian 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. This opportunity revitalized his coaching career, bringing him to the attention of the United Arab Emirates Football Association, 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.
References
- "Մահացել է իրանահայ լեգենդար ֆուտբոլիստ Գառնիկ Մեհրաբեանը - "ԱԼԻՔ" Օրաթերթ". Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- "بازیکن اسبق استقلال درگذشت". 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Ex-Esteghlal midfielder Mehrabian dies". Tehran Times. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- خانی, پرویز قلیچ (6 September 2013). "گفت و گو با دست اندر کاران قدیمی فوتبال - صفحه 5 از 12". مجله ی آرش (in Persian). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- "GARNIKSOCCER.COM-soccer coaching in glendale, soccer coaching in burbank, Garnik Mehrabian-". www.garniksoccer.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
External sources
Categories:- 1937 births
- 2022 deaths
- Iranian people of Armenian descent
- Iranian emigrants to the United States
- Footballers from Tehran
- Ethnic Armenian sportspeople
- Iranian men's 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