Garnik Mehrabian
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Date of death | 2 June 2022 (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 1937Iranian Armenian football player and coach.
Managerial career
After retiring from professional football, Mehrabian received a coaching position from
Ararat Tehran F.C.[3] His success at the club earned Mehrabian the opportunity to coach both the Iran U20 and Iran senior national teams.[3]
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,[4] where he was the director of his own soccer academy and was the coach of amateur side Pyunik Los Angeles.[5]
References
- ^ "Մահացել է իրանահայ լեգենդար ֆուտբոլիստ Գառնիկ Մեհրաբեանը - "ԱԼԻՔ" Օրաթերթ".
- ^ "بازیکن اسبق استقلال درگذشت". 5 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Ex-Esteghlal midfielder Mehrabian dies". Tehran Times. 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ خانی, پرویز قلیچ (2013-09-06). "گفت و گو با دست اندر کاران قدیمی فوتبال - صفحه 5 از 12". مجله ی آرش (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "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.