23 Facts About Eduard Markarov

Eduard Artyomovich Markarov is a retired Soviet football player who played striker for clubs Torpedo Armavir, Neftchi Baku and Ararat Yerevan and for the Soviet Union national football team and current football manager for Armenian Premier League club Mika Yerevan.

Eduard Markarov was a member of the Ararat Yerevan team that won the Soviet Top League in 1973 and the Soviet Cup in 1973 and 1975.

Eduard Markarov played three matches for the Soviet national squad and participated with the team at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, where they came in fourth place.

Eduard Markarov was awarded the Master of Sport of the USSR title in 1963, the Honored Master of Sport of the USSR title in 1973 and the Honored Coach of the Armenian SSR title in 1983.

Eduard Markarov's father was Master of Sport of the USSR football player Artyom Markarov.

Eduard Markarov was personally invited by head coach Boris Arkadyev to play for his club Neftchi Baku in 1961.

Eduard Markarov had been receiving several injuries throughout the late 1960s, resulting in a change of clubs.

Eduard Markarov had the most successful period of his career with this team.

Eduard Markarov played as one of the main strikers of Ararat during these years.

Eduard Markarov played for the Soviet Union national under-20 football team from 1961 to 1962.

Eduard Markarov played three matches for the Soviet Union national football team and was a member of the Soviet national squad that competed at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

Eduard Markarov's managing career started suddenly in 1976, hardly a year after he retired as a football player.

Head coach Victor Maslov left Ararat Yerevan and Eduard Markarov, having more respect in the team, was asked to become the head coach.

Eduard Markarov accepted, officially becoming a football manager at 33 years of age.

Eduard Markarov led Ararat to the 1976 Soviet Top League spring finals.

Eduard Markarov was an assistant coach for the Soviet Union national under-21 football team from 1986 until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Eduard Markarov then went back to working with Armenian teams of the now independent Armenia.

Eduard Markarov managed Malatia Yerevan for the first ever Armenian Premier League in 1992 and became the first ever manager of the Armenia national football team, leading the team from 1992 to 1994.

From 1995 to 1999, Eduard Markarov worked in Lebanon with the Lebanese Armenian club Homenmen Beirut, which won the Lebanese Elite Cup in 1999.

Eduard Markarov was the manager of Mika Yerevan from 2000 to 2001, during which time they won the Armenian Cup in both 2000 and 2001.

Eduard Markarov improved the team results, but they did not rise up from last place.

Eduard Markarov worked as the acting head coach of Mika Yerevan from June to July 2011.

Eduard Markarov was highly technical, inventive, skillfully carried out passing, had distinguished artistry and always represented a danger to the goalkeeper and accurate kicker.