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Dov Markus
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-01-31) January 31, 1946 (age 80)
Place of birth Donbas, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Position Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–67 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968 New York Generals 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dov Markus (born January 31, 1946) is an Israeli-American former soccer player.[1][2] At Long Island University he was the first recipient of the Hermann Trophy, as the outstanding collegiate soccer player of the year, and was a two-time All American. In 1965 as a sophomore, Markus scored 35 goals in 14 games for 70 points, at the time both the most-ever goals and the most-ever points in an NCAA season. Over his three-year career, Markus scored 79 goals, setting a new NCAA career record, in 49 games. Markus played a season with the New York Generals of the North American Soccer League, and played in the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel for the United States.

Early and personal life

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Markus was born in Donbas, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), and is Jewish.[1][3][4]

Career

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Markus attended Long Island University (LIU), for which he played on the men's soccer team (the Blackbirds) for three seasons, from 1965 to 1967.[5][6][7] He played center forward.[8]

In 1965 as a sophomore, Markus scored 35 goals in 14 games for 70 points, at the time both the most-ever goals and the most-ever points in an NCAA season.[9][5][10] His 5.00 points per game at the time were third-most for a season in NCAA history.[10] His 2.50 goals per game were the most in NCAA history.[10] He scored 27 goals as a junior, and 16 goals as a senior.[9]

Over his three-year career, Markus scored 79 goals, setting a new NCAA career record, in 49 games.[5] In his career he had 156 points, and his 3.25 points per game were 7th in NCAA history.[10]

Markus won the 1967 Hermann Trophy as the outstanding collegiate soccer player of the year. He was the first recipient of the Hermann Trophy.[5] He was named Honorable Mention All American in 1965, and Second Team All American in 1967.[11][12][5][13] In 2000, LIU inducted Markus into its Athletic Hall of Fame.[14]

After his collegiate career, Markus played a season (1968) with the New York Generals of the North American Soccer League.[15]

Markus played in the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel for the United States.[16]

In the mid-1970s and early-80s, Markus taught at Sheepshead Bay High School in Brooklyn, New York.[17] He also refereed NCAA games.[17] He retired before 2000.[17]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "NASL-Dov Markus". nasljerseys.com.
  2. ↑ "L.I.U. Retains Laurels in Soccer; Record Five Goals by Markus Help Rout C W. Post, 12-0". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9780881259698 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "⁨An Exciting Year in Sports ⁩ | ⁨The American Jewish World⁩ | 20 September 1968 | Newspapers | the National Library of Israel".
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "LIU Athletics Hall of Fame". LIU Athletics.
  6. ↑ "Soccer Team Edged 2-1"
  7. ↑ "LIU Slides Past Dathmen"
  8. ↑ Valenti, Charles L. (2017). All-American: An American Approach to Soccer. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781543433036 – via Google Books.
  9. 1 2 "Faces in the Crowd"
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Division I Men's Soccer Records". Docslib.
  11. ↑ "All-Time NSCAA All-Americas - National Soccer Coaches ..." yumpu.com.
  12. ↑ "2010 Long Island University Men's Soccer Record Book". Issuu. 22 September 2010.
  13. ↑ "06 MSOC guide.indd" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  14. ↑ LIU Hall of Fame
  15. ↑ "x". club.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009.
  16. ↑ "United States Maccabiah Team in Israel"
  17. 1 2 3 "Dov Markus". MAC Hermann Trophy. 9 May 2023.
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