| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 31, 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Donbas, Ukraine, USSR | ||
| Position(s) | 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.
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Early and personal life
Markus was born in Donbas in Ukraine in the USSR, and is Jewish.[1][3][4] He now lives in Boynton Beach, Florida.[5]
Career
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.[6][7][8] He played center forward.[9]
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.[10][6][11] His 5.00 points per game at the time were third-most for a season in NCAA history.[11] His 2.50 goals per game were the most in NCAA history.[11] He scored 27 goals as a junior, and 16 goals as a senior.[10]
Over his three-year career, Markus scored 79 goals, setting a new NCAA career record, in 49 games.[6] In his career he had 156 points, and his 3.25 points per game were 7th in NCAA history.[11]
Markus won the 1967 Hermann Trophy as the outstanding collegiate soccer player of the year. He was the first recipient of the Hermann Trophy.[6] He was named Honorable Mention All American in 1965, and Second Team All American in 1967.[12][13][6][14] In 2000, LIU inducted Markus into its Athletic Hall of Fame.[15]
After his collegiate career, Markus played a season (1968) with the New York Generals of the North American Soccer League.[16]
Markus played in the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel for the United States.[17]
In the mid-1970s, Markus taught at Sheepshead Bay High School in Brooklyn, New York.[18] He also refereed NCAA games.[18] He retired before 2000.[18]
See also
- List of Hermann Trophy men's winners
- List of NCAA Division I men's soccer career goals leaders
- List of NCAA Division I men's soccer season goals leaders
References
- ^ a b "NASL-Dov Markus". nasljerseys.com.
- ^ "L.I.U. Retains Laurels in Soccer; Record Five Goals by Markus Help Rout C W. Post, 12-0". The New York Times.
- ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9780881259698 – via Google Books.
- ^ "An Exciting Year in Sports | The American Jewish World | 20 September 1968 | Newspapers | the National Library of Israel".
- ^ "Dov Markus from Boynton Beach, Florida". VoterRecords.com.
- ^ a b c d e "LIU Athletics Hall of Fame". LIU Athletics.
- ^ "Soccer Team Edged 2-1"
- ^ "LIU Slides Past Dathmen"
- ^ Valenti, Charles L. (2017). All-American: An American Approach to Soccer. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781543433036 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Faces in the Crowd"
- ^ a b c d "Division I Men's Soccer Records". Docslib.
- ^ "All-Time NSCAA All-Americas - National Soccer Coaches ..." yumpu.com.
- ^ "2010 Long Island University Men's Soccer Record Book". Issuu. 22 September 2010.
- ^ "06 MSOC guide.indd" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ^ LIU Hall of Fame
- ^ "x". club.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009.
- ^ "United States Maccabiah Team in Israel"
- ^ a b c "Dov Markus". MAC Hermann Trophy. 9 May 2023.
External links
This page was last edited on 12 February 2024, at 12:18