Dov Markus

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Dov Markus
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-01-31) January 31, 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Donbas, Ukraine, USSR
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–67 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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