Dov Markus

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.

Dov Markus
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-01-31) 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

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

References
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  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. "Dov Markus from Boynton Beach, Florida". VoterRecords.com.
  6. "LIU Athletics Hall of Fame". LIU Athletics.
  7. "Soccer Team Edged 2-1"
  8. "LIU Slides Past Dathmen"
  9. Valenti, Charles L. (2017). All-American: An American Approach to Soccer. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781543433036 – via Google Books.
  10. "Faces in the Crowd"
  11. "Division I Men's Soccer Records". Docslib.
  12. "All-Time NSCAA All-Americas - National Soccer Coaches ..." yumpu.com.
  13. "2010 Long Island University Men's Soccer Record Book". Issuu. 22 September 2010.
  14. 06 MSOC guide.indd
  15. LIU Hall of Fame
  16. "x". club.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009.
  17. "United States Maccabiah Team in Israel"
  18. "Dov Markus". MAC Hermann Trophy. 9 May 2023.
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