Christopher Ziadie

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Christopher Patrick Ziadie (8 July 1967 – 18 September 2022) was a Jamaican professional football player and manager who played as a midfielder.[1] He made six appearances for the Jamaica national team.

Christopher Ziadie
Personal information
Full name Christopher Patrick Ziadie
Date of birth (1967-07-08)8 July 1967
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Date of death 18 September 2022(2022-09-18) (aged 55)
Place of death Florida, United States
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1980–1985 St. George’s College
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Suffield Academy
1986–1989 Columbia Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kingston Lions
Boys’ Town (Constant Spring F.C)
International career
Jamaica U17
Jamaica U20
Jamaica U23
1992–1993 Jamaica 6 (0)
Managerial career
Real Mona
Jamaica U20 (assistant)
Waterhouse
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

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Following his retirement, Ziadie went into management, being named assistant coach of the Jamaica under-20 team in 1999, having previously been coaching Real Mona.[2] He was also head coach at Waterhouse.[3]

Personal life

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Hailing from a footballing family, Ziadie's father was former Jamaican international Dennis Ziadie. His brothers Craig and Nick also represented Jamaica.[4]

While giving a speech at the Columbia University's athletic awards banquet in 1989, Ziadie caused uproar when he gave a speech offending a number of people. His speech was stopped mid-way through by athletic director Al Paul, after numerous people had already left the banquet in protest, and fencer David Mandell had thrown a chair on stage.[5]

Death

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Chris Ziadie died on 18 September 2022, in the United States at age 55 after a short battle with lung cancer. He was survived by his son Ryan and his daughter Chelsea.[6][7]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Jamaica 1992 4 0
1993 2 0
Total 6 0

References

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  1. ^ Christopher Ziadie at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "July News Update". thereggaeboyz.com. 29 July 1999. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ Boyd, Audley (19 November 2001). "W/house pass Tivoli test". old.jamaica-gleaner.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ Wagman, Robert. "With Jamaica calling, Ziadie must decide if he should wait for Arena". Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Kehoe leaves ad job at Mount St. Mary's". washingtonpost.com. 3 May 1990. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Former national player Chris Ziadie is dead". jamaica-gleaner.com. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. ^ Staff Writer (23 September 2022). "Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending September 23rd, 2022". Jamaicans.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.