Christopher Ziadie
# Christopher Ziadie

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

## Coaching career

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. He was also head coach at Waterhouse.

## Personal life

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

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.

## Death

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.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year :

| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| Jamaica | 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| Jamaica | 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 0 |
