Mardik Tchaparian

Active during the 1950s and 1960s, Tchaparian used to play as a striker for Homenmen at club level. He was the top scorer in the 1960–61 Lebanese Premier League, scoring 15 goals during the season. Tchaparian was regarded as one of Homenmen's prominent players of the period.

On 29 February 1956, Tchaparian scored Lebanon's only goal in a 4–1 defeat to Hungary at the Beirut Municipal Stadium, after a sequence of dribbles. He reportedly impressed both the Hungarian coach and forward Ferenc Puskás, who approached him after the match, shook his hand and applauded his performance, telling him that his technique and speed were sufficient to play in Europe. Following the match, the Lebanese press nicknamed Tchaparian "the Lebanese Puskás". At the 1957 Arab Games, he scored twice in Lebanon's 6–3 victory over Jordan on 22 October. He scored a hat-trick against Kuwait in the 1963 Arab Cup.

International

Homenmen

Lebanese Premier League: 1954, 1957, 1961 Lebanon

Pan Arab Games third place: 1957 Arab Cup third place: 1963 Individual

Lebanese Premier League top goalscorer: 1960–61