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.