Dallas Sidekicks Players

#18 Mark Karpun

Mark Karpun's 1989 photo

Position:

Midfielder

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

160

Birthdate:

June 12, 1963

Birthplace:

Vancouver, British Columbia

Citizenship:

Dual-USA and Canadian

Previous Club:

Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)

Seasons Pro:

7

Seasons with the Sidekicks:

6

 

How He Got Here

Karpun signed as a Free Agent on October 3, 1984.

 

Karpun Through The Years

Mark Karpun's 1984-85 picture

Mark Karpun's 1985-86 picture

Karpun's 1986-87 picture

1984-85

1985-86

1986-87

Karpun's 1987-88 picture

Karpun's 1988-89 picture

Karpun's 1989-90 picture

1987-88

1988-89

1989-90

 

Reunion Arena First

Karpun scored his first indoor soccer goal at Reunion Arena as a member of the Tampa Bay Rowdies during a January 1983 exhibition with the Tulsa Roughnecks.

 

Sidekicks Firsts

 

Honor Roll

Leading The Way

Karpun lead the Sidekicks in these catagories during the notated season:

1984-85

 

1986-87

 

1987-88

 

1988-89

 

1989-90

 

M*A*S*H*ed

A knee injury knocked Karpun out of the lineup on November 2, 1985 of the 1985-86 season. He did return to play 14 more games and the playoffs.

 

Sidekicks Highlights

1984-85

 

 

1985-86

 

1986-87

 

1987-88

 

1988-89

1989-90

 

That's "Sanitation Engineer" Please

Karpun was sometimes called a "garbage man" for his knack of being at the far post from the player taking a shot and being able to rebound the goals with relative ease.

 

Regular Season Statistics

*-personal fouls were not an official MISL statistic until the 1990-91 season

with Dallas

GP

G

A

PTS

SH

PIM

F

BL

PPG

SHG

GWG

OTG

1984-85

46

35

20

55

137

16

N/A

26

8

0

4

0

1985-86

16

5

0

5

21

2

7

2

0

0

1

0

1986-87

48

23

17

40

100

6

52

38

5

0

4

1

1987-88

56

35

15

50

120

9

61

63

6

0

5

2

1988-89

48

35

15

50

136

12

N/A

66

8

0

4

1

1989-90

34

13

9

22

69

10

N/A

51

1

0

2

1

Dallas Totals

248

146

76

222

583

55

120

246

28

0

20

5

All-Time Ranking

8

5

7

5

7

13

23

11

4

NA

3

2

 

6th Attacker Statistics

GP

MIN

SHF

SV

SV PCT

GA

GAA

W

L

W PCT

1984-85

7

17:36

5

5

1.000

0

0.00

0

0

.000

1985-86

2

5:01

2

0

.000

2

23.90

0

0

.000

1986-87

3

5:11

1

0

.000

0

0.00

0

0

.000

1988-89

1

2:20

2

2

1.000

0

0.00

0

0

.000

1989-90

2

2:53

0

0

.000

0

0.00

0

0

.000

Dallas Totals

15

33:01

10

7

.778

2

3.64

0

0

.000

 

Playoff Statistics

GP

G

A

PTS

SH

PIM

F

BL

PPG

SHG

GWG

OTG

1986

4

1

1

2

1

2

2

0

1

0

0

0

1987

17

15

7

22

40

0

27

17

8

0

3

2

1988

4

2

1

3

9

0

N/A

8

1

0

0

0

1989

7

5

2

7

11

4

N/A

12

0

0

1

0

1990

6

2

1

3

20

2

N/A

6

0

0

0

0

Dallas Totals

38

25

12

37

81

8

29

43

10

0

4

2

 

6th Attacker Statistics

GP

MIN

SHF

SV

SV PCT

GA

GAA

W

L

W PCT

1986

2

6:03

1

0

.000

1

9.92

0

0

.000

Dallas Totals

2

6:03

1

0

.000

1

9.92

0

0

.000

 

Where Did He Go?

Mark Karpun left the Sidekicks on September 4, 1990. After coming to terms with the Sidekicks, he changed his mind and signed with the Tacoma Stars due a reduction in the salary cap for the 1990-91 season to be closer to his family (he lived in Vancouver in the off-season.)

Karpun played two season for the Stars (who folded as the MSL did in 92), playing at least one season for the Vancouver 86rs of the Canadian Soccer League.

Karpun currently is firefighter in Delta, British Columbia.