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| Mark Mickan | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Nickname(s) | Rubbers | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Renmark, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Renmark Rovers (RFL) | ||
| Draft | 1986 pre-draft selection | ||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1981–1986; 1991–1994 | West Adelaide (SANFL) | 139 (38) | |
| 1987–1990 | Brisbane Bears | 48 (26) | |
| 1991–1993 | Adelaide | 37 (12) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1998–1999 | Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL) | 43 (24–19–0) | |
| 2006–2011 | Glenelg (SANFL) | 120 (74–43–3) | |
| 2014–2017 | West Adelaide (SANFL) | 40 (20–20–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1994. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2015. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Mark James Mickan (born 30 January 1961) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Mickan began his senior career with South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club West Adelaide in 1981 and finished back at West Adelaide in 1994. All-Australian team selection in 1988 marked the pinnacle of his playing career. He has a sister, Patricia Mickan, who was a basketballer.
He coached SANFL club Woodville-West Torrens in 1998 and 1999, Glenelg for 5+1⁄2 years from 2006 to June 2011, and West Adelaide from 2014 to 2017. In 2015, Mickan led West Adelaide to the club's first premiership since 1983 when they defeated Woodville-West Torrens by 30 points in the 2015 SANFL Grand Final. It was also Mickan's first premiership as a senior coach.
Mickan was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in late 2016.