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Artur Petrosyan

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Artur Petrosyan
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-12-17) 17 December 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Gyumri, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Thalwil (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1998 Shirak Gyumri 254 (112)
1998–1999 Maccabi Petah Tikva 14 (0)
1999 Lokomotiv Nizhniy Novgorod 6 (0)
1999–2000 Shirak Gyumri 42 (28)
2000–2003 Young Boys 70 (15)
2003–2006 FC Zürich 45 (15)
Total 431 (170)
International career
1992–2004 Armenia 69 (11[1])
Managerial career
2006–2016 FC Zürich (youth)
2014–2016 Armenia (assistant)
2016–2018 Armenia
2018–2019 Lori
2020–2022 FC Zürich (youth)
2022 Grasshoppers U18
2022– FC Thalwil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Artur Petrosyan (Armenian: Արթուր Պետրոսյան; born 17 December 1971) is an Armenian football coach and a former midfielder. He is the manager of Swiss club FC Thalwil.

Playing career

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Petrosyan was the all-time leading scorer for the Armenia national team, having scored 11 goals, and had participated in 69 international matches since his debut in the national team's first game in a home friendly match against Moldova on 14 October 1992.[1] Henrikh Mkhitaryan overtook Petrosyan as Armenia's all-time scorer in 2013.[2]

Managerial career

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Petrosyan worked as youth coach of FC Zürich, the last club he played for as a professional.

He also worked as the manager of Grasshoppers' under 18 squad.[3]

In October 2016, Petrosyan become the manager of Armenia national team.[4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Armenia 1992 1 0
1994 5 0
1995 7 1
1996 8 0
1997 8 1
1998 4 0
1999 7 1
2000 9 4
2001 7 1
2002 2 1
2003 7 2
2004 4 0
Total 69 11
Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Petrosyan goal.
List of international goals scored by Artur Petrosyan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 November 1995 Denmark  Denmark 1–3 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
2 7 May 1997 Ukraine  Ukraine 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 9 October 1999 Andorra  Andorra 3–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
4 4 February 2000 Cyprus  Cyprus 2–3 Friendly
5 3 June 2000 Lithuania  Lithuania 2–1 Friendly
6 7 October 2000 Armenia  Ukraine 2–3 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
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8 6 June 2001 Armenia  Poland 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 7 September 2002 Armenia  Ukraine 2–2 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
10 29 March 2003 Armenia  Northern Ireland 1–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
11 7 June 2003 Ukraine  Ukraine 3–4 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 27 March 2018
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Armenia 2016 2018 11 5 2 4 045.45

Honours

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Shirak Gyumri

Maccabi Petach Tikva

FC Zürich

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Artur Petrosyan - International Appearances and Goals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. ^ Генрих Мхитарян стал лучшим бомбардиром в истории сборной Армении (in Russian). rg.ru. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. ^ U18 - Grasshopper Club Zürich
  4. ^ "Artur Petrosyan is the new manager of Armenia football team". Sport.mediamax.am. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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