Artavazd Karamyan
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 November 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger, left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Arabkir Yerevan | 7 | (3) |
1997–1998 | Pyunik Yerevan | 10 | (1) |
1999–2001 | Kilikia Yerevan | 56 | (18) |
2001–2002 | Pyunik Yerevan | 42 | (20) |
2003 | Panachaiki Patras | 15 | (1) |
2003–2004 | Arsenal Kyiv | 11 | (1) |
2004–2007 | Rapid București | 50 | (1) |
2007–2010 | Politehnica Timişoara | 92 | (16) |
2010 | Steaua București | 8 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Unirea Urziceni | 3 | (0) |
2012–2014 | CS Buftea | 42 | (8) |
Total | 336 | (69) | |
International career | |||
2000–2010 | Armenia | 50 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Artavazd Karamyan (Armenian: Արտավազդ Քարամյան; born 14 November 1979), commonly known as Artyom Karamyan, is an Armenian former footballer and former international for the Armenia national football team. Artavazd is the twin brother of fellow football player Arman Karamyan.
Club career
Arabkir
Artavazd Karamyan began playing football as a senior in 1996. That year, both he and his younger brother Arman Karamyan joined Arabkir.
Pyunik Yerevan
In 1997, they both made their way to Pyunik Yerevan. Artavazd was a part of Pyunik when they won the Armenian Premier League in 2001 and 2002, the Armenian Cup in 2002 and Armenian Supercup in 1997 and 2002.
Kilikia Yerevan & return to Pyunik Yerevan
Both brothers moved to Kilikia Yerevan in 1999 and back to Pyunik in 2001.
Panachaiki Patras
They both joined the Football League (Greece) in 2003 when they both signed with Panachaiki Patras.
Arsenal Kyiv
From 2003 to 2004, they both played in Ukrainian Premier League club Arsenal Kyiv.
Rapid București
Artavazd and Arman both joined Liga I club Rapid București in 2004. While Artavazd would remain in the club for a number of seasons, Arman left that season. While Artavazd was playing for the club, Rapid București became finalists in the 2005–06 Divizia A championship and won the Cupa României in 2005–06 and 2006–07. The club also made it to the quarterfinals of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup.
Politehnica Timişoara
Both Artavazd and Arman reunited in the club Politehnica Timişoara in 2007. The next season, the club was a finalist in the 2008–09 Liga I championship.
Steaua București
The Karamyan brothers moved to Steaua București in 2010. After finishing Liga I for the 2009–10 season, the brothers ended their contracts with Steaua București. A search began to find the club they would both continue playing football in. But the process of finding a new club was delayed. Later, it was reported that the brothers were in talks with FC Brașov. However, the head coach of Brașov Daniel Isăilă later stated that the transition of the Karmanyans was unlikely to be completed because of the complexity of the negotiations, which reached a standstill.[1] Talks were later made for the brothers to play for Astra Giurgiu, coached by Mihai Stoichiță. But after Stoichiță departed from the club, the talks ended. According to an edition of TotalFootball, because of the long search for a new team, the financial conditions for the Karamyan brothers increased to that of a required minimum of 10,000 euros per month. The option that both players finish their playing careers and enter into coaching activities was considered.[2] In mid-September 2010, the search was over for Karamyan brothers.
Unirea Urziceni
The football players signed a contract with and officially moved into Unirea Urziceni.[3]
In late October 2011, Stoichiță, who knew firsthand the playing abilities of both brothers, invited them to his current team Mioveni. However, Artavazd decided to retire as a player and go into business.[4]
Buftea
A year later, Artavazd resumed his career and he and Arman both joined the Liga II club Buftea. In their first meeting, Artavazd scored twice. Arman also scored a goal in their second match.[5][6]
International career
Karamyan was a member of the Armenia national team and had participated in 50 international matches and scored 2 goals since his debut in an away friendly match against Guatemala on 9 January 2000 ending 1–1. In 2010, he left the national team.
Style of play
His main merits are speed and free kicks.
Personal life
Artavazd is married and has two daughters.[7]
At the end of 2014, Karamyan and his brother took Romanian citizenship.[8]
National team statistics
Armenia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2000 | 5 | 0 |
2001 | 6 | 0 |
2002 | 3 | 0 |
2003 | 7 | 0 |
2004 | 6 | 2 |
2005 | 2 | 0 |
2006 | 1 | 0 |
2007 | 8 | 0 |
2008 | 4 | 0 |
2009 | 6 | 0 |
2010 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 50 | 2 |
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 19 February 2004 | Cyprus | ![]() |
3–3 | Draw | Friendly |
2 | 21 February 2004 | Cyprus | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Armenian Premier League (2): 2001, 2002
- Armenian Cup (1): 2002
- Armenian Supercup (2): 1997, 2002
- Liga I Runner-up (1): 2005–06
- Liga I 3rd place (1): 2004–05
- Cupa României (2): 2005–06, 2006–07
- UEFA Europa League Quarter-finalist (1): 2005–06
- Liga I Runner-up (1): 2008–09
- Cupa României Runner-up (2): 2006–07, 2008–09
References
- ^ Переговоры с Карамянами зашли в тупик (in Russian). armsport.am. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Братья Карамяны могут завершить карьеру (in Russian). ArmFootball.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Братья Карамян перешли в "Унирю" (in Russian). armsport.am. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Братья Карамяны оставили футбол ради бизнеса (in Russian). armsport.am. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Արտավազդ Քարամյանը վերադարձել է մեծ ֆուտբոլ և դարձել է դուբլի հեղինակ (in Armenian). ArmFootball.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Արման Քարամյանը աչքի է ընկել "Դինամո-2"-ի դեմ խաղում (in Armenian). ArmFootball.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "У Артаваздa Карамяна тоже счастье" (in Russian). armsport.am. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Karamienii sunt români!" (in Romanian). SportNews. 4 November 2014.
External links
- Artavazd Karamyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- armfootball.tripod.com
- Artavazd Karamyan at FootballDatabase.eu
- Artavazd Karamyan at Soccerway
- Artavazd Karamyan at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)