Armen Andranik Shahgeldyan ( hy, Արմեն Անդրանիկի Շահգելդյան; born 28 August 1973) is an Armenian

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manager and former player who is currently the manager of Armenian club Sevan FC. He played as a striker for the Armenia national team, and finished his career for

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club

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. Armen debuted for Armenia in 1992, when Armenia played its first international match after gaining independence in a friendly. He has been a member of the national team on and off throughout his career, and has scored six goals in 53 caps. Shahgeldyan was elected twice as the

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: in

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and

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. He was the head coach of Mika Yerevan in the

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seasons of

Club career

At age 16, Armen was in

Ararat Yerevan Football Club Ararat Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ Երևան), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenian football club based in Yerevan that plays in the Armenian Premier League. Since 1999, the club is ...

, the color he protected for six years. As part of Ararat, the club won the

twice in

and

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and the

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thrice in 1993, 1994, 1995, as well as Shahgeldyan was voted the

in 1993. In 1996, the transition took place in the camp of a rival of the time, to whom was Cilicia, then known as

Pyunik Yerevan Football Club Pyunik Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Փյունիկ Երևան, Futbolayin Akumb P’yunik Yerevan), commonly known as Pyunik (" Phoenix"), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourh ...

. Here Armen spent only one season, during which he became the

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champion and 1996–97

and 1997

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finalist. The next two seasons he spent abroad, try his hand at Ukrainian and Israeli championships, but neither the first nor the second show itself could not. Followed after the first return to his homeland. In 1998, he played for

FC Yerevan FC Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Երեւան – Futbolayin Akumb Yerevan) was an Armenian professional football club from the capital Yerevan. History FC Yerevan played in the Armenian Premier League and won the 1997 ...

, which included the

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bronze medalist and 1998

finalist. At the end of the Armenian Premier League, he receives an offer from a Swiss club

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, which is contracting. For three seasons, he played for the club. Shahgeldyan appeared in 26 games and scored 6 goals. The situation was similar in Dynamo Moscow, where over half of the season Shahgeldyan appeared on the field just twice. In 2001, the second return home occurred for Shahgeldyan. Armen was home to Mika Yerevan. After crossing, half of the season took place in Cyprus. In 2004, again in Mika, for which conducts a full season, playing in 21 games and scoring 12 goals in them (5th place in the season). At the end of the year was the last departure to a foreign club,

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, where spent the beginning of the season and then once again moved to the Mika. The last two and a half seasons of his playing career spent in the Ashtarak club, which included two

in 2005, 2006 and one

in 2006 and recognized as the Armenian Footballer of the Year for a second time in 2006 and the best forward in 2005.

International career

Armen debuted in the

Armenia national football team The Armenia national football team ( hy, Հայաստանի ֆուտբոլի ազգային հավաքական, ''Hayastani futboli azgayin havak'akan'') represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation o ...

first team in 1992. It was the first match of the team since the independence of Armenia. The match was a friendly against the national team of

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, and ended with a score of a zero tie. From now until the end of his playing career in 2007, Armen constantly received calls in the national team. During this time, he played in 53 games, 8th place or all time, and scored 6 goals, 7th place or all time.

Managerial career

Shahgeldyan graduated from the high school of coaches in Moscow. Since 2008, the head of

-2. In the first

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match of the season, the club was fined 50,000 drams marked "For constant interference in the match referee from the head coach," Mickey-2 "while playing his charges with

Shirak FC Football Club Shirak ( hy, Շիրակ Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ), commonly known as Shirak, is an Armenian professional sports club based in Gyumri. Shirak is known for its professional football team which is one of the oldest football ...

-2." Due to the unsatisfactory results of Mika, head coach Armen Adamyan left. In the place the head coach took Armen Shahgeldyan. With the advent Shahgeldyan, results changed. The team often began the trick, but it was not enough to win medals. The new season again entrusted Shahgeldyan. The team was periodically thrown to the side. Therefore, the team managed to win the Cup after a long period. However, the results of the championship outweighed Cups to Shahgeldyan and he had to leave. On the occasion of the removal of the head coach of Mika from office, the vacancy was offered Markarova.

Personal life

Shahgeldyan has a son, Andranik, who is also a football player. Andranik played for

in the first team as a forward during the time Armen was head coach. After the departure of his father as head coach, he went to

Ulisses FC Ulisses Football Club ( hy, Ուլիս Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ), commonly known as Ulisses, is a defunct Armenian football club from Yerevan. The club played at the Armenian Premier League, the top division in Armenian football. They ...

for the end of the season.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Player

Ararat Yerevan *

: 1993, 1994, 1995 Pyunik Yerevan * Armenian Premier League: 1996–97 * Armenian Cup runner-up: 1996–97 *

runner-up: 1997 FC Yerevan * Armenian Cup runner-up: 1998 Mika Yerevan * Armenian Cup: 2005, 2006 * Armenian Supercup: 2006; runner-up: 2004, 2007 Lausanne-Sport *

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: 1998, 1999 Individual *

: 1993, 2006 * Best Forward of Armenia: 2004, 2005 *

Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season The Al-Manar Football Festival () was an event organised by the Al-Manar television station between the 1996–97 and 2018–19 seasons in order to award players, managers, referees and teams who were considered to have performed the best over ...

: 2004–05

Manager

Mika *

References

External links

*
armfootball.tripod.com
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shahgeldyan, Armen 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Yerevan Association football forwards Association football midfielders Armenian footballers Armenia international footballers Armenian expatriate footballers FC Ararat Yerevan players FC Pyunik players FC Chornomorets Odesa players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players FC Lausanne-Sport players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Mika players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Al Ahed FC players Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Israel Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Russia Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Lebanon Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Armenian Premier League players Swiss Super League players Russian Premier League players Ukrainian Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Lebanese Premier League players Armenian football managers FC Mika managers Soviet Armenians Soviet footballers