Arsen Borisovich Papikyan (; born 1 January 1972) is a Russian former professional
football
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manager and a former player. He is an assistant coach with
Krylia Sovetov Samara. He is of
Armenian
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* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...
descent.
Career
As a player, Papikyan made his debut in the
Soviet Second League
The Soviet Second League (, Soviet football championship (Second League)) was the third highest division of Soviet Union, Soviet football (soccer), football, below the Soviet First League. The league was formed in 1971 in place of the Class A Se ...
in 1989 for
Nart Cherkessk.
He was manager of Russian club
Armavir from 2016 until the club went bankrupt and folded on 15 April 2020.
References
1972 births
People from Armavir, Russia
Footballers from Krasnodar Krai
Living people
Russian sportspeople of Armenian descent
Soviet men's footballers
Russian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football defenders
FC Nart Cherkessk players
PFC Dynamo Stavropol players
FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk players
FC Armavir players
FC Kuzbass Kemerovo players
FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny players
FC Spartak Kostroma players
Soviet First League players
Soviet Second League players
Russian Premier League players
Russian First League players
Russian Second League players
Russian football managers
FC Kuban Krasnodar managers
Russian Premier League managers
Russian First League managers
20th-century Russian sportsmen
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