Arthur Hranti Minasyan (, ; born 4 June 1977) is an Armenian professional

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and former

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who played as a

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and made five appearances for the Armenia national team. He played the majority of his career at

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between 1998 and 2013, only leaving for three short stints with teams in Switzerland, Iran and Poland.

Career

Minasyan made his international debut for

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on 11 October 2006 in a

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match against

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, which finished as a 0–3 away loss. He made five appearances in total for Armenia, earning his final

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on 1 June 2008 in a friendly match against

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, which finished as a 0–0 draw.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Ararat Yerevan *

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: 2009

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* * * * 1977 births Living people Footballers from Yerevan Armenian men's footballers Armenia men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Ararat Yerevan players FC Lausanne-Sport players F.C. Ararat Tehran players Resovia (football) players Armenian Premier League players Armenian First League players Swiss Super League players II liga players Armenian football managers FC Ararat Yerevan managers Armenian expatriate men's footballers Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland {{Armenia-footy-bio-stub