Norayr Artashesi Sahakyan (; born 7 October 1987 in the

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) is an

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

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who plays for club

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club

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. He is also a member of the Armenia national team, participated in 3 international matches since his debut in away

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against

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on 2 February 2008.

Achievements

with Pyunik FC: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

with Ulisses F.C.:

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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with Pyunik FC: 2006

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