Samvel Petrosyan (, ; born on 27 September 1954) in

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, is a former

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striker. Now is manager who has worked as the coach of several

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n teams among which FC Pyunik, the Armenia U-21 team and

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. He became 1975

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winner playing for

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. He is currently the sports director of the newly revived FC Kotayk Abovyan.Սամվել Պետրոսյան. Կոտայքը հունիսի 20-ից սկսելու է մարզումները
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Coaching career

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