Sargis Hovhannisyan (, born 17 August 1968), 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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coach and a former defender, who mostly spent his club career at

FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (, ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three occasions; the Soviet Cup twice; and the Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup a record ...

. He works for Lokomotiv as a scout. Hovhannisyan was born in

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. He was one of the key defenders of the

Armenia national football team The Armenia national football team () represents Armenia in men's international football, and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia, the governing body for football in Armenia. After gaining independence from the Soviet Union, ...

, and has participated in 16 international matches since his debut on 7 September 1994, in an away match against

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Achievements

* Russian Cup with

Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (, ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three occasions; the Soviet Cup twice; and the Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup a record ...

: 1995/96, 1996/97, 1999/00, 2000/01 * Russian Cup finalist with

: 1997/98 *

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bronze medals with

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

runner-up with

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hovhannisyan, Sargis Living people 1968 births Footballers from Yerevan Soviet men's footballers Armenian men's footballers Armenia men's international footballers Armenian expatriate men's footballers Armenian football managers FC Ararat Yerevan players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Rubin Kazan players Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Soviet Top League players Russian Premier League players Men's association football defenders Soviet Armenians