Artur Petrosyan
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-12-17) 17 December 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Gyumri, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Thalwil (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1998 Shirak Gyumri 254 (112)
1998–1999 Maccabi Petah Tikva 14 (0)
1999 Lokomotiv NN 6 (0)
1999–2000 Shirak Gyumri 42 (28)
2000–2003 Young Boys Berne 70 (15)
2003–2006 FC Zürich 45 (15)
Total 431 (170)
International career
1992–2004 Armenia 69 (11[1])
Managerial career
2006–2016 FC Zürich (youth)
2014–2016 Armenia (assistant)
2016–2018 Armenia
2018–2019 Lori
2020–2022 FC Zürich (youth)
2022 Grasshopper Club Zürich U18
2022– FC Thalwil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Artur Petrosyan (Armenian: Արթուր Պետրոսյան; born 17 December 1971) is an Armenian football coach and a former midfielder. He is the manager of Swiss club FC Thalwil.


Career

Petrosyan was the all-time leading scorer for the Armenia national football team, having scored 11 goals, and had participated in 69 international matches since his debut in the national team's first game in a home friendly match against Moldova on 14 October 1992.[1] Henrikh Mkhitaryan overtook Petrosyan as Armenia's all-time scorer in 2013.[2]

He worked as youth coach of FC Zürich, the last club he played for as a professional.

He also worked as the manager of Grasshopper Club Zürich's under 18 squad.[3]

Armenia

In October 2016, Petrosyan become the manager of Armenia national football team.[4]

National team statistics

Armenia national team[1]
Year Apps Goals
1992 1 0
1994 5 0
1995 7 1
1996 8 0
1997 8 1
1998 4 0
1999 7 1
2000 9 4
2001 7 1
2002 2 1
2003 7 2
2004 4 0
Total 69 11

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 1995 Denmark  Denmark 1–3 Loss 1996 ECQ
2. 7 May 1997 Ukraine  Ukraine 1–1 Draw 1998 WCQ
3. 9 October 1999 Andorra  Andorra 3–0 Win 2000 ECQ
4. 4 February 2000 Cyprus  Cyprus 2–3 Loss Friendly
5. 3 June 2000 Lithuania  Lithuania 2–1 Win Friendly
6. 7 October 2000 Armenia  Ukraine 2–3 Loss 2002 WCQ
7.
8. 6 June 2001 Armenia  Poland 1–1 Draw 2002 WCQ
9. 7 September 2002 Armenia  Ukraine 2–2 Draw 2004 ECQ
10. 29 March 2003 Armenia  Northern Ireland 1–0 Win 2004 ECQ
11. 7 June 2003 Ukraine  Ukraine 3–4 Loss 2004 ECQ

Honours

Shirak Gyumri

Maccabi Petach Tikva

FC Zürich

Managerial statistics

As of match played 27 March 2018
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Armenia 2016 2018 11 5 2 4 045.45

References

  1. ^ a b c "Artur Petrosyan - International Appearances and Goals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. ^ Генрих Мхитарян стал лучшим бомбардиром в истории сборной Армении (in Russian). rg.ru. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. ^ U18 - Grasshopper Club Zürich
  4. ^ "Artur Petrosyan is the new manager of Armenia football team". Sport.mediamax.am. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

External links

Armenian Premier League top scorers
Armenian Footballer of the Year
Armenia national football team – managers
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