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.
Playing career
Petrosyan was the all-time leading scorer for the Armenia national 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]
Managerial career
Petrosyan worked as youth coach of FC Zürich, the last club he played for as a professional.
He also worked as the manager of Grasshoppers' under 18 squad.[3]
In October 2016, Petrosyan become the manager of Armenia national team.[4]
Career statistics
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 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 | |
- Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Petrosyan goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 November 1995 | Denmark |  Denmark |
1–3 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying | |
| 2 | 7 May 1997 | Ukraine |  Ukraine |
1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 9 October 1999 | Andorra |  Andorra |
3–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying | |
| 4 | 4 February 2000 | Cyprus |  Cyprus |
2–3 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 3 June 2000 | Lithuania |  Lithuania |
2–1 | Friendly | |
| 6 | 7 October 2000 | Armenia | Ukraine |
2–3 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 7 | ||||||
| 8 | 6 June 2001 | Armenia |  Poland |
1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 9 | 7 September 2002 | Armenia | Ukraine |
2–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | |
| 10 | 29 March 2003 | Armenia |  Northern Ireland |
1–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | |
| 11 | 7 June 2003 | Ukraine | Ukraine |
3–4 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
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 | 45.45 |
Honours
- Armenian Premier League (4): 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999
- Armenian Supercup (2): 1996, 1999
- Toto Cup (1): 1999
- Swiss Cup (1): 2005
- Swiss Super League (1): 2005–06
References
- ^ a b c "Artur Petrosyan - International Appearances and Goals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Генрих Мхитарян стал лучшим бомбардиром в истории сборной Армении (in Russian). rg.ru. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ U18 - Grasshopper Club Zürich
- ^ "Artur Petrosyan is the new manager of Armenia football team". Sport.mediamax.am. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
External links
- Artur Petrosyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- armfootball.tripod.com
- Artur Petrosyan at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)