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{{Short description|Armenian footballer (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Khoren Oganesian
| image          =
| full_name      = 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1955|1|10}}
| birth_place    = [[Yerevan]], [[Armenian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| height         = 1.71 m
| position       = [[Midfielder]]
| years1         = 1974–1985
| clubs1         = [[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat Yerevan]]
| caps1          = 295
| goals1         = 93
| years2         = 1986–1988
| clubs2         = [[FC Arabkir Yerevan|Arabkir Yerevan]]
| caps2          = 13
| goals2         = 4
| years3         = 1989–1991
| clubs3         = [[Pakhtakor FK (Tashkent)|Pakhtakor Tashkent]]
| caps3          = 46
| goals3         = 9
| years4         = 1992–1993
| clubs4         = [[Kilikia F.C.|Kilikia Yerevan]]
| caps4          = 33
| goals4         = 22
| years5         = 1995–1996
| clubs5         = [[FC Pyunik|Pyunik Yerevan]]
| caps5          = 4
| goals5         = 0
| totalcaps      = 391 
| totalgoals     = 128
| nationalyears1 = 1979–1984
| nationalteam1  = [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]]
| nationalcaps1  = 34
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{URS}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]]|[[football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Team Competition]]}}
| manageryears1 = 1991
| manageryears2 = 1992–1993
| manageryears3 = 1993–1995
| manageryears4 = 1995–1998
| manageryears5 = 1996–1997
| manageryears6 = 2000–2006
| manageryears7 = 2012–2012
| managerclubs1 = [[SC Tavriya Simferopol|Tavriya Simferopol]]
| managerclubs2 = [[Kilikia F.C.|Homenetmen]]
| managerclubs3 = [[Homenetmen Beirut F.C.|Homenetmen Beirut]]
| managerclubs4 = [[Kilikia F.C.|Kilikia Yerevan]]
| managerclubs5 = [[Armenia national football team|Armenia national team]]
| managerclubs6 = [[FC Pyunik|Pyunik Yerevan]] ''(president)''
| managerclubs7 = [[Lokomotiv FK (Tashkent)|Lokomotiv Tashkent]]
}}
'''Khoren Oganesian''' ({{langx|hy|Խորեն Հովհաննիսյան}}; born 10 January 1955), also known as '''Khoren Hovhannisyan''', is an Armenian former [[association football|football]] player and manager. He was awarded the [[Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR and Russia|Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class]] title in 1976.

A [[midfielder]], Oganesian was a member of the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union national team]] and mostly played at club level for [[Soviet Top League]] and [[Armenian Premier League]] club [[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat Yerevan]]. He is widely considered a legend of Ararat and Armenian football in general. In official games of the USSR championships, Oganesian had 295 matches and scored 93 goals for Ararat. His number of scored goals is a record of the USSR in Armenian football. In November 2003, to celebrate [[UEFA]]'s Jubilee, he was selected as the [[UEFA Jubilee Awards|Golden Player]] of Armenia by the [[Football Federation of Armenia]] as the nation's most outstanding player of the past 50 years.<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind=256/newsId=130150.html Golden players take centre stage.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102162300/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind%3D256/newsId%3D130150.html |date= 2 January 2008 }}, from uefa.com</ref>

In a survey taken in 2005 by the [[Football Federation of Armenia]], Oganesian was chosen as the best player of Armenia in the 20th century. On 28 May 2010, on the occasion of the Armenian [[Republic Day]], a number of prominent figures of different areas were honored. For his contribution to the Fatherland Order of the President of Armenia [[Serzh Sargsyan]], the law on State Awards, the highest award of the country, were given to Oganesian, who was awarded the [[Khorenatsi medal]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Хорен Оганесян награжден медалью "Мовсеса Хоренаци"|url=http://armfootball.com/rus/news/4196/|publisher=ArmFootball.com|access-date=1 April 2013|language=ru|archive-date=23 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723190934/http://armfootball.com/rus/news/4196/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life==
Khoren Oganesian was born in an [[Armenians|Armenian]] family on 10 January 1955 in [[Yerevan]], [[Armenian SSR]] in a family of sportsmen. His father was a weightlifter, and later an honored coach of the Armenian SSR. His mother specialized in gymnastics. Khoren's older brother played football and his younger brother became a weightlifter and later received the [[Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR and Russia|Master of Sport of the USSR]] title.

==Club career==
Oganesian grew up playing football in a nearby yard with his older brother. In 1969, he joined the team of Ani Yerevan and won the All-Union neighborhood teams tournament Leather Ball and scored one of the goals in the final meeting. Oganesian later engaged in a sports school, after which he entered the [[Armenian State University of Economics]], specializing in [[state planning]]. At that time, he was invited to try out for the youth football teams in Armenia, where he was noticed by the head coach of the [[Soviet Union national under-21 football team]], [[Yevgeny Lyadin]]. Lyadin wrote a letter of recommendation to the leadership of the local club [[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat Yerevan]], where Oganesian was taken into in 1973. He played as a second for two years.<ref name="HPH" />

His debut match in Ararat took place on 19 March 1975 in the quarterfinals of the [[1974–75 European Cup]] against [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]. The match ended in a 1–0 victory for Ararat Yerevan. He debuted in the [[Soviet Top League]] national championship a month later on 16 April in [[Yerevan]]. In a match of Ararat Yerevan vs. [[FC Dnipro|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]], Oganesian came in at the 75th minute of the match, replacing [[Sergei Bondarenko]]. The match ended in 3–0 victory.<ref name="HPH" />

Oganesian was scoring a lot from the first matches of the Top League. He had the ability to hit accurately with his left leg, was a skilled organizer, and had precise percussive attacks. Ararat Yerevan won the [[Soviet Cup]] in 1975. In the following year, the club made it to the finals of the [[1976 Soviet Top League]] in the spring, where Ararat Yerevan lost to [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]. At the end of 1975, Oganesian was in the national list of award winners as the best newcomer of the Top League season, chosen and awarded by the All-Union Soviet sport magazine ''Smena''.<ref name="HPH" />

In February 1984, Oganesian scored his one hundredth goal, which made him a member of the [[Grigory Fedotov club]]. He scored with his heel in a match against [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] in 1983 in Moscow and scored, the ball flying through the goal net, in a match against [[Neftchi Baku PFC|Neftchi]] in 1981, in Yerevan.

Oganesian became the captain of Ararat Yerevan in the early 1980s.

In 1985, due to disagreements with the management of Ararat, he left the club. Oganesian almost didn't play for almost two years because he was unofficially disqualified for alleged match-fixing, though that was never proven.<ref>Igor Rabiner. Odyssey best, according to World Soccer, midfielder of the Soviet Union / / Football of "SE". – 1996. – No. 25. – With. 6.</ref>

In 1987, he agreed to play for the factory team [[FC Arabkir Yerevan|Arabkir Yerevan]], which became a champion of the republic. In 1988, it appeared already in the [[Soviet First League]].<ref name="HPH" />

He took part in the farewell match of [[Oleg Blokhin]], the all-time Soviet top goalscorer, in 1989.

In December 1989, he received an offer from the head coach of [[Pakhtakor FK (Tashkent)|Pakhtakor Tashkent]], [[Fyodor Novikov]]. He helped the Uzbek football club get to the big leagues. In 1991, in a match against [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]], Oganesian tore his [[Achilles tendon]] and was out for the season. He left Pakhtakor that year and began to take up managing. He did not retire as a player, however.<ref name="HPH" />

The following year, Oganesian returned to his homeland and joined Armenian club [[Kilikia F.C.|Kilikia Yerevan]]. While he played for Kilikia, the club won the first ever [[Armenian Premier League]] in [[1992 Armenian Premier League|1992]]. Oganesian transferred to [[FC Pyunik|Pyunik Yerevan]] in 1995. While he played for the club, Pyunik won the Armenian Premier League in [[1995–96 Armenian Premier League|1995–96]] and won the [[Armenian Cup]] in 1996. Oganesian retired as a player after the 1996 season.<ref name="HPH" />

At the end of his club career, Oganesian had played a total of 391 matches and scored a total of 122 goals. He played 305 matches and scored 93 goals in the Soviet Top League seasons. He was listed on the 33 best players of the season five times, thrice as the best. Oganesian won 38 international caps for the USSR.<ref name="HPH" />

[[Football Federation of Armenia]] President [[Ruben Hayrapetyan]] said of Oganesian, "There has been a lot of talent in our football, but I saw Oganesian on the pitch and this led to me becoming a football fan. His contribution to the past, present and future of Armenian football could not be overstated."<ref name="HPH">{{cite web|title=Hovhannisyan sure of place in history|date = 21 January 2011|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01ed-0f862f6cb551-102036965887-1000--hovhannisyan-sure-of-place-in-history/|publisher=Armsport.am|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref>

==International career==
In 1975, Oganesian joined the [[Soviet Union national under-21 football team|Soviet Union under-21 national team]], coached by [[Valentin Nikolayev (footballer)|Valentin Nikolayev]]. He was a part of the Soviet youth team when it won the UEFA Euro 1976 U-21.<ref name="HPH" />

Oganesian's skill were noticed by the coaches of the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union national team]], which he started playing for in 1979, when the team was managed by [[Konstantin Beskov]]. The following year, as part of the [[Soviet Union Olympic football team]], the USSR squad won bronze at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in Moscow. Oganesian scored twice at the Olympics. His first goal was in a dominant 4–0 victory over [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] in the group stage. The Soviet team advanced to the semifinals, where they were defeated 1–0 by [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]]. Oganesian did not play because of a concussion received in the quarterfinals. In the following bronze medal match against [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]], Oganesian came off the bench and scored his second goal and the winning goal at the 67th minute. [[Sergey Andreyev]] also scored a goal, leaving the final score 2–0 for the Soviet Union.<ref name="HPH" />

The Soviet national team participated in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]]. Oganesian became the first Armenian player to take part in the World Cup.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} Oganesian scored one goal in the second group stage against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]. The goal proved to be decisive, as the final score was 1–0. Though the USSR tied with [[Poland national football team|Poland]] 0–0, the Polish team advanced to the knockout stage instead due to total goal difference. Oganesian concluded playing for the national team of the country in 1984. In his five years on the team, he played 34 matches and scored 6 goals,<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oganesyan-intl.html | title = Khoren Georgievich Oganesyan – International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 19 February 2010 | access-date = 27 April 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> most of which proved decisive.<ref name="HPH" />

==Managerial career==
While still a player, in 1991 Oganesian managed to get a coach position on [[SC Tavriya Simferopol|Tavriya Simferopol]]. The head coach at the time was [[Anatoliy Zayaev]], but the whole training process was taken care of by Oganesian.<ref name="HPH" /><ref name="EFH">(2005) Encyclopedia of Football Head. "George – Hirair LTD", page 63.</ref>

Since the [[collapse of the Soviet Union]] in 1991, Oganesian moved back to Armenia. Here, along with some of his friends who also participated in football, he decided to found a club. This club was named ADCC, meaning (literal English translation) Armenian General Athletic Union. In Armenian, the club name was abbreviated HMNM, or [[Kilikia F.C.|Homenetmen]]. Oganesian, already a veteran of football, continued his playing career. In the newly formed club's first season, it became the [[1992 Armenian Premier League]] champion, which was the first ever [[Armenian Premier League]], and the finalist of the 1992 [[Armenian Cup]], also the first of its kind.<ref name="EFH" />

Later he moved to Lebanon, where he coached the capital Armenian-Lebanese club [[Homenetmen Beirut F.C.|Homenetmen Beirut]]. In his first year with the team, they took 5th place in the [[Lebanese Second Division]]. In the second year, they took third.<ref name="HPH" /><ref name="EFH" />

After a short absence, he returned to Armenia, where he led the home team of his birthplace. During a time Oganesian briefly left to coach the [[Armenia national football team]], the club had at that time changed its name from [[Kilikia F.C.|Kilikia Yerevan]] to [[FC Pyunik|Pyunik Yerevan]]. The following season, Oganesian returned to the Yerevan club. Oganesian, at this time, was a player-coach for the club. With the second return of Hovhannisyan also came some important highlights in the history of the club. During his first season, there had been issued due to an injury of his. In the second season, the team won the [[1996–97 Armenian Premier League]]. The club won the 1996 [[Armenian Cup]] that same season for the first time. Oganesian also led the squad to victory in the [[Armenian Supercup]] in 1996 and 1998. In August 1998, Oganesian left the club and was replaced by David Ghazaryan.<ref name="HPH" /><ref name="EFH" />

In mid-December 2011, Oganesian started coaching [[Lokomotiv FK (Tashkent)|Lokomotiv Tashkent]], which played in the last season in the [[Uzbek League]].<ref name="HPH" /><ref name="EFH" /><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Хорен Оганесян возглавит ташкентский Локомотив |url=http://www.armsport.am/ru/news/2/54/29924/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130114182302/http://www.armsport.am/ru/news/2/54/29924/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 January 2013 |publisher=Armsport.am |access-date=1 April 2013 |language=ru }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Oganesian is married to his wife Julietta.<ref>{{cite web|title=Armenian national football team former head coach not yet decided on future coach|url=https://news.am/eng/news/85748.html|publisher=NEWS.am|access-date=2 April 2013}}</ref> Khoren has a daughter Edita Oganesian and a son, [[Zhora Hovhannisyan]], who is also a football player. Zhora played for [[FC Pyunik|Pyunik Yerevan]] and [[Pakhtakor FK (Tashkent)|Pakhtakor Tashkent]], both of which his father also played for. Khoren was managing the clubs Pyunik Yerevan and [[Lokomotiv FK (Tashkent)|Lokomotiv Tashkent]] while Zhora was playing for them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zhora Hovhannisyan best foreign player in Uzbekistan|url=https://sport.news.am/eng/news/17005|publisher=NEWS.am Sport|access-date=2 April 2013}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. ||rowspan="2"| 15 October 1980 ||rowspan="2"| [[USSR]] ||rowspan="2"| {{fb|Iceland}} ||rowspan="2"| '''5'''–0 ||rowspan="2"| Win ||rowspan="2"| [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1982 WC Qual.]]
|-
| 2.
|-
| 3. || 4 December 1980 || Argentina || {{fb|Argentina}} || '''1'''–1 || Draw || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 4. || 14 April 1982 || Argentina || {{fb|Argentina}} || '''1'''–1 || Draw || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 5. || 1 July 1982 || Spain || {{fb|Belgium}} || '''1'''–0 || Win || [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]]
|-
| 6. || 26 July 1983 || [[East Germany]] || {{fb|East Germany}} || '''3'''–1 || Win || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
|}

==Honours==

===Player===
'''Ararat Yerevan'''
*[[Soviet Top League]] runner-up: [[1976 Soviet Top League|1976 (spring)]]
*[[Soviet Cup]]: 1975

'''Homenetmen Yerevan'''
*[[Armenian Premier League]]: [[1992 Armenian Premier League|1992]], [[1995–96 Armenian Premier League|1995–96]]
*[[Armenian Cup]]: 1996
*[[Armenian Cup]] runner-up: 1992

'''Soviet Union U21'''
*UEFA Euro: 1976

'''Soviet Union'''
*[[Olympic Games]] bronze medal: [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]
*[[Grigory Fedotov club]] member – 118 goals

'''Individual'''
*Best 33 players of the [[Soviet Top League]] season: 1980, 1982, 1983; runner-up 1979; third place 1981
*Best newcomer of the [[Soviet Top League]] season: 1975
*Most beautiful goal of the season: 1982

===Manager===
'''Homenetmen Yerevan'''
*[[Armenian Premier League]]: [[1995–96 Armenian Premier League|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Armenian Premier League|1996–97]]
*[[Armenian Cup]]: 1996
*[[Armenian Cup]] runner-up: 1997
*[[Armenian Supercup]]: 1996, 1998
*[[Armenian Supercup]] runner-up: 1997

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT player}}
* {{WorldFootball.net}}
* {{FootballFacts.ru}}
* [https://archive.today/20120910180459/http://www.rusteam.permian.ru/players/oganesyan_khoren.html Profile at RussiaTeam] {{in lang|ru}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090430141314/http://www.klisf.info/numeric/index.app?cmd=ln&lang=ru&id=006493670463297 Profile at Klisf.info] {{in lang|ru}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|khoren-oganesian}}
* {{YouTube|ECCQBSxaahE|Hovhannisyan playing in Soviet Union vs. Brazil match, 1980}}
* {{YouTube|GygYmMaQ6zk|Hovhannisyan playing in Soviet Union vs. England match, 1984}}
* {{YouTube|-Tkx3XX7IyQ|Hovhannisyan playing in Soviet Union vs. Yugoslavia match, 1980 Olympics Bronze Medal Match}}

{{1985 World Soccer World XI}}
{{UEFA Jubilee Awards}}
{{Soviet Union Squad 1980 Summer Olympics}}
{{USSR Squad 1982 World Cup}}
{{Armenia national football team managers}}
{{PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent managers}}

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