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{{Short description|Association football player and manager (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Family name hatnote|Martun|Ghazaryan|lang=Lebanese}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Vardan Ghazaryan
| image = Vartan Ghazarian.jpg
| caption = 
| fullname = Vardan Martun Ghazaryan<ref name=GSA>{{GSA player|vardan-ghazaryan/253835|access-date=22 March 2021}}</ref>
| height = 1.81 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kapan]], [[Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic|Armenian SSR]], Soviet Union<ref name=GSA/>
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1989
| clubs1 = [[FC Spartak Hoktemberyan|Spartak Hoktemberyan]]
| caps1 = 19
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 1990–1992
| clubs2 = [[Syunik Kapan]]{{efn|Kapan changed its name to Syunik Kapan in 1991.}}
| caps2 = 76
| goals2 = 75
| years3 = 1992–1999
| clubs3 = [[Homenetmen Beirut F.C.|Homenetmen Beirut]]
| caps3 = 
| goals3 = 60+
| years4 = 1999–2002
| clubs4 = [[CS Sagesse (football)|Sagesse]]
| caps4 = 
| goals4 = 29
| years5 = 2002–2005
| clubs5 = [[Homenetmen Beirut F.C.|Homenetmen Beirut]]
| caps5 = 
| goals5 = 4+
| years6 = 2005–2009
| clubs6 = [[CS Sagesse (football)|Sagesse]]
| caps6 = 
| goals6 = 17
| totalcaps = 
| totalgoals = 200+{{efn|Ghazaryan scored a total of 129 [[Lebanese Premier League]] goals; however, his 12 goals scored during the [[2000–01 Lebanese Premier League|2000–01 season]] were not counted as the season was canceled.|name=Ghazaryan}}
| nationalyears1 = 1995–2001
| nationalteam1 = [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]]
| nationalcaps1 = 66
| nationalgoals1 = 21
| manageryears1 = 2017
| managerclubs1 = [[AC Tripoli|Tripoli]]
| manageryears2 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs2 = [[CS Sagesse (football)|Sagesse]]
}}
'''Vardan Martun Ghazaryan''' ({{Langx|hy|Վարդան Մարտուն Ղազարյան}}; {{Langx|ar|وارطان مارتون غازاريان}}; born 1 December 1969) is a [[Association football|football]] coach and former player.

Born in Armenia, Ghazaryan moved to Lebanon and obtained [[Lebanese nationality law|citizenship]] through [[naturalisation]] in 1994. He played for [[Homenetmen Beirut (football)|Homenetmen]] and [[Sagesse SC (football)|Sagesse]] as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]], and represented [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] internationally from 1995 until 2001.

Ghazaryan is the second-highest all-time scorer in the [[Lebanese Premier League]], scoring 117 official league goals.{{efn|name=Ghazaryan}} He is also the second-highest scorer for the national team with 21 goals, after having been surpassed by [[Hassan Maatouk]] in 2023. Ghazaryan was appointed manager of [[AC Tripoli|Tripoli]] in 2017 for one year. He returned to Sagesse as head coach in 2021.

== Club career ==
Ghazaryan started his senior career in 1989 in Armenia, at [[FC Spartak Hoktemberyan|Spartak Hoktemberyan]], before moving to [[FC Kapan|Kapan]] in 1990.<ref>{{FootballFacts.ru|144264}}</ref> In 1992 he moved to Lebanon, joining [[Homenetmen Beirut (football)|Homenetmen Beirut]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=بطل من لبنان|url=http://liban4sports.com/?p=5089|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122000000/http://liban4sports.com/?p=5089|archive-date=22 November 2013|access-date=10 January 2022|website=liban4sports.com}} [https://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=33572799 Alt URL]</ref> He stayed there for seven years, before moving to [[Sagesse SC (football)|Sagesse]] in 1999. He spent three years there, before moving back to Homenetmen in 2002.<ref name=":1" /> Ghazaryan then joined Sagesse once again, in 2005, before retiring in 2009 aged 39.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/vartane%20ghazarian.html|title=VARTANE GHAZARIAN|website=www.abdogedeon.com|access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref>

His first goal in the [[Lebanese Premier League]] came on 23 January 1993, when he scored the second goal for Homenetmen against [[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]] in the 54th minute.<ref name=":0"/> Ghazaryan was named [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] Player of the Month for January 1996.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2020-06-03|title=تكريم الشرقي وغازاريان|url=https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/22460-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A7-3%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86|access-date=2020-08-30|website=نداء الوطن|language=en}}</ref>

On 16 November 2008, at 39 years old, Ghazaryan scored his 129th goal in the Lebanese Premier League against Tadamon Sour, becoming the highest all-time scorer in the league.<ref name=":0"/> However, some do not recognise the 12 goals he scored in the [[2000–01 Lebanese Premier League|2000–01 season]], which was canceled,<ref name=":0"/> making him the second-highest top-goalscorer with 117 goals, behind [[Fadi Alloush]]'s total of 120.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2 November 2020|title=|script-title=ar:من هو الهداف التاريخي للدوري اللبناني ؟ .. فادي علوش أم فارطان غازاريان وما حقيقة الجدل؟|trans-title=Who is the historical top scorer for the Lebanese League? Fadi Alloush or Vartan Ghazarian, and what is the truth behind the controversy?|url=https://www.facebook.com/aljadeed.sport/videos/3152472248312432/|access-date=2 November 2020|publisher=[[Al Jadeed|Aljadeed Sport]]}}</ref>

== International career ==
Having moved to Lebanon from Armenia, Ghazaryan obtained [[Lebanese nationality law|Lebanese citizenship]] through [[naturalisation]] in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|title=وارطـان غازاريـان يغـادر نهائيـاً ويشـكر الاتحاد وناديي الهومنتمان والحكمة والجمهور|url=http://assafir.com/article/160533|access-date=2022-02-04|website=جريدة السفير}}</ref> He was the top goalscorer in the history of the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=FIFA.com|title=Welcome to FIFA.com News - Lebanon's Armenian talent pool |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/lebanon-s-armenian-talent-pool-2767227|access-date=29 April 2019|website=www.fifa.com|language=en-GB}}</ref> with 21 goals (four in [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] qualifiers, three in [[AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]] qualifiers and 14 in [[Exhibition game|friendlies]]).<ref name=FAL>{{FA Lebanon player|16429|access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref> In 2023, Ghazaryan was surpassed by [[Hassan Maatouk]].<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1671847160504016897|user=FALebanon|title=|author=FA Lebanon|date=22 June 2023|access-date=22 June 2023|language=ar|script-title=ar:حسن معتوق يسجل التقدم لمنتخب لبنان وينفرد في صدارة هدّافو منتخب لبنان منذ عام 1971 برصيد 22 هدف|trans-title=Hassan Maatouk scores the opening goal for the Lebanese national team and is the sole top goalscorer of the Lebanon national team since 1971, with 22 goals}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
In 2009, Ghazaryan returned to his native Armenia where he trained an Armenian club;<ref name=":0"/> he moved back to Lebanon four years later.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=بورتريه {{!}} وارطان غازاريان: عبقري لا يتكرر|url=https://al-akhbar.com/sport/40730|access-date=2022-02-22|website=الأخبار|language=ar}}</ref> Ghazaryan became the assistant coach for [[AC Tripoli|Tripoli]],<ref name=":2" /> before being appointed head coach in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?n=566754|title=غازاريان مدربًا لطرابلس اللبناني|website=كووورة|access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref>

In July 2021, ahead of the [[2021 Lebanese Challenge Cup]], Ghazaryan was appointed head coach of [[Lebanese Premier League]] side Sagesse, for whom he had already played as a player.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hijazi|first=Alloffs|date=2021-07-07|title=وارطان مدرباً للحكمة|url=https://elmaestrosport.com/وارطان-مدرباً-للحكمة/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=El Maestro Sport|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hijazi|first=Alloffs|date=2021-07-22|title=إنتصار اول للحكمة مع وارطان|url=https://elmaestrosport.com/إنتصار-اول-للحكمة-مع-وارطان/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=El Maestro Sport|language=ar}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]]
|1995||1||0
|-
|1996||14||11
|-
|1997||15||3
|-
|1998||15||1
|-
|1999||6||1
|-
|2000||9||1
|-
|2001||6||4
|-
! colspan="2" |Total!!66!!21
|}

: ''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ghazaryan goal''.<ref name=FAL/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Vardan Ghazaryan
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
|align="center"|1
|{{dts|16 January 1996}}
|[[Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium]], [[Beirut]], Lebanon
|{{fb|CYP}}
|align="center" |1–0
|align="center" |1–0
|[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
|align="center"|2
|{{dts|11 February 1996}}
|[[Bourj Hammoud Stadium]], Beirut, Lebanon
|{{fb|ECU}}
|align="center" |1–0
|align="center" |1–0
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|3
|{{dts|26 May 1996}}
|[[Köpetdag Stadium]], [[Ashgabat]], Turkmenistan
|{{fb|TKM|1992}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–0
|[[1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|4
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|9 June 1996}}
|rowspan="2"|Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|KUW}}
|align="center"|2–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–5
|rowspan="2"|1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
|-
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|3–3
|-
|align="center"|6
|{{dts|5 September 1996}}
|Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
|{{fb|OMA}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–2
|[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
|align="center"|7
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|8 September 1996}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Beirut Municipal Stadium]], Beirut, Lebanon
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|OMA}}
|align="center"|1–1
|rowspan="2" align="center"|2–1
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|2–1
|-
|align="center"|9
|{{dts|9 October 1996}}
|Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
|{{fb|NZL}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–1
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|10
|{{dts|5 December 1996}}
|Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
|{{fb|GEO|1990}}
|align="center"|1–2
|align="center"|4–2
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|11
|{{dts|8 December 1996}}
|Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
|{{fb|GEO|1990}}
|align="center"|3–2
|align="center"|3–2
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|12
|{{dts|12 January 1997}}
|Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
|{{fb|ALG}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|2–2
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|13
|{{dts|19 March 1997}}
|[[Zayed Sports City Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates
|{{fb|UAE}}
|align="center"|1–2
|align="center"|1–2
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|14
|{{dts|27 April 1997}}
|Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
|{{fb|LBY|1977}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|2–0
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|15
|{{dts|17 October 1998}}
|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
|{{fb|SYR}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|3–3
|[[1998 Friendship Tournament]]
|-
|align="center"|16
|{{dts|16 August 1999}}
|[[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]], Jordan
|{{fb|KSA}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–2
|[[Football at the 1999 Pan Arab Games|1999 Pan Arab Games]]
|-
|align="center"|17
|{{dts|23 February 2000}}
|[[Tripoli International Olympic Stadium|International Olympic Stadium]], [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]], Lebanon
|{{fb|JOR}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–1
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|18
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|26 May 2001}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Rajamangala Stadium]], [[Bangkok]], Thailand
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|PAK}}
|align="center"|2–0
|rowspan="2" align="center"|8–1
|rowspan="2"|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|6–1
|-
|align="center"|20
|{{dts|28 May 2001}}
|Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
|{{fb|SRI}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|5–0
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
|align="center"|21
|{{dts|30 May 2001}}
|Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
|{{fb|THA}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–2
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|}

== Honours ==
=== Player ===
'''Syunik Kapan'''
* [[Soviet Second League B|Armenian SSR League]]: [[1991 Soviet Second League B#II Zone (Armenia)|1991]]

'''Homenetmen'''
* [[Lebanese Second Division]]: 2002–03

'''Individual'''
* [[IFFHS]] All-time Lebanon Men's Dream Team<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 February 2022|title=IFFHS Men's All Time Lebanon Dream Team|url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/1659|access-date=8 February 2022|publisher=[[IFFHS]]}}</ref>
* [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] Player of the Month: January 1996<ref name=":4" />
* [[Lebanese Premier League Best Player]]: [[1996–97 Lebanese Premier League|1996–97]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=31 March 1997|title=مهرجان كرة المنار|edition=166|pages=3|work=Shoot}}</ref>
* [[Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season]]: [[1996–97 Lebanese Premier League|1996–97]],<ref name=":1997">{{Cite news|date=31 March 1997|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار|language=ar|edition=166|pages=3|work=Shoot}}</ref> [[1999–2000 Lebanese Premier League|1999–2000]]<ref name=":2000">{{Cite news|date=10 April 2000|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار|language=ar|edition=328|pages=13|work=Shoot}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Lebanon international footballers]]
* [[List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{FA Lebanon player|16429}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ghazarian-intlg.html Vardan Ghazaryan] at [[RSSSF]]
* {{NFT player|13247}}
* {{FootballFacts.ru|144264}}
* {{Goalzz|22736}}

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