Vardan Ghazaryan

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox football biography Vardan Martun Ghazaryan (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; born 1 December 1969) is a football coach and former player.

Born in Armenia, Ghazaryan moved to Lebanon and obtained citizenship through naturalisation in 1994. He played for Homenetmen and Sagesse as a striker, and represented Lebanon internationally from 1995 until 2001.

Ghazaryan is the second-highest all-time scorer in the Lebanese Premier League, scoring 117 official league goals.Template:Efn 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 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 Spartak Hoktemberyan, before moving to Kapan in 1990.[1] In 1992 he moved to Lebanon, joining Homenetmen Beirut.[2] He stayed there for seven years, before moving to Sagesse in 1999. He spent three years there, before moving back to Homenetmen in 2002.[3] Ghazaryan then joined Sagesse once again, in 2005, before retiring in 2009 aged 39.[3]

His first goal in the Lebanese Premier League came on 23 January 1993, when he scored the second goal for Homenetmen against Tadamon Sour in the 54th minute.[2] Ghazaryan was named AFC Player of the Month for January 1996.[4]

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.[2] However, some do not recognise the 12 goals he scored in the 2000–01 season, which was canceled,[2] making him the second-highest top-goalscorer with 117 goals, behind Fadi Alloush's total of 120.[5]

International career

Having moved to Lebanon from Armenia, Ghazaryan obtained Lebanese citizenship through naturalisation in 1994.[6] He was the top goalscorer in the history of the Lebanon national team,[7] with 21 goals (four in World Cup qualifiers, three in Asian Cup qualifiers and 14 in friendlies).[8] In 2023, Ghazaryan was surpassed by Hassan Maatouk.[9]

Managerial career

In 2009, Ghazaryan returned to his native Armenia where he trained an Armenian club;[2] he moved back to Lebanon four years later.[10] Ghazaryan became the assistant coach for Tripoli,[10] before being appointed head coach in 2017.[11]

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.[12][13]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 1995 1 0
1996 14 11
1997 15 3
1998 15 1
1999 6 1
2000 9 1
2001 6 4
Total 66 21
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ghazaryan goal.[8]
List of international goals scored by Vardan Ghazaryan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 Template:Dts Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 Template:Dts Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 Template:Dts Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan File:Flag of Turkmenistan (1992–1997).svg Turkmenistan 1–0 1–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4 Template:Dts Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 2–0 3–5 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 3–3
6 Template:Dts Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 1–0 1–2 Friendly
7 Template:Dts Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 1–1 2–1 Friendly
8 2–1
9 Template:Dts Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 1–0 1–1 Friendly
10 Template:Dts Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon File:Flag of Georgia (1990–2004).svg Georgia 1–2 4–2 Friendly
11 Template:Dts Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon File:Flag of Georgia (1990–2004).svg Georgia 3–2 3–2 Friendly
12 Template:Dts Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 1–1 2–2 Friendly
13 Template:Dts Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 1–2 1–2 Friendly
14 Template:Dts Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon File:Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg Libya 2–0 2–0 Friendly
15 Template:Dts Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria 1–0 3–3 1998 Friendship Tournament
16 Template:Dts Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–2 1999 Pan Arab Games
17 Template:Dts International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 1–0 1–1 Friendly
18 Template:Dts Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 2–0 8–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
19 6–1
20 Template:Dts Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 1–0 5–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 Template:Dts Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 1–0 2–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Syunik Kapan

Homenetmen

Individual

See also

Notes

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References

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