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Armenian Footballer of the Year

Armenian Footballer of the Year

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Armenian Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best professional Armenian football player. The winner is elected by Football Federation of Armenia members, referees, inspectors, coaches, captains and presidents of the Armenian Premier League clubs, as well as the journalists and media. On the same occasion, an award is also given for Armenian Coach of the Year.[1][2]

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been chosen as the Armenian Footballer of the Year ten times, more than any other player.

History

The same year the Football Federation of Armenia was founded, an award for the best Armenian football player began being annually given. The first award was given to former Armenia national football team captain Sargis Hovsepyan in 1992. Hovsepyan, who became the first player to win the award three times, is currently second to Henrikh Mkhitaryan who has won the award eleven times (including seven times in a row from 2011 to 2017). Arthur Petrosyan and Armen Shahgeldyan have both won the award twice. Edgar Manucharyan became the youngest player to win the award in 2004 at the age of 16. Hovsepyan became the oldest player to win the award in 2008 at the age of 36.[1][2]

List of recipients

Sargis Hovsepyan won the inaugural award in 1992. He was also the first person to receive the award a second and a third time.
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Number of awards per player

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References

  1. ԼԱՎԱԳՈՒՅՆ ՖՈՒՏԲՈԼԻՍՏԻ ՄԽԻԹԱՐՅԱՆԻ 2-ՐԴ ՏԻՏՂՈՍԸ (in Armenian). ArmSport.am. 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. Հենրիխ Մխիթարյանը՝ Հայաստանի 2011թ. լավագույն ֆուտբոլիստ. Tert.am (in Armenian). December 15, 2011. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  3. "Soccer: Mkhitaryan best player, Minasyan best coach in 2013". ArmeniaNow. 25 December 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  4. "Mkhitaryan named Armenian Footballer of the Year". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  5. "Marcos Pizzelli: "I am happy and proud"". Football Federation of Armenia. 29 December 2018.
  6. "Mkhitaryan named 2023 Footballer of the Year". armenpress.am. 29 December 2023.

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