Arthur_Petrosyan
Artur Petrosyan
Armenian footballer
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1971-12-17) 17 December 1971 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Gyumri, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Thalwil (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1998 | Shirak Gyumri | 254 | (112) |
| 1998–1999 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 14 | (0) |
| 1999 | Lokomotiv NN | 6 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Shirak Gyumri | 42 | (28) |
| 2000–2003 | Young Boys Berne | 70 | (15) |
| 2003–2006 | FC Zürich | 45 | (15) |
| Total | 431 | (170) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–2004 | Armenia | 69 | (11[1]) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2016 | FC Zürich (youth) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Armenia (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Armenia | ||
| 2018–2019 | Lori | ||
| 2020–2022 | FC Zürich (youth) | ||
| 2022 | Grasshopper Club Zürich U18 | ||
| 2022– | FC Thalwil | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Petrosyan was the all-time leading scorer for the Armenia national football 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]
He worked as youth coach of FC Zürich, the last club he played for as a professional.
He also worked as the manager of Grasshopper Club Zürich's under 18 squad.[3]
Armenia
In October 2016, Petrosyan become the manager of Armenia national football team.[4]
| Armenia national team[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 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 |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 1995 | Denmark |  Denmark | 1–3 | Loss | 1996 ECQ |
| 2. | 7 May 1997 | Ukraine |  Ukraine | 1–1 | Draw | 1998 WCQ |
| 3. | 9 October 1999 | Andorra |  Andorra | 3–0 | Win | 2000 ECQ |
| 4. | 4 February 2000 | Cyprus |  Cyprus | 2–3 | Loss | Friendly |
| 5. | 3 June 2000 | Lithuania |  Lithuania | 2–1 | Win | Friendly |
| 6. | 7 October 2000 | Armenia | Ukraine | 2–3 | Loss | 2002 WCQ |
| 7. | ||||||
| 8. | 6 June 2001 | Armenia |  Poland | 1–1 | Draw | 2002 WCQ |
| 9. | 7 September 2002 | Armenia | Ukraine | 2–2 | Draw | 2004 ECQ |
| 10. | 29 March 2003 | Armenia |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Win | 2004 ECQ |
| 11. | 7 June 2003 | Ukraine | Ukraine | 3–4 | Loss | 2004 ECQ |
- 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
- As of match played 27 March 2018
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Armenia | 2016 | 2018 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 045.45 |
- "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.
- "Artur Petrosyan is the new manager of Armenia football team". Sport.mediamax.am. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- Artur Petrosyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- armfootball.tripod.com
- Artur Petrosyan at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Artur Petrosyan at FootballDatabase.eu