Artavazd Karamyan

Artavazd Karamyan

Personal information
Full name	Artavazd Sureni Karamyan
Date of birth	(1979-11-14) 14 November 1979
Place of birth	Yerevan, Armenian SSR Soviet Union (now Armenia)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left winger / Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1997	Arabkir Yerevan	7	(3)
1997–1998	Pyunik Yerevan	10	(1)
1999–2001	Kilikia Yerevan	56	(18)
2001–2002	Pyunik Yerevan	42	(20)
2003	Panachaiki Patras	15	(1)
2003–2004	Arsenal Kyiv	11	(1)
2004–2007	Rapid Bucureşti	50	(1)
2007–2010	Politehnica Timişoara	92	(16)
2010	Steaua Bucureşti	8	(0)
2010–2011	Unirea Urziceni	3	(0)
2012–2014	Clinceni	42	(8)
National team‡
2000–2010	Armenia	50	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2014. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 August 2014

Artavazd Karamyan (Armenian: Արտավազդ Քարամյան, born 14 November 1979), commonly known as Artyom Karamyan, is a retired Armenian-Romanian footballer and former international for the Armenian national team. Artavazd is the twin brother of fellow football player Arman Karamyan.

Club career

Artavazd Karamyan began playing football as a senior in 1996. That year, both he and his younger brother Arman Karamyan joined Arabkir. In 1997, they both made their way to Pyunik Yerevan. Artavazd was a part of Pyunik when they won the Armenian Premier League in 2001 and 2002, the Armenian Cup in 2002 and Armenian Supercup in 1997 and 2002. Both brothers moved to Kilikia Yerevan in 1999 and back to Pyunik in 2001. They both joined the Football League (Greece) in 2003 when they both signed with Panachaiki Patras. From 2003 to 2004, they both played in Ukrainian Premier League club Arsenal Kyiv. Artavazd and Arman both joined Liga I club Rapid Bucureşti in 2004. While Artavazd would remain in the club for a number of seasons, Arman left that season. While Artavazd was playing for the club, Rapid Bucureşti became finalists in the 2005–06 Divizia A championship and won the Cupa României in 2005–06 and 2006–07. The club also made it to the quarterfinals of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup. Both Artavazd and Arman reunited in the club Politehnica Timişoara in 2007. The next season, the club was a finalist in the 2008–09 Liga I championship.

The Karamyan brothers moved to Steaua Bucureşti in 2010. After finishing Liga I for the 2009-10 season, the brothers ended their contracts with Steaua Bucureşti. A search began to find the club they would both continue playing football in. But the process of finding a new club was delayed. Later, it was reported that the brothers were in talks with FC Brașov. However, the head coach of Brasov Daniel Iseyle later stated that the transition of the Karmanyans was unlikely to be completed because of the complexity of the negotiations, which reached a standstill.^[1] Talks were later made for the brothers to play for Astra Giurgiu, coached by Mihai Stoichiță. But after Stoichiță departed from the club, the talks ended. According an edition of TotalFootball, because of the long search for a new team, the financial conditions for the Karamyan brothers increased to that of a required minimum of 10,000 euros per month. The option that both players finish their playing careers and enter into coaching activities was considered.^[2] In mid-September 2010, the search was over for Karamyan brothers. The football players signed a contract with and officially moved into Unirea Urziceni.^[3]

In late October 2011, Stoichiță, who knew firsthand the playing abilities of both brothers, invited them to his current team Mioveni. However, Artavazd decided to retire as a player and go into business.^[4]

A year later, Artavazd resumed his career and he and Arman both joined the Liga II club CS Buftea. In their first meeting, Artavazd scored twice. Arman also scored a goal in their second match.^[5][6]

International career

Karamyan was a member of the Armenia national team and had participated in 50 international matches and scored 2 goals since his debut in an away friendly match against Guatemala on January 9, 2000 ending 1-1. In 2010, he left the national team. He is the tenth most capped player of the Armenian national squad of all time.

Style of play

His main merits are speed and free kicks.

Personal life

Artavazd is married and has two daughters.^[7]

He and his brother Arman Karamyan are both football players and have spent nearly their entire careers playing for the same teams.

At the end 2014 he also took the Romanian citizenship, together with his brother). They are living in Romania with their kids and wives.^[8]

National team statistics

Armenia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	5	0
2001	6	0
2002	3	0
2003	7	0
2004	6	2
2005	2	0
2006	1	0
2007	8	0
2008	4	0
2009	6	0
2010	1	0
Total	50	2

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 February 2004	Cyprus	Kazakhstan	3-3	Draw	Friendly
2	21 February 2004	Cyprus	Georgia	2-0	Win	Friendly

Honours

Club

Pyunik Yerevan

• Armenian Premier League (2): 2001, 2002
• Armenian Cup (1): 2002
• Armenian Supercup (2): 1997, 2002

Rapid Bucureşti

• Liga I Runner-up (1): 2005–06
• Liga I 3rd place (1): 2004–05
• Cupa României (2): 2005–06, 2006–07
• UEFA Europa League Quarter-finalist (1): 2005–06

Politehnica Timişoara

• Liga I Runner-up (1): 2008–09
• Cupa României Runner-up (2): 2006–07, 2008–09

References

External links

• Artavazd Karamyan at National-Football-Teams.com
• armfootball.tripod.com
• footballdatabase.eu
• Soccerway.com