Vardan Ghazaryan

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Martun and the family name is Ghazaryan.
Vardan Ghazaryan
Personal information
Full name Vardan Martun Ghazaryan[1]
Date of birth (1969-12-01) 1 December 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Kapan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989 Spartak Hoktemberyan 19 (4)
1990–1992 Syunik Kapan[a] 76 (75)
1992–1999 Homenetmen Beirut (60+)
1999–2002 Sagesse (29)
2002–2005 Homenetmen Beirut (4+)
2005–2009 Sagesse (17)
Total (200+[b])
International career
1995–2001 Lebanon 66 (21)
Managerial career
2017 Tripoli
2021–2022 Sagesse
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vardan Martun Ghazaryan (Armenian: Վարդան Մարտուն Ղազարյան; Arabic: وارطان مارتون غازاريان; 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.[b] 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

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Ghazaryan started his senior career in 1989 in Armenia, at Spartak Hoktemberyan, before moving to Kapan in 1990.[2] In 1992 he moved to Lebanon, joining Homenetmen Beirut.[3] He stayed there for seven years, before moving to Sagesse in 1999. He spent three years there, before moving back to Homenetmen in 2002.[4] Ghazaryan then joined Sagesse once again, in 2005, before retiring in 2009 aged 39.[4]

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.[3] Ghazaryan was named AFC Player of the Month for January 1996.[5]

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.[3] However, some do not recognise the 12 goals he scored in the 2000–01 season, which was canceled,[3] making him the second-highest top-goalscorer with 117 goals, behind Fadi Alloush's total of 120.[6]

International career

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Having moved to Lebanon from Armenia, Ghazaryan obtained Lebanese citizenship through naturalisation in 1994.[7] He was the top goalscorer in the history of the Lebanon national team,[8] with 21 goals (four in World Cup qualifiers, three in Asian Cup qualifiers and 14 in friendlies).[9] In 2023, Ghazaryan was surpassed by Hassan Maatouk.[10]

Managerial career

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In 2009, Ghazaryan returned to his native Armenia where he trained an Armenian club;[3] he moved back to Lebanon four years later.[11] Ghazaryan became the assistant coach for Tripoli,[11] before being appointed head coach in 2017.[12]

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.[13][14]

Career statistics

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International

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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.[9]
List of international goals scored by Vardan Ghazaryan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 January 1996 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Cyprus 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 11 February 1996 Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Ecuador 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 26 May 1996 Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan  Turkmenistan 1–0 1–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4 9 June 1996 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Kuwait 2–0 3–5 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 3–3
6 5 September 1996 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Oman 1–0 1–2 Friendly
7 8 September 1996 Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Oman 1–1 2–1 Friendly
8 2–1
9 9 October 1996 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  New Zealand 1–0 1–1 Friendly
10 5 December 1996 Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Georgia 1–2 4–2 Friendly
11 8 December 1996 Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Georgia 3–2 3–2 Friendly
12 12 January 1997 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Algeria 1–1 2–2 Friendly
13 19 March 1997 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 1–2 1–2 Friendly
14 27 April 1997 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Libya 2–0 2–0 Friendly
15 17 October 1998 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Syria 1–0 3–3 1998 Friendship Tournament
16 16 August 1999 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–2 1999 Pan Arab Games
17 23 February 2000 International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon  Jordan 1–0 1–1 Friendly
18 26 May 2001 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Pakistan 2–0 8–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
19 6–1
20 28 May 2001 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Sri Lanka 1–0 5–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 30 May 2001 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 1–0 2–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Player

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Syunik Kapan

Homenetmen

Individual

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Kapan changed its name to Syunik Kapan in 1991.
  2. ^ a b Ghazaryan scored a total of 129 Lebanese Premier League goals; however, his 12 goals scored during the 2000–01 season were not counted as the season was canceled.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vardan Ghazaryan". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. ^ Vardan Ghazaryan at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b c d e "بطل من لبنان". liban4sports.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2022. Alt URL
  4. ^ a b "VARTANE GHAZARIAN". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "تكريم الشرقي وغازاريان". نداء الوطن. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ من هو الهداف التاريخي للدوري اللبناني ؟ .. فادي علوش أم فارطان غازاريان وما حقيقة الجدل؟ [Who is the historical top scorer for the Lebanese League? Fadi Alloush or Vartan Ghazarian, and what is the truth behind the controversy?]. Aljadeed Sport. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  7. ^ "وارطـان غازاريـان يغـادر نهائيـاً ويشـكر الاتحاد وناديي الهومنتمان والحكمة والجمهور". جريدة السفير. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ^ FIFA.com. "Welcome to FIFA.com News - Lebanon's Armenian talent pool". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Vardan Ghazaryan". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  10. ^ FA Lebanon [@FALebanon] (22 June 2023). حسن معتوق يسجل التقدم لمنتخب لبنان وينفرد في صدارة هدّافو منتخب لبنان منذ عام 1971 برصيد 22 هدف [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] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ a b "بورتريه | وارطان غازاريان: عبقري لا يتكرر". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  12. ^ "غازاريان مدربًا لطرابلس اللبناني". كووورة. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  13. ^ Hijazi, Alloffs (7 July 2021). "وارطان مدرباً للحكمة". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  14. ^ Hijazi, Alloffs (22 July 2021). "إنتصار اول للحكمة مع وارطان". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  15. ^ "IFFHS Men's All Time Lebanon Dream Team". IFFHS. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  16. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (166 ed.). 31 March 1997. p. 3.
  17. ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (166 ed.). 31 March 1997. p. 3.
  18. ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (328 ed.). 10 April 2000. p. 13.
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