Carlos Adrián Sarkissian Balerio (born 13 February 1979) is a Uruguayan former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
or
winger.
Career
Born in
Montevideo
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, Sarkissian began his career with
River Plate de Montevideo, and had a spell with
C.D. Veracruz
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in Mexico. He last played for
AS Nancy-Lorraine in France's
Ligue 1
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.
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1979 births
Living people
Footballers from Montevideo
Association football midfielders
Uruguayan footballers
Uruguayan people of Armenian descent
Uruguayan Primera División players
Ligue 1 players
Saudi Professional League players
Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players
C.D. Veracruz footballers
Al-Ahli Saudi FC players
AS Nancy Lorraine players
Uruguayan expatriate footballers
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate footballers in France
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