Arman Karamyan ( hy, Արման Քարամյան; born 14 November 1979) is a retired

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and former international for the

Armenia national football team The Armenia national football team ( hy, Հայաստանի ֆուտբոլի ազգային հավաքական, ''Hayastani futboli azgayin havak'akan'') represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation o ...

. Arman is the twin brother of fellow football player

Artavazd Karamyan Artavazd Karamyan ( hy, Արտավազդ Քարամյան; born 14 November 1979), commonly known as Artyom Karamyan, is an Armenian former footballer and former international for the Armenia national football team. Artavazd is the twin brother ...

Club career

Arabkir

Arman Karamyan began playing football as a senior in 1996. That year, both he and his older brother

joined Arabkir.

Pyunik Yerevan

In 1997, they both made their way to

Pyunik Yerevan Football Club Pyunik Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Փյունիկ Երևան, Futbolayin Akumb P’yunik Yerevan), commonly known as Pyunik (" Phoenix"), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourh ...

. Arman was a part of Pyunik when they won the

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in 2001 and 2002, the

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in 2002 and

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in 1997 and 2002.

Kilikia Yerevan and return to Pyunik Yerevan

Both brothers moved to Kilikia Yerevan in 1999 and back to Pyunik in 2001.

Panachaiki Patras

They both joined the

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in 2003 when they both signed with Panachaiki Patras.

Arsenal Kyiv

From 2003 to 2004, they both played in

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club

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Rapid București

Arman and Artavazd both joined

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club

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in 2004. While Arman left that season, Artavazd would remain in the club for a number of seasons.

Loans to Braşov and Gloria Bistriţa

Arman was loaned to other Liga I clubs Braşov and

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for the 2005 season.

Second loan to Braşov

He was loaned to Braşov again at the start of the 2006 season.

Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ

Arman than officially signed with Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ.

Politehnica Timişoara

Both Arman and Artavazd reunited in the club Politehnica Timişoara in 2007. The next season, the club was a finalist in the

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championship.

Steaua București

The Karamyan brothers moved to Steaua București in 2010. In the 2009–10 season, Arman was selected as the

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of the year. After finishing Liga I for the 2009–10 season, the brothers ended their contracts with Steaua București. 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 Braşov. However, the head coach of Braşov

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later stated that the transition of the Karmanyans was unlikely to be completed because of the complexity of the negotiations, which reached a standstill. Talks were later made for the brothers to play for

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, coached by

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. But after Stoichiță departed from the club, the talks ended. According to 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.

Unirea Urziceni

In mid-September 2010, the search was over for Karamyan brothers. The football players signed a contract with and officially moved into

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. Near the end of a match, Arman made his debut for the club coming in as a substitute for 81tH minute of the game. In late October 2011, Stoichiță, who knew firsthand the playing abilities of both brothers, invited them to his current team

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. However, Artavazd decided to retire as a player and go into business.

Buftea

A year later, Artavazd resumed his career and he and Arman both joined the

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club Buftea. In their first meeting, Artavazd scored twice. Arman also scored a goal in their second match.

International career

Karamyan was a member of the Armenia national team and had participated in 49 international matches and scored 5 goals since his debut in an away

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against Guatemala on 9 January 2000 ending 1–1. In 2010, he left the national team.

Personal life

He and his brother

were both football players and have spent nearly their entire careers playing for the same teams. At the end 2014 he took the

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n citizenship, together with his brother. They are living in Romania with their kids and wives.

National team statistics

International goals

Honours

Club

Kilikia Yerevan *

(1): 1997

(2): 2001, 2002 *

(1): 2002 *

(2): 2002 Politehnica Timişoara *

Runner-up (1): 2008–09 * Cupa României Runner-up (1): 2008–09

Individual

* Armenian Footballer of the Year: 2002 *

Top Goalscorer (2): 2001 (21 goals), 2002 (36 goals)

References

External links

*
Armfootball.tripod.com
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karamyan, Arman 1979 births Armenian twins Living people Footballers from Yerevan Association football forwards Armenian footballers Armenia international footballers Armenian expatriate footballers FC Pyunik players Panachaiki F.C. players FC Arsenal Kyiv players FC Rapid București players FC Brașov (1936) players ACF Gloria Bistrița players CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț players FC Politehnica Timișoara players FC Steaua București players FC Unirea Urziceni players LPS HD Clinceni players Armenian Premier League players Ukrainian Premier League players Super League Greece players Liga I players Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Romania Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Twin sportspeople Naturalised citizens of Romania Romanian people of Armenian descent