Arsen Avetisyan ( hy, Արսեն Ավետիսյան, born 8 October 1973) is a retired

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

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who played as a

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Club career

Avetisyan has played for numerous clubs during his career. In 2006, he returned to Armenia to play for his former club Pyunik and became the main forward for the team. In 2008, he transferred to

Kapan Kapan ( hy, Կապան) is a town in southeast Armenia, serving as the administrative center of the urban community of Kapan as well as the provincial capital of Syunik Province. It is located in the valley of the Voghji River and is on the nort ...

to play for Gandzasar after his contract with Pyunik had expired.

International career

Avetisyan made his debut for

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 of ...

in 1992, gaining 25 caps and scoring one goal.Armenia - Record International Players
from RSSSF.com, Retrieved 25 June 2009 He announced his retirement from international football in 1998.

Honours

European Golden Boot The European Golden Shoe, also known as European Golden Boot, is an award that is presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of a European national league. The trophy is a sculpture of a football boot. ...

1995 ; Homenetmen Yerevan / Pyunik *

Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League ( hy, VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the compet ...

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1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

, 1995–96, 1996–97,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

Armenian Independence Cup The VBET Armenian Cup ( hy, Հայաստանի Անկախության Գավաթ) is the main football cup competition of Armenia. In its original form as the Armenian Cup, it started in 1939, when Armenia was a republic of the Soviet Union. It s ...

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at ffa.am * {{DEFAULTSORT:Avetisyan, Arsen 1973 births Living people Footballers from Yerevan Armenian footballers Armenia international footballers Armenian expatriate footballers FC Pyunik players FC Ararat Yerevan players FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi players FC Gandzasar Kapan players Armenian Premier League players Belgian First Division A players K. Berchem Sport players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Russia Association football forwards Soviet footballers Soviet Armenians FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk players