Arthur Hranti Minasyan ( hy, Արթուր Հրանտի Մինասյան, russian: Артур Грантович Минасян; born 4 June 1977) is an Armenian former

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and current

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who played as a

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and made five appearances for the Armenia national team. He played the majority of his career at

Ararat Yerevan Football Club Ararat Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ Երևան), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenian football club based in Yerevan that plays in the Armenian Premier League. Since 1999, the club is ...

between 1998 and 2013, only leaving for two short stints with teams in Iran and Poland.

Career

Minasyan made his international debut for

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on 11 October 2006 in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against

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, which finished as a 0–3 away loss. He made five appearances in total for Armenia, earning his final

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on 1 June 2008 in a friendly match against

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, which finished as a 0–0 draw.

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* * * * * 1977 births Living people Footballers from Yerevan Armenian men's footballers Armenian expatriate men's footballers Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Armenia men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Ararat Yerevan players F.C. Ararat Tehran players Resovia (football) players Armenian Premier League players Armenian First League players II liga players Armenian football managers FC Ararat Yerevan managers {{Armenia-footy-bio-stub