Demis Armen Ohandjanian ( arm, Դեմիս Արմեն Օհանջանյան; born 1 May 1978 in

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

) is an English former professional

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striker of Armenian descent. He played in the

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for

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

. Ohandjanian joined Middlewich Athletic in time for the start of the 1996–97 season. He had a brief spell with

Curzon Ashton Curzon Ashton Football Club is an association football club based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1963 and nicknamed "The Nash", the club is affiliated to the Manchester Football Association and currently compete ...

before joining

in January 1997. He made just one league appearance for Rovers, playing as a substitute in their 2–0 defeat away to

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

. Released, he joined

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in February 1997, scoring on his club debut as Macclesfield won 2–0 away to

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in the Spalding Cup. In November 1997 he scored on his debut for

Winsford United Winsford United Football Club are a football club based in Winsford, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1883 and are nicknamed ''The Blues''. The club is currently a member of the , with home matches played at The Barton Stadium. Thei ...

. He later joined

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, scoring five times in 15 games during the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 seasons. He went on to play for

Caernarfon Town Caernarfon Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl Droed Tref Caernarfon) is a semi-professional Welsh football club based in Caernarfon, Gwynedd. The club is nicknamed "the Canaries" because of its yellow and green strip, a nickname that dates from ...

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, Flixton, Woodley Sports and Cheadle Town before rejoining Woodley Sports. In the 2003 close season he left Woodley Sports to join

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1976 births Armenian footballers Footballers from Manchester British people of Armenian descent Curzon Ashton F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Mossley A.F.C. players Caernarfon Town F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Winsford United F.C. players Flixton F.C. players Stockport Sports F.C. players Cheadle Town F.C. players Abbey Hey F.C. players English Football League players Living people Association football forwards {{England-footy-forward-1970s-stub