Edgar Manucharyan ( hy, Էդգար Մանուչարյան, born 19 January 1987) is a former
Armenia
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player who played as a
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Club career
Ajax
In early December 2004, Manucharyan joined
Ajax Amsterdam
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. On 14 December, he took part in a friendly game against the Spanish club
Barcelona
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playing 14 minutes before suffering a foot injury. As was later revealed in a medical examination, Manucharyan had broken the metatarsal bones in his right leg. The same day the
Football Federation of Armenia
The Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) ( hy, Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա, ''Hayastani Futboli Federats’ia'') is the governing body of association football in Armenia. Its headquarters are located in Yerevan.
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named Manucharyan best player of Armenia in 2004 in a survey conducted among journalists. After the injury, Ajax did not immediately sign a contract with Manucharyan but in July 2005, he joined on a three-year contract with Ajax paying Pyunik a $100,000 fee.
Manucharyan scored his first goal for Ajax in an 18–0 pre-season win over a Dutch amateur side. Manucharyan made his Ajax and his
Eredivisie
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debut on 18 September 2005 in a 4–2 defeat to
AZ Alkmaar
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coming off the bench in the 84th minute in place of striker
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In the 2005–06 season, he played a total of four matches in the championship and won the
KNVB Cup
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. He also participated in the
Amsterdam Tournament
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of 2006 coming on as a substitute against
Inter Milan
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and featuring in the starting line-up against
Manchester United
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. After the match, both
Olympique Lyonnais
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and
S.L. Benfica
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showed interest in the player. However, on 16 March 2007 his running contract until 2008 was extended until 30 June 2011.
In the 2006–07 season, Manucharyan rarely got into the first team squad and was frequently injured. He mostly played for the youth team,
Jong Ajax
Jong Ajax () (''English: Young Ajax''), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2 is a Dutch association football team, the reserve team of Ajax. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.
History
Jong Ajax (''formerly more ...
. On 2 November 2006, Manucharyan scored his first official goal for Ajax in a 3–0 win over Austrian club
FK Austria Wien
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during the
2006–07 UEFA Cup
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season. Having come on as a substitute in the 57th minute, he scored 8 minutes later. On 22 July 2006, Manucharyan took part in a friendly match against English club
Arsenal F.C., which was held at the new Emirates Stadium. The match was the farewell game for
Dennis Bergkamp, former player of Ajax and Arsenal.
Manucharyan made an assist to
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
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, who scored the first ever goal at the new Emirates Stadium.
In early March 2007, he extended his contract until 2011, and in May he won his second
KNVB Cup
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.
In the 2007–08 season, Manucharyan did not feature in a single game for the first team under new coach
Adrie Koster
Adrianus Cornelis "Adrie" Koster (; born 18 November 1954) is a Dutch football manager who was most recently the manager of Willem II. He is a former winger and former manager of Ajax, Club Brugge and the Netherlands U21 team.
Career
He pla ...
, despite being in excellent form, and constantly played for the youth team, while being affected by minor injuries. In May 2008, Manucharyan expressed his desire to leave the team. In June 2008, Manucharyan and five other Ajax players were declared surplus to requirements.
Haarlem and Apeldoorn
On 6 August 2009, Manucharyan went on loan to Dutch first division club
Haarlem
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. The lease term was calculated for one year. The next day, on 7 August, he made his debut for the team in the first division match against
SC Veendam
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. Replacing defender Franck Karremana, Manucharyan came off the bench in the 58th minute while Haarlem eventually lost 1–6 at home. Manucharyan scored his first goal for the club on 26 September 2009 against
FC Den Bosch
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. For the next six months spent in the
Eredivisie
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championship, he played 17 matches and scored 6 goals for Haarlem. On 25 January 2010, Haarlem declared bankruptcy. The club was unable to find an investor who would be willing to take on the debts of the club. As one of six Ajax players who joined Haarlem on loan, Manucharyan briefly returned to Ajax. A few days later, on 3 February, Edgar went on loan to
AGOVV Apeldoorn
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, coached by former Ajax player
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. Manucharyan's first game for the club was marked by a goal, contributing to his team's 0–1 win in the away league match against
FC Volendam
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. A week later, on 19 February, he scored a hat-trick in a game against
SBV Excelsior
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.
Return to Pyunik
In July 2010, at the end of the
2009–10 season, Manucharyan and Ajax agreed over the termination of his contract valid until the summer of 2011. After becoming a free agent, he joined his former club
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 ...
signing a six-month contract. He made his debut in the second leg of the
2010–11 Champions League second qualifying round
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tie with
Partizan Belgrade
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. Pyunik lost the match 1–0 at home, sealing a 4–1 aggregate win for Partizan. Domestically, Manucharyan contributed five goals in the
2010 Armenian Premier League
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as Pyunik won the national league with just a point advantage over
Banants. After the end of his contract, Manucharyan became a free agent and with Ukrainian club
FC Karpaty Lviv
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showing interest in signing him. He was due to fly to the city, but the signing did not happen and Manucharyan instead left for Pyunik's training camp in Sochi before signing a three-year contract with the club.
In mid-August 2011, he was loaned to
Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast on a one-year lease. Manucharyan played just five games scoring three goals and providing one assist.
Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
On 17 July 2012, Manucharyan signed a two-year contract with
Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast. On 1 April 2013, he scored his first two goals in his seventh match for the club, a 2–0 defeat of
Tom Tomsk
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History
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.
He left Ural after his contract expired at the end of the 2017–18 season.
Alashkert
On 25 July 2018, Manucharyan signed for
Alashkert, being released by Alashkert at the end of the
2018–19 season on 5 June 2019.
Pyunik
On 6 June 2019,
FC Pyunik
Football Club Pyunik Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Փյունիկ Երևան, Futbolayin Akumb P’yunik Yerevan), commonly known as Pyunik ("Phoenix (mythology), Phoenix"), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the ...
announced the return of Manucharyan. Manucharyan left Pyunik on 24 December 2019 after playing just four games and scoring once.
Alashkert
On 4 March 2020,
FC Alashkert
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announced the return of Manucharyan. On 2 August 2020, Manucharyan announced his retirement from football.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Armenian goal''.
References
External links
*
vi.nllegioner.kulichki.com*
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1987 births
Living people
Footballers from Yerevan
Association football forwards
Armenian footballers
Armenia youth international footballers
Armenia under-21 international footballers
Armenia international footballers
Armenian expatriate footballers
FC Pyunik players
AFC Ajax players
HFC Haarlem players
AGOVV Apeldoorn players
FC Ural Yekaterinburg players
FC Alashkert players
Armenian Premier League players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Russian Premier League players
Russian First League players
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in Russia
Armenian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Ethnic Armenian sportspeople