Karapet Mikaelyan ( hy, Կարապետ Միքայելյան, born 27 September 1969) is a former Russian-born Armenian
football
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striker
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. Karapet was also a member of
Armenia national team, participated in 20 international matches and scored 2 goals since his debut on 5 October 1996, in away match against
Northern Ireland
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.
Health problems
In September 2011, Mikaelyan has been diagnosed with severe heart failure and was in urgent need of
heart transplantation. The fans of his former clubs
FC Zvezda Irkutsk
FC Zvezda Irkutsk (russian: ФК Звезда Иркутск) was a Russian football club based in Irkutsk. Zvezda finished first in the Russian Second Division East in 2006, winning promotion to the Russian First Division. The club previously pl ...
and
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
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had raised funds to finance his heart surgery. However, the president of
Armenian Football Federation
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.
The Fe ...
Ruben Hayrapetyan
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has announced that the heart operation will be financed through his federation.
Mikaelyan underwent heart surgery on 14 March 2013. The Union of Football Players and Coaches of Russia was raising money for Mikayelyan's surgery since 25 February. The 935,000 rubles (approx. $30,487)-worth surgery went successfully. FC Krylia Sovetov and the Football Federation of Armenia were among those that had provided financial support to Karapet Mikaelyan.
International goals
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Living people
1969 births
Armenian footballers
Soviet footballers
Armenia international footballers
FC Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure players
FC Zvezda Irkutsk players
FC Sokol Saratov players
Jeju United FC players
PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players
FC Dynamo Stavropol players
Russian Premier League players
K League 1 players
Armenian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Russia
Expatriate footballers in South Korea
Russian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Armenian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Footballers from Moscow
Russian people of Armenian descent
Association football forwards
FC Chita players
FC Spartak Nizhny Novgorod players
Soviet Armenians