Hagop Donabedian
Hagop Donabedian (Armenian: Յակոբ Տոնապետյան; Arabic: هاکوب دونابدیان; born 28 October 1981) is a professional football manager and former footballer, who works as a coach at Lebanese football academy Athletico SC.[1] Born in the Armenian SSR, Donabedian moved to Lebanon at an early age; he represented Lebanon internationally at senior level for three years.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hagop Donabedian | ||
Date of birth | 28 October 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Gyumri, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Athletico SC (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2006 | Homenetmen Beirut | ||
2006 | Lokomotiv Vitebsk | 4 | (0) |
2006–2010 | Nejmeh | (1) | |
2010–2013 | Homenetmen Beirut | ||
2013–2015 | Salam Zgharta | 37 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Homenetmen Beirut | ||
National team | |||
2002 | Lebanon U23 | ||
2000–2003 | Lebanon | 15 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2018– | Athletico SC | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Donabedian started his career in 2001 playing for Homenetmen Beirut. After five years, Belarusian club Lokomotiv Vitebsk bought him. He played four matches in the 2006 Belarusian Premier League season,[2] before returning to Lebanon with Nejmeh, in 2011 Hagop surprised the media by signing back for his first team Homenetmen Beirut. 2 years with Homenetmen he signed with Salam Zgharta after a successful seasons he came back to Homenetmen Beirut once again where he started his footballing career.
International career
Donabedian has represented the Lebanon national football team, appearing in five 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[3]
References
- Hagop Donabedian at Athletico S.C.
- Hagop Donabedian at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Hagop Donabidian – FIFA competition record
External links
- Hagop Donabedian at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hagop Donabedian at Soccerway
- Hagop Donabedian at Goalzz.com (available in Arabic at Kooora.com)