Yuriy Sarkisyan

Yuriy Vazgenovich Sarkisyan (Armenian: Յուրի Վազգենի Սարգսյան, Russian: Юрий Вазгенович Саркисян; born 30 May 1947) is an Uzbekistani football manager and former player of Armenian descent. He is the first Armenian to lead a national team into an international tournament.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vazgenovich and the family name is Sarkisyan.
Yuriy Sarkisyan
Personal information
Full name Yuriy Vazgenovich Sarkisyan
Date of birth (1947-05-30) 30 May 1947
Place of birth Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bunyodkor (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1969 Metallurg Olmaliq (14)
1970–1973 Avtomobilist Termez (30)
1974 Spartak Termez 30 (19)
1975 Avtomobilist Termez (14)
1976–1977 Neftyanik Fergana (42)
1978 Shakhrikhanez (21)
1979–1982 Neftyanik Fergana 96 (75)
Teams managed
1987–2013 Neftchi Farg'ona
1996 Uzbekistan
2000 Uzbekistan
2014– Bunyodkor (assistant coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

He started footballer career in 1968 at Metallurg from Olmaliq. From 1970 to 1973 played for Avtomobilist Termez. His last player station was Neftyanik Fergana where he later began managing career.[1] In his footballer career he completed 14 seasons and 10 times became top scorer of teams he played. With 241 goals he is member of Club 200 of Berador Abduraimov.[2]

Managing career

In 1987, he became manager of Neftchi Farg'ona. Since 1990 he is Merited Trainer of Uzbekistan. From 1992 to 1995 Sarkisyan won with Neftchi Farg'ona five times Uzbek League. From July 2000 to February 2000 he was coach of Uzbekistan national football team. He was named by UFF five times as Coach of the Year, more than any other uzbek coach ever.[3]

On 16 May 2013 Sarkisyan was sacked as Neftchi coach after club's poor result in recent league matches.[4][5] He worked at the club for last 26 years. Sarkisyan was named in uzbek mass media Uzbek Ferguson for long years managing work in Neftchi Farg'ona.

Honours

Manager
  • Soviet Second League, East conference (1): 1990
  • Uzbek League (5): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001
  • Uzbek Cup (2): 1994, 1996
  • Asian Club Championship 3rd: 1995

Individual
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References
  1. „Юрий Вазгенович Саркисян: наставник "Нефтчи", 15 Апреля 2008 Archived May 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian).
  2. „Есть Клуб Узбекистанских Бомбардиров! (часть вторая), 25 Июля 2008 Archived October 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian).
  3. Журналисты выберут лучших (in Russian). the-uff.com. 2009-12-17.
  4. Юрий Саркисян - "узбекский Фергюсон" отправлен в отставку (in Russian). uff.uz. 2013-05-17.
  5. Знаменитый Саркисян отправлен в отставку (in Russian). start.uz. 2013-05-19.
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