Artavazd Karamyan

Artavazd Karamyan (Armenian: Արտավազդ Քարամյան, born 14 November 1979), commonly known as Artyom Karamyan, is a retired Armenian footballer and former international for the Armenian national team. Artavazd is the twin brother of fellow football player Arman Karamyan.

Artavazd Karamyan
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-11-14) 14 November 1979
Place of birth Yerevan, Armenian SSR Soviet Union
(now Armenia)
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Left winger / Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Arabkir Yerevan 7 (3)
1997–1998 Pyunik Yerevan 10 (1)
1999–2001 Kilikia Yerevan 56 (18)
2001–2002 Pyunik Yerevan 42 (20)
2003 Panachaiki Patras 15 (1)
2003–2004 Arsenal Kyiv 11 (1)
2004–2007 Rapid Bucureşti 50 (1)
2007–2010 Politehnica Timişoara 92 (16)
2010 Steaua Bucureşti 8 (0)
2010–2011 Unirea Urziceni 3 (0)
2012–2014 Clinceni 42 (8)
Total 336 (69)
National team‡
2000–2010 Armenia 50 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 August 2014

Club career

Arabkir

Artavazd Karamyan began playing football as a senior in 1996. That year, both he and his younger brother Arman Karamyan joined Arabkir.

Pyunik Yerevan

In 1997, they both made their way to Pyunik Yerevan. Artavazd was a part of Pyunik when they won the Armenian Premier League in 2001 and 2002, the Armenian Cup in 2002 and Armenian Supercup in 1997 and 2002.

Kilikia Yerevan & return to Pyunik Yerevan

Both brothers moved to Kilikia Yerevan in 1999 and back to Pyunik in 2001.

Panachaiki Patras

They both joined the Football League (Greece) in 2003 when they both signed with Panachaiki Patras.

Arsenal Kyiv

From 2003 to 2004, they both played in Ukrainian Premier League club Arsenal Kyiv.

Rapid Bucureşti

Artavazd and Arman both joined Liga I club Rapid Bucureşti in 2004. While Artavazd would remain in the club for a number of seasons, Arman left that season. While Artavazd was playing for the club, Rapid Bucureşti became finalists in the 2005–06 Divizia A championship and won the Cupa României in 2005–06 and 2006–07. The club also made it to the quarterfinals of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup.

Politehnica Timişoara

Both Artavazd and Arman reunited in the club Politehnica Timişoara in 2007. The next season, the club was a finalist in the 2008–09 Liga I championship.

Steaua Bucureşti

The Karamyan brothers moved to Steaua Bucureşti in 2010. After finishing Liga I for the 2009–10 season, the brothers ended their contracts with Steaua Bucureşti. A search began to find the club they would both continue playing football in. But the process of finding a new club was delayed. Later, it was reported that the brothers were in talks with FC Brașov. However, the head coach of Brașov Daniel Isăilă later stated that the transition of the Karmanyans was unlikely to be completed because of the complexity of the negotiations, which reached a standstill.[1] Talks were later made for the brothers to play for Astra Giurgiu, coached by Mihai Stoichiță. But after Stoichiță departed from the club, the talks ended. According to an edition of TotalFootball, because of the long search for a new team, the financial conditions for the Karamyan brothers increased to that of a required minimum of 10,000 euros per month. The option that both players finish their playing careers and enter into coaching activities was considered.[2] In mid-September 2010, the search was over for Karamyan brothers.

Unirea Urziceni

The football players signed a contract with and officially moved into Unirea Urziceni.[3]

In late October 2011, Stoichiță, who knew firsthand the playing abilities of both brothers, invited them to his current team Mioveni. However, Artavazd decided to retire as a player and go into business.[4]

Buftea

A year later, Artavazd resumed his career and he and Arman both joined the Liga II club Buftea. In their first meeting, Artavazd scored twice. Arman also scored a goal in their second match.[5][6]

International career

Karamyan was a member of the Armenia national team and had participated in 50 international matches and scored 2 goals since his debut in an away friendly match against Guatemala on 9 January 2000 ending 1–1. In 2010, he left the national team.

Style of play

His main merits are speed and free kicks.

Personal life

Artavazd is married and has two daughters.[7]

He and his brother Arman Karamyan were both football players and have spent nearly their entire careers playing for the same teams.

At the end 2014 he also took the Romanian citizenship, together with his brother. They are living in Romania with their kids and wives.[8]

National team statistics
Armenia national team
YearAppsGoals
200050
200160
200230
200370
200462
200520
200610
200780
200840
200960
201010
Total502

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 February 2004Cyprus Kazakhstan3-3DrawFriendly
221 February 2004Cyprus Georgia2-0WinFriendly

Honours

Club

Pyunik Yerevan

Rapid Bucureşti

Politehnica Timişoara

References
  1. Переговоры с Карамянами зашли в тупик (in Russian). armsport.am. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. Братья Карамяны могут завершить карьеру (in Russian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  3. Братья Карамян перешли в «Унирю» (in Russian). armsport.am. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  4. Братья Карамяны оставили футбол ради бизнеса (in Russian). armsport.am. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  5. Արտավազդ Քարամյանը վերադարձել է մեծ ֆուտբոլ և դարձել է դուբլի հեղինակ (in Armenian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  6. Արման Քարամյանը աչքի է ընկել «Դինամո-2»-ի դեմ խաղում (in Armenian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  7. "У Артаваздa Карамяна тоже счастье" (in Russian). armsport.am. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  8. "Karamienii sunt români!" (in Romanian). SportNews. 4 November 2014.
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