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