Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 November 1972 | ||
Place of birth |
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1991 | Malatia Yerevan | 25 | (0) |
1991–1992 | Lori Vanadzor | 33 | (0) |
1992–1997 | Pyunik Yerevan | 153 | (6) |
1998–2003 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 153 | (2) |
2003–2004 | Torpedo-Metallurg | 14 | (0) |
2004–2012 | Pyunik Yerevan | 190 | (14) |
Total | 568 | (22) | |
International career | |||
1992–2012 | Armenia | 133 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2013–2014 | Armenia U19 | ||
2013–2016 | FC Pyunik | ||
2014–2015 | Armenia U21 | ||
2015 | Armenia (interim) | ||
2015–2016 | Armenia U21 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sargis Hovsepyan (Armenian: Սարգիս Հովսեփյան; born on 2 November 1972) is an Armenian professional football coach and a former player who played as a right-back. Hovsepyan was the long-time captain of the Armenia national team. He participated in 133 international matches and scored two goals since his debut in the national team's first game in a home friendly match against Moldova on 14 October 1992.[1] Hovsepyan ended his career on 14 November 2012 at the age of 39, just over a month before turning 40 years old. He was the last member of the first Armenia national team to retire. After his final match, he was awarded the Medal of the City Hall.[2] A month after the completion of his playing career, he was appointed director of the Armenia national team.[3]