| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1979-11-14)14 November 1979 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan,Armenian SSR,Soviet Union (now Armenia) | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker,left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Arabkir Yerevan | 7 | (4) |
| 1997–1998 | Pyunik Yerevan | 23 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | Kilikia Yerevan | 54 | (35) |
| 2001–2002 | Pyunik Yerevan | 41 | (57) |
| 2003 | Panachaiki Patras | 15 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Arsenal Kyiv | 10 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Rapid București | 6 | (0) |
| 2005 | →FC Brașov (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2005 | →Gloria Bistriţa (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | →Braşov (loan) | 10 | (10) |
| 2006–2007 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Politehnica Timişoara | 50 | (16) |
| 2010 | Steaua București | 13 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Unirea Urziceni | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | CS Buftea | 41 | (22) |
| 2016 | Voința Crevedia | 18 | (9) |
| Total | 321 | (165) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2010 | Armenia | 48 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arman Karamyan (Armenian:Արման Քարամյան; born 14 November 1979) is an Armenian retired professionalfootballer and former international for theArmenia national team. Arman is the twin brother of fellow football playerArtavazd Karamyan.
Arman Karamyan began playing football as a senior in 1996. That year, both he and his older brotherArtavazd Karamyan joinedArabkir.
In 1997, they both made their way toPyunik Yerevan. Arman was a part of Pyunik when they won theArmenian Premier League in2001 and2002, theArmenian Cup in 2002 andArmenian Supercup in 1997 and 2002.
Both brothers moved toKilikia Yerevan in 1999 and back to Pyunik in 2001.
They both joined theFootball League (Greece) in 2003 when they both signed withPanachaiki Patras.
From 2003 to 2004, they both played inUkrainian Premier League clubArsenal Kyiv.
Arman and Artavazd both joinedLiga I clubRapid București in 2004. While Arman left that season, Artavazd would remain in the club for a number of seasons.
Arman was loaned to other Liga I clubsBraşov andGloria Bistriţa for the 2005 season.
He was loaned toBraşov again at the start of the 2006 season.
Arman than officially signed withCeahlăul Piatra Neamţ.
Both Arman and Artavazd reunited in the clubPolitehnica Timişoara in 2007. The next season, the club was a finalist in the2008–09 Liga I championship.
The Karamyan brothers moved toSteaua București in 2010. In the2009–10 season, Arman was selected as theleft winger of the year. After finishing Liga I for the 2009–10 season, the brothers ended their contracts with Steaua București. 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 withBraşov. However, the head coach of BraşovDaniel 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 forAstra Giurgiu, coached byMihai Stoichiță. But after Stoichiță departed from the club, the talks ended. According to an edition ofTotalFootball, 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 the Karamyan brothers. The football players signed a contract with and officially moved intoUnirea Urziceni.[3] Near the end of a match, Arman made his debut for the club coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute of the game.[4]
In late October 2011, Stoichiță, who knew firsthand the playing abilities of both brothers, invited them to his current teamMioveni. However, Artavazd decided to retire as a player and go into business.[5]
A year later, Artavazd resumed his career and he and Arman both joined theLiga II clubBuftea. In their first meeting, Artavazd scored twice. Arman also scored a goal in their second match.[6][7]
Karamyan was a member of theArmenia national team and had participated in 49 international matches and scored 5 goals since his debut in an awayfriendly match againstGuatemala on 9 January 2000 ending 1–1. In 2010, he left the national team.
He and his brotherArtavazd Karamyan were both football players and have spent nearly their entire careers playing for the same teams.
At the end 2014 he took theRomanian citizenship, together with his brother. They are living in Romania with their kids and wives.[8]
| Armenia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 8 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 7 | 1 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 5 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 February 2000 | GSP Stadium,Strovolos, Cyprus |  Cyprus | 2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly | [9] |
| 2 | 7 June 2002 | Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella,Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Andorra | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [10] |
| 3 | 10 September 2003 | Windsor Park,Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | [11] |
| 4 | 19 February 2004 | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium,Paphos, Greece |  Kazakhstan | 3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly | [12] |
| 5 | 21 February 2004 | Makario Stadium,Nicosia, Cyprus |  Georgia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [13] |
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