Varuzhan Sukiasyan Explained

Varuzhan Sukiasyan
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Birth Date:1956 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Yerevan, Armenian SSR
Height:1.81 m
Position:Forward
Years1:1978–1987
Clubs1:Kotayk
Caps1:183
Goals1:66
Manageryears1:1989–1990
Manageryears2:1992–1994
Manageryears3:1995
Manageryears4:1997
Manageryears5:1998–1999
Manageryears6:1998–1999
Manageryears7:2000
Manageryears8:2000–2001
Manageryears9:2001
Manageryears10:2003–2005
Manageryears11:2006–2007
Manageryears12:2007–2008
Manageryears13:2008
Manageryears14:2009–2010
Manageryears15:2015–2016
Manageryears16:2015–2016
Manageryears17:2018
Managerclubs1:Lori
Managerclubs2:Banants Kotayk
Managerclubs3:Van Yerevan
Managerclubs4:Homenmen Beirut
Managerclubs5:Tsement Ararat
Managerclubs6:Armenia U21
Managerclubs7:Araks Ararat
Managerclubs8:Armenia
Managerclubs9:Spartak Yerevan
Managerclubs10:Homenmen Beirut
Managerclubs11:Ararat Yerevan
Managerclubs12:Armenia U21
Managerclubs13:Ararat Yerevan
Managerclubs14:Impulse FC
Managerclubs15:Ararat Yerevan
Managerclubs16:Armenia
Managerclubs17:Alashkert

Varuzhan Sukiasyan (Armenian: Վարուժան Սուքիասյան, Russian: Варужан Гарсеванович Сукиасян; born 5 August 1956 in Yerevan), is an Armenian football manager and former player. He is the brother of Yervand Sukiasyan.

Between 1978 and 1987, Sukiasyan played at FC Kotayk of Abovyan. He managed the Armenia national team in the 2000–2001 period. In 2015–2016, he worked as manager of the Armenia national team, his second spell.

Coaching career

In 1989, Sukiasyan began his coaching career in FC Lori from Vanadzor, then was the coach of Banants Kotayk between 1992 and 1994, including when they won the Armenian Cup in 1992. He also was the coach of Van Yerevan and Homenmen Beirut.

In 1998, Sukiasyan became the coach of Tsement Ararat with which he won the Armenian Premier League in 1998 and 2000 and Armenian Cup in 1998 and 1999. In the same time, he managed the Armenia U21 and Armenia senior national teams. In 2001, he also coached the newformed Spartak Yerevan.

He was again the coach of Homenmen Beirut between 2003 and 2005.

During at Ararat Yerevan, he was appointed in July 2006, replacing Abraham Khashmanyan,[1] but was resigned in July 2007, left for Armenia U-21 team. In March 2008, Sukiasyan was again appointed as the coach of Ararat Yerevan, replacing his successor Dušan Mijić. He was with the club when it won the Armenian Cup and reached the second place in the 2008 Armenian Premier League, after a loss in the championship play-off match against Pyunik. He was again resigned in December 2008.[2] In 2010, he was the coach of Impulse FC from Dilijan.

In April 2015, Sukiasyan was again take seat at Ararat Yerevan.

On 10 December 2015 he was appointed as head coach of the Armenia national football team.

Personal life

Between 2010 and 2015 Sukiasyan worked as the chief of the Yerevan Funeral Home, at the Yerevan Municipal, in Yerevan, Armenia.

Managerial statistics

TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Armenia 20002001
Armenia December 2015Present

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . www.uefa.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060718204915/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=436930.html . 2006-07-18.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . www.uefa.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081210180603/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=783751.html . 2008-12-10.