Artavazd Karamyan

Artyom Karamyan
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-11-14) 14 November 1979
Place of birth Yerevan, Armenian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Youth career
–1996 Arabkir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Arabkir 7 (3)
1997–1998 Pyunik 10 (1)
1999–2000 Kilikia 56 (18)
2000 Mika
2001–2002 Pyunik 42 (20)
2003 Panachaiki 15 (1)
2003–2004 Arsenal Kyiv 11 (1)
2004–2006 Rapid București 51 (1)
2007–2009 Politehnica Timişoara 92 (15)
2010 Steaua București 8 (0)
2010–2011 Unirea Urziceni 3 (0)
2012–2014 FC Clinceni 42 (9)
Total 337 (69)
International career
1999–2000 Armenia U21 4 (0)
2000–2010 Armenia 51 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Artavazd "Artyom" Karamyan (Armenian: Արտավազդ "Արտյոմ" Քարամյան; born 14 November 1979), is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a left winger or a left back.

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

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 & return to Pyunik

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

Panachaiki

They both joined the Alpha Ethniki club Panachaiki Patras in 2003.

Arsenal Kyiv

From 2003 to 2004, they both played for Vyshcha Liha club Arsenal Kyiv.

Rapid București

Artyom and Arman both joined Divizia A club Rapid București 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 București 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 Artyom and Arman reunited in the club Politehnica Timişoara in 2007.

Steaua București

The Karamyan brothers moved to Steaua București in 2010. 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 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 51 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 retired from the national team.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Armenia 2000 6 0
2001 6 0
2002 3 0
2003 7 0
2004 6 2
2005 3 0
2006 1 0
2007 8 0
2008 4 0
2009 6 0
2010 1 0
Total 51 2
Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karamyan goal.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 February 2004 Pafiako Stadium, Paphos, Cyprus  Kazakhstan 2–1 3–3 Friendly
2 21 February 2004 Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Georgia 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Personal life

Artyom's twin brother Arman was also a professional footballer. Artavazd is married and has two daughters.[8]

At the end of 2014, Karamyan and his brother took Romanian citizenship.[9]

Honours

Pyunik

Rapid București

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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. Retrieved 31 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ Արտավազդ Քարամյանը վերադարձել է մեծ ֆուտբոլ և դարձել է դուբլի հեղինակ (in Armenian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ Արման Քարամյանը աչքի է ընկել "Դինամո-2"-ի դեմ խաղում (in Armenian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ "Artavazd Karamyan". European Football. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  8. ^ "У Артаваздa Карамяна тоже счастье" (in Russian). armsport.am. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Karamienii sunt români!" (in Romanian). SportNews. 4 November 2014.
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