Ara Hakobyan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ara Hakobyan | ||
Date of birth | 4 November 1980 | ||
Place of birth |
Armenian SSR | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1999 | Dvin Artashat | 37 | (25) |
1999 | Tsement Ararat | 11 | (2) |
1999 |
Alania Vladikavkaz | 4 | (0) |
2000 | Araks Ararat | 19 | (21) |
2001–2006 | Metalurh Donetsk | 26 | (2) |
2001 | → Stal Alchevsk (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2001 | → Spartak Yerevan (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2001 | → Metalurh-2 Donetsk | 11 | (4) |
2002 | → Stal Alchevsk (loan) | 9 | (3) |
2002 | → Spartak Yerevan (loan) | 15 | (21) |
2003 |
→ Banants Yerevan (loan) | 24 | (45) |
2004 | → Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (loan) | 10 | (3) |
2005 | → Stal Alchevsk (loan) | 32 | (18) |
2006 | → Stal Alchevsk (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2007 |
Illichivets Mariupol | 5 | (0) |
2007 |
Banants Yerevan | 5 | (4) |
2007–2008 | Zimbru Chișinău | 18 | (2) |
2008 | Gomel | 13 | (3) |
2009 | Mika Yerevan | 20 | (7) |
2010 | Ulisses Yerevan | 6 | (2) |
2010–2011 |
Mes Sarchesme | ||
2011–2012 | Ararat Yerevan | 20 | (2) |
2012 |
Alashkert | ||
International career‡ | |||
1998–2009 | Armenia | 42 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2009 |
Ara Hakobyan (Armenian: Արա Հակոբյան, born on 4 November 1980) is an Armenian retired footballer who played as forward for the Armenia national team and participated in 42 international matches and scored 7 goals since his debut in a home friendly match on 21 November 1998. Hakobyan played for many Armenian and Ukrainian football clubs.
Club career
Ara's career began in
Metalurh Donetsk and loans
At the end of the Armenian Premier League season, Hakobyan moved to
With the successful performance in Banants, Hakobyan returned to Donetsk, but only briefly. Club sent him back into the rental loan. Until 2009, Hakobyan never spent a full season after serving the team. After the permanent lease in 2007 and ending a contract with Metalurh, Hakobyan goes into
Mika Yerevan
For the
Ulisses
In late winter, Hakobyan conduct training in Yerevan's
Ararat Yerevan
In February 2011, the head coach of
International career
Hakobyan was a player of the Armenia national football team from 1998 to 2009. During this time, Hakobyan participated in 42 games and scored 7 goals. His first match with the national team was on 21 November 1998 in a friendly home game against Estonia. He is the fifth top goalscorer in history for the national team.
Personal life
Ara's brother Aram Hakobyan is also a football player who has also played for the Armenia national team and many Armenian clubs.
National team statistics
Armenia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1998 | 1 | 0 |
1999 | 2 | 0 |
2000 | 4 | 0 |
2001 | 2 | 0 |
2002 | 1 | 0 |
2003 | 2 | 0 |
2004 | 6 | 1 |
2005 | 8 | 3 |
2006 | 4 | 0 |
2007 | 3 | 1 |
2008 | 8 | 2 |
2009 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 42 | 7 |
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 28 April 2004 | Armenia | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | Win | Friendly
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2. | 26 March 2005 | Armenia | Andorra | 2–1 | Win | 2006 WCQ |
3. | 7 August 2005 | Czech Rep. | Czech Republic | 1–4 | Loss | 2006 WCQ |
4. | 10 October 2005 | Andorra | Andorra | 3–0 | Win | 2006 WCQ |
5. | 14 January 2007 | United States | Panama | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly
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6. | 2 February 2008 | Malta | Malta | 1–0 | Win | Malta Tmt.
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7. | 4 February 2008 | Malta | Belarus | 2–1 | Win | Malta Tmt.
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Honours
Club
- Armenian Premier League (1): 2000
- Armenian Premier League Runner-up (1): 2002
- Armenian Premier League 3rd place (1): 1999
- Armenian Cup Runner-up (1): 2003
- Armenian Premier League Runner-up (1): 2009
Individual
- Armenian Premier League Top Goalscorer (3): 1998, 2000, 2003
- Armenian Footballer of the Year (1): 2003
- Armenian Premier League Record For Most Goals Scored in a Season: 45 goals (2003)
References
- ^ Ара Акопян покинул "Мику" (in Russian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Ара Акопян перейдет в "Улисс" (in Russian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Состав "Улисса" пополнили еще четыре новичка (in Russian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Ара Акопян будет играть в "Арарате" (in Russian). armsport.am. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Ара Акопян покинул "Арарат" (in Russian). armsport.am. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Ара Акопян намерен продолжить карьеру за границей (in Russian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Ара Акопян на просмотре в польском клубе (in Russian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Հայաստանի հավաքականի նախկին հարձակվողը համալրեց "Արարատի" կազմը (in Armenian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Ара Акопян: Я сам выразил желание вновь играть за "Арарат" (in Russian). armsport.am. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Արա Հակոբյանը խզել է պայմանագիրը "Արարատի" հետ (in Armenian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
External links
- Ara Hakobyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ara Hakobyan at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Ara Hakobyan at FootballDatabase.eu
- ffa.am
- armfootball.tripod.com
- Ara Hakobyan at Soccerway