Arthur Kalinovich Stepanyan (Armenian: Արթուր Ստեփանյան, Russian: Артур Калинович Степанян, born on 14 April 1987) is a former Armenian football defender and a referee. He was born in Russia, holds Russian citizenship and played most of his career there.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Kalinovich Stepanyan | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Ordzhonikidze, Russian SFSR | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yunost Vladikavkaz | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | FC Sokol Saratov | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | FC Pyunik | 19 | (1) |
| 2007 | FC Saturn Yegoryevsk | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | FC Spartak-UGP Anapa | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | FC Amkar Perm | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | → FC Gornyak Uchaly (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2009 | → FC Tyumen (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | FC Gazovik Orenburg | 4 | (1) |
| 2010 | FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | FC Astrakhan | 30 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Armenia U-21 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHe played 3 seasons in the Russian Football National League for FC Sokol Saratov and FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk.
Referee career
editUpon retirement as a player, he worked as a referee in the third-tier Russian Professional Football League from 2015 to 2017.
External links
edit- Arthur Stepanyan at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)