Zhora Hovhannisyan (Armenian: Ժորա Հովհաննիսյան, born 16 April 1987) is an Armenian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zhora Hovhannisyan | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Pyunik Yerevan | 25 | (4) |
| 2004–2007 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Egaleo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Chaidari (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Agios Dimitrios (loan) | 15 | (1[2]) |
| 2007–2008 | Agios Dimitrios | 17 | (0) |
| 2008 | Doxa Kranoula | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | A.O.Kymi F.C. | 30 | (12) |
| 2010 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 21 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 12 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Armenia U-19 | 14 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Armenia U-21 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHovhannisyan played for FC Pyunik before switching in July 2004 to Greek team Olympiacos.[1] In January 2008, he moved on loan from Olympiacos to Greek Beta Ethniki club Agios Dimitrios.[3] Hovhannisyan joined Doxa Kranoula in July 2008 and, in January 2009, moved to A.O. Kymis, which participates in the local amateur league of Euboea (division 1). In 2010, Zhora joined the now disbanded Russian club Saturn Moscow Oblast. Soon afterward, he joined Lokomotiv Tashkent which was coached by his father Khoren Hovhannisyan. Zhora Hovhannisyan had been announced the best foreign player of Uzbekistan in 2012.[4] Later, in the year of 2013, he signed with most successful Uzbek club, Pakhtakor Tashkent, and was given the No. 10 jersey.[5] He was included in the roster of Pakhtakor for the 2013 season of the AFC Champions League.[6] Hovhannisyan scored his first goal for Pakhtakor in a home 2–0 victory over Neftchi FK.[7]
International career
editHovhannisyan is a former member of the Armenia U-19 junior team and Armenia U-21 youth team. He has not been called to the Armenia national football team because of the national team's already strong attacking midfield, according to head coach Vardan Minasyan. Minasyan said he will always keep him under their spotlight and that it's possible he will be invited to the national team in future.[8]
Personal life
editZhora's father is former Soviet footballer Khoren Hovhannisyan, ex-president of Armenia's FC Pyunik team and the Golden Player of Armenia recipient of the UEFA Jubilee Awards.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Zhora Hovhannisyan :: All For Football .net Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Zhora Hovhannisyan Archived 23 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "HOVHANNISYAN ZHORA" (in Greek). EPAE. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ Ժորա Հովհաննիսյանը՝ Ուզբեկստանի առաջնության լավագույն լեգեոնական (in Armenian). sport.news.am. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Ժորա Հովհաննիսյանին հանձնեցին «Պախտակորի» 10 համարի մարզաշապիկը (in Armenian). sport.news.am. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Ժորա Հովհաննիսյանն ու Արամ Բաբայանը կխաղան Ասիայի Չեմպիոնների լիգայում (in Armenian). sport.news.am. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Ժորա Հովհաննիսյանը՝ գոլի հեղինակ (in Armenian). sport.news.am. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Վարդան Մինասյան. «Անկախ ամեն ինչից, ձգտելու ենք հասնել դրական արդյունքի» (in Armenian). FFA.am. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ The son of Khoren Hovhannisyan is on try-out in Saturn - Arm Football[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- "Guardian's Stats Centre". Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
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