Nikolay Andreevich Kazaryan (Armenian: Նիկոլայ Ղազարյան Russian: Николай Казарян; 11 January 1947 - 19 December 2023) was an Armenian football manager and footballer.

Nikolay Kazaryan
Personal information
Full name Nikolay Andreevich Kazaryan
Date of birth (1947-01-11) 11 January 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Baku, Azerbaijan
Date of death 19 December 2023(2023-12-19) (aged 76)
Place of death Yerevan, Armenia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1976 Ararat 298 (67)
International career
USSR Olympic 1 (0)
Managerial career
Ethiopia (consultant)
1989 Ararat
1999 Kilikia
2008–2010 Lernayin Artsakh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

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Kazaryan was born on 11 January 1947 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He was born to a Lithuanian mother and an Armenian father. He moved with his family to Armenia at the age of ten.[1] He mainly operated as a forward. He was known for his speed.[2] He started his career with Ararat. He made 298 league appearances and scored 67 goals while playing for the club. He helped them win the league.[3] He helped them win the 1973 Soviet Cup and the 1975 Soviet Cup. He played in the UEFA Cup while playing for them. He was a Soviet Union youth international. He played for the Soviet Union Olympic football team. He made one appearance while playing for the team.

Kazaryan attended the Higher School of Coaches in Russia. After that, he worked as a consultant for the Ethiopia national football team. In 1989, he was appointed manager of Armenian side Ararat. In 1999, he was appointed manager of Armenian side Kilikia. In 2008, he was appointed manager of Armenian side Lernayin Artsakh. He was married. He had a daughter and a son. He died on 19 December 2023 in Yerevan, Armenia.

References

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  1. ^ "Երբեմն սկսում ես փոշմանել՝ այն, ինչ արել ես, ինչի՞ համար ես արել, ո՞ւմ համար ես արել. "Արարատ-73"՝ Նիկոլայ Ղազարյան". aysor.am.
  2. ^ "Николай Казарян: "Устал от несправедливости в жизни"". fannet.org (Archived).
  3. ^ "Николай Казарян: 'Старайтесь не брать от футбола, а отдавать себя ему'". nv.am.