Yegishe Melikyan
 Melikyan with Ulisses in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yegishe Melikovich Melikyan | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Soviet Armenia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Armenia (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Dvin Artashat | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Araks Ararat | ||
| 2000–2001 | Banants Yerevan | ||
| 2002–2009 | Metalurh Donetsk | 57 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Metalurh-2 Donetsk | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2006 | → Stal Alchevsk (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Banants Yerevan (loan) | 36 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Ulisses Yerevan (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2010 | Ulisses Yerevan | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Krymteplytsia Molodizhne | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Hoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 41 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2007 | Armenia | 29 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Metalurh Donetsk (U-19) | ||
| 2015 | Metalurh Donetsk (U-21) | ||
| 2015 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (U-19) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Stal Kamianske (U-21) | ||
| 2017 | Stal Kamianske | ||
| 2019 | Lviv (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Lviv | ||
| 2020–2021 | Alashkert | ||
| 2021–2025 | Pyunik | ||
| 2025– | Armenia | ||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 September 2007 | |||
Yegishe Melikovich Melikyan (Armenian: Եղիշ Մելիքովիչ Մելիքյան, born on 13 August 1979) is a retired Armenian football defender and manager. He is the current manager of the Armenia national football team.
Career
International
Melikyan was a member of the Armenia national team, participated in 29 international matches since his debut in away Euro 2004 qualifying match against Greece on 16 October 2002.
Managerial career
On 26 June 2017, Melikyan was appointed head coach of Stal Kamianske.[1] On 25 September 2017, he left the club.[2][3]
On September 2019, Melikyan was appointed assistant to head coach Volodymyr Mazyar at Lviv.[4] On 31 October 2019, he was appointed head coach of this team.[5][6] On 21 June 2020, Lviv decided to part ways with Melikyan upon the expiration of his contract.[7][8]
On 28 June 2020, Melikyan was appointed as manager of Alashkert.[9][10] On 5 January 2021, he left the club by mutual consent.[11]
On 7 January 2021, Melikyan was appointed as manager of FC Pyunik.[12][13] On 27 January 2025, Pyunik extended their contract with Melikyan until the end of the 2025–26 season.[14]
On 6 August 2025, Melikyan left FC Pyunik[15] and was appointed head coach of the Armenia national team.[16][17]
International career statistics
- As of match played 12 September 2007[18]
| Armenia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 0 |
Honours
Player
Araks Ararat
- Armenian Cup: 1999
- Armenian Premier League: 2000
Banants
- Armenian Cup: 2007
Manager
Pyunik
Individual
- Armenian Premier League Manager of the Season: 2021–22[19]
References
- ^ "Եղիշե Մելիքյանը գլխավորել է ուկրաինական «Ստալը»". a1plus.am (in Armenian). 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Официально: Меликян покинул Сталь". isport.ua (in Russian). 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Меликян уходит в отставку с поста главного тренера Стали". sportarena.com (in Russian). 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Егише Меликян включен в тренерский штаб «Львова»". sport.news.am (in Russian). 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Львов официально назначил нового тренера". football24.ua (in Russian). 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Новым тренером футбольного клуба «Львов» назначен Егише Меликян". 1lurer.am (in Russian). 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Львов расстался с главным тренером Эгише Меликяном". sportarena.com (in Russian). 21 June 2020.
- ^ "ПФК Львов лишился главного тренера". isport.ua (in Russian). 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Եղիշե Մելիքյանը' "Ալաշկերտի" գլխավոր մարզիչ". fcalashkert.am (in Armenian). FC Alashkert. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Егише Меликян - главный тренер "Алашкерта"". armenpress.am (in Russian). 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Егише Меликян покинул «Алашкерт»". sport.news.am (in Russian). 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Pyunik FC signs contract with coach Yeghishe Melikyan". panorama.am. 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Official statement: Eghishe Melikyan". fcpyunik.am. FC Pyunik. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Pyunik extends contract with Eghishe Melikyan and coaching staff". fcpyunik.am. FC Pyunik. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Yeghishe Melikyan leaves Pyunik". fcpyunik.am. FC Pyunik. 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Yeghishe Melikyan appointed head coach of the Armenian national team". sportaran.com. 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Եղիշե Մելիքյանը՝ Հայաստանի ազգային հավաքականի գլխավոր մարզիչ". ffa.am (in Armenian). FFA. 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Yegishe Meliki Melikyan". eu-football.info.
- ^ "Yeghishe Melikyan is the best coach of VBET Armenian Premier League season 2021/2022". ffa.am. Football Federation Armenia. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
External links
- Yegishe Melikyan at Soccerway
- Yegishe Melikyan at WorldFootball.net
- Yegishe Melikyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yegishe Melikyan at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)