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Babken Melikyan
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Babken Ludvig Melikyan (Armenian: Բաբկեն Լյուդվիկ Մելիքյան; Arabic: بابكين لودفيغ ماليكيان; born 3 April 1960) is a professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder or forward.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Babken Ludvig Melikyan | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977 | SKIF Yerevan | 9 | (0) |
| 1978–1984 | Ararat Yerevan | 204 | (29) |
| 1985–1986 | SKA Odessa | 46 | (12) |
| 1986 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 3 | (0) |
| 1987 | Spartak Moscow | 8 | (1) |
| 1987 | Kotayk | 18 | (5) |
| 1988–1991 | Ararat Yerevan | 103 | (14) |
| 1991–1998 | Homenmen Beirut | ||
| 1998–2000 | Sagesse | (5) | |
| 2000–2001 | Homenetmen Beirut | ||
| Total | 391+ | (66+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1997 | Lebanon | 36 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Sagesse | ||
| 2002–2003 | Lebanon (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Gandzasar Kapan-2 | ||
| 2009 | Mika-95 | ||
| 2010 | Kilikia | ||
| 2011 | Kilikia-99 | ||
| 2015 | Mika (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Armenia, Melikyan moved to Lebanon in 1991, and obtained citizenship through naturalisation via a presidential decree in order to play for the Lebanon national team.[3]
Managerial career edit
Melikyan was Lebanon national team assistant coach to Richard Tardy, between 2002 and 2003.[4]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Melikyan goal.[2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 May 1993 | Beirut, Lebanon | India | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | [5] |
| 2 | 26 January 1997 | Beirut, Lebanon | Estonia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [6] |
| 3 | 24 May 1997 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Singapore | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [7] |
Honours edit
Player edit
Ararat Yerevan
- IFA Shield: 1978
Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk
Spartak Moscow
- Soviet Top League: 1987
- USSR Federation Cup: 1987
Homenmen Beirut
- Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98
Sagesse
- Lebanese Second Division: 1998–99
Individual
- IFFHS All-time Lebanon Men's Dream Team[8]
- Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 1996–97[9]
Manager edit
Sagesse
- Lebanese Second Division: 1998–99
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Armenian players in National team of Lebanon -". playerhistory.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Babken Melikyan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "جمال طه مدربا لمنتخب الأرز". Lebanese Forces Official Website. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "منتخب لبنان الوطني اجتمع في الماريوت وعسكر في اللاذقية". Shoot (451 ed.). 19 August 2002.
- ^ "Lebanon International Matches 1993-99". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lebanon vs. Estonia (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Singapore vs. Lebanon (1:2)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "IFFHS Men's All Time Lebanon Dream Team". IFFHS. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (166 ed.). 31 March 1997. p. 3.
External links edit
- Babken Melikyan at FA Lebanon
- Babken Melikyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Babken Melikyan at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)