Artashes Adamyan

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|name = Artashes Adamyan

|image =

|fullname = Artashes Armoevich Adamyan

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|11|12|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Armenia

|height =

|position = Midfielder

|currentclub =

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 =

|years1 = 1987

|clubs1 = Armavir

|caps1 = 2

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1987–1989

|clubs2 = Lernayin Artsakh

|caps2 = 77

|goals2 = 13

|years3 = 1989–1991

|clubs3 = Kotayk

|caps3 = 55

|goals3 = 4

|years4 = 1991

|clubs4 = Ararat

|caps4 = 12

|goals4 = 1

|years5 = 1992

|clubs5 = Kotayk

|caps5 = 29

|goals5 = 12

|years6 = 1993–1996

|clubs6 = Spartak (Plovdiv)

|caps6 = 48+

|goals6 = 3+

|years7 = 1997–1998

|clubs7 = Kristall

|caps7 = 66

|goals7 = 5

|years8 = 1999

|clubs8 = BKMA

|caps8 = 7

|goals8 = 1

|years9 = 1999–2001

|clubs9 = Salam Zgharta

|years10 = 2001–2002

|clubs10 = Akhaa Ahli Aley

|years11 = 2003–2006

|clubs11 = Mika

|caps11 = 89

|goals11 = 6

|totalcaps =

|totalgoals =

|nationalyears1 = 1992–1999

|nationalteam1 = Armenia

|nationalcaps1 = 9

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|manageryears1 = 2021–

|managerclubs1 = Lernayin Artsakh

|manageryears2 =

|managerclubs2 = Artsakh

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Artashes Armoevich Adamyan ({{langx|hy|Արտաշես Ադամյան}}; {{langx|ru|Арташес Армоевич Адамян}}; born 12 November 1970) is an Armenian football manager who manages Lernayin Artsakh and Artsakh.

Career

=Playing career=

Adamysan started his career with Soviet third-tier side Armavir.{{FootballFacts.ru|735-adamyanartashesarmoevich}} In 1989, he signed for Kotayk in the Soviet second tier. In 1991, Adamyan signed for Soviet top flight club Ararat. In 1993, he signed for Spartak (Plovdiv) in the Bulgarian second tier, helping them earn promotion to the Bulgarian top flight.{{Cite web|url=https://ritnitop.bg/2022/09/05/spartak-plovdiv-treta-liga/|title=Традиционните за елита отбори в долните дивизии: "Спартак" (Пловдив)|publisher=ritnitop.bg}}{{Cite web|url=https://sporta.bg/dnes-pouvehtyalata-legenda-spartak-plovdiv-stava-na-68-godini|title=ДНЕС ПОУВЕХТЯЛАТА ЛЕГЕНДА СПАРТАК (ПЛОВДИВ) СТАВА НА 68 ГОДИНИ|publisher=sporta.bg}}{{Cite web|url=https://sportenplovdiv.com/2017/03/23/ретро-снимки-силният-отбор-на-спартак/|title=Силният отбор на Спартак Пловдив от сезон 1994/1995|publisher=sportenplovdiv.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://spartakpd.info/history.php|title=История на ФК "Спартак" Пловдив}} Before the 1997 season, he signed for Russian team Kristall but left due to being caught using stimulants after a game between Armenia and Ukraine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports.ru/football/4109219.html|title=О, где же ты, брат?|publisher=sports.ru}}

Before the 1999 season, Adamyan signed for BKMA in Armenia. In 1999, he signed for Lebanese outfit Salam Zgharta. Before the 2003 season, he signed for Mika in Armenia.

He played in the Armenia national team's first ever game.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.news.am/arm/news/72050/|title=24 տարի առաջ ֆուտբոլի Հայաստանի հավաքականն անցկացրել է առաջին հանդիպումը|publisher=sport.news.am}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vnews.am/culture/post/hayastani-azgayin-havaqakany-29-tarekan-e|title=Հայաստանի ազգային հավաքականը 29 տարեկան է|publisher=vnews.am}}

=Managerial career=

He worked as youth director of Russian side Kuban.{{Cite web|url=http://krasnodar-news.net/sport/2014/04/06/15083.html|title=АРТАШЕС АДАМЯН: ПОКАЗАЛИ ХОРОШИЙ ФУТБОЛ|publisher=krasnodar-news.net}}

In 2021, Adamyan was appointed manager of Armenian second-tier side Lernayin Artsakh, helping them earn promotion to the Armenian top flight.{{Cite web|url=https://football365.am/interview/18444/|title=Ինչպե՞ս է անցնում "Լեռնային Արցախի" ճանապարհը՝ դեպի ապագա․ Զրույց Արտաշես Ադամյանի հետ|publisher=football365.am}}{{Cite web|url=https://armsport.am/241627/|title=Լեռնային Արցախը նոր գլխավոր մարզիչ ունի|publisher=armsport.am}}{{Cite web|url=https://artsakhpress.am/arm/news/163174/|title=

"Լեռնային Արցախ" ֆուտբոլային թիմը դարձել է ՀՀ չեմպիոն. մարզիկներին դիմավորել են Ստեփանակերտում|publisher=artsakhpress.am}} After that, he was appointed manager of Artsakh.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ipsnews.net/2022/09/black-crash-goal-nagorno-karabakh/|title=To Be Black (and Crash the Goal) in Nagorno-Karabakh|publisher=ipsnews.net}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.civilnet.vecto.it/news/574049/artsakh-from-the-battlefield-to-the-soccer-field/|title=Artsakh: From the Battlefield to the Soccer Field|publisher=civilnet.vecto.it}}