Babken Melikyan
Association football player
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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] Born in the Soviet Union, he played for the Lebanon national team.
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]
| 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] | ||
| Positions | |||
| 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 | |||
International career
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
Melikyan was the Lebanon national team's assistant coach to Richard Tardy, between 2002 and 2003.[4]
Career statistics
International
- 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
Player
Ararat Yerevan
- IFA Shield: 1978[8]
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[9]
- Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 1996–97[10]
Manager
Sagesse
- Lebanese Second Division: 1998–99
