Yeghishe Melikyan
Armenian footballer and manager
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Yeghishe Meliki Melikyan (Armenian: Եղիշե Մելիքի 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.
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Melikyan managing Armenia in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yeghishe Meliki Melikyan | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Soviet Armenia, Soviet Union (present-day Armenia) | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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‡ | |||
| 2002–2009 | 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 | |||
Career
International
Melikyan was a member of the Armenia national team, participating 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], 2023–24
