Artur Petrosyan


Artur Petrosyan is an Armenian football coach and a former midfielder. He is the manager of Swiss club FC Thalwil.

Playing career

Petrosyan was the all-time leading scorer for the Armenia national team, having scored 11 goals, and had participated in 69 international matches since his debut in the national team's first game in a home friendly match against Moldova on 14 October 1992. Henrikh Mkhitaryan overtook Petrosyan as Armenia's all-time scorer in 2013.

Managerial career

Petrosyan worked as youth coach of FC Zürich, the last club he played for as a professional.
He also worked as the manager of Grasshoppers' under 18 squad.
In October 2016, Petrosyan become the manager of Armenia national team.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 November 1995Denmark1–3UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
27 May 1997Ukraine1–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
39 October 1999Andorra3–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
44 February 2000Cyprus2–3Friendly
53 June 2000Lithuania2–1Friendly
67 October 2000Armenia2–32002 FIFA World Cup qualification
77 October 2000Armenia-2–32002 FIFA World Cup qualification
86 June 2001Armenia1–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
97 September 2002Armenia2–2UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
1029 March 2003Armenia1–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
117 June 2003Ukraine3–4UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

Honours

Shirak Gyumri
Maccabi Petach Tikva
FC Zürich