Samvel Petrosyan (Armenian: Սամվել Պետրոսյան, Russian: Самвел Александрович Петросян; born on 27 September 1954) in Yerevan, is a former Soviet football striker. Now is manager who has worked as the coach of several Armenian teams among which FC Pyunik, the Armenia U-21 team[1] and FC Gandzasar Kapan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samvel Petrosyan | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1983 | Ararat Yerevan | 183 | (78) |
| 1985 | FC Kotayk Abovian | 19 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1987 | FC Kotayk (assistant) | ||
| 1988–1989 | Ararat Yerevan (assistant) | ||
| 1990 | Araks Hoktemberian | ||
| 1991 | FC Kotayk (assistant) | ||
| 1991 | Kotayk Abobyan | ||
| 1992 | Kilikia Yerevan | ||
| 1993 | FC Kotayk | ||
| 1995–1996 | FC Kotayk | ||
| 1996–1997 | FC Yerevan | ||
| 1997 | FC Kotayk | ||
| 1998–1999 | Kilikia Yerevan | ||
| 2000 | FC Araks Ararat | ||
| 2001 | FC Kotayk | ||
| 2001 | FC Mika | ||
| 2002–2003 | FC Pyunik (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2007 | FC Pyunik | ||
| 2007–2009 | FC Gandzasar Kapan | ||
| 2010–2011 | FC Shirak | ||
| 2015–2016 | Gandzasar Kapan (sports director) | ||
| 2016– | FC Kotayk (sports director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He became 1975 Soviet Cup winner playing for FC Ararat Yerevan.
He is currently the sports director of the newly revived FC Kotayk Abovyan.[2]