Vyacheslav Ambartsumyan

Vyacheslav Miranovich Ambartsumyan (Russian: Вячесла́в Мира́нович Амбарцумя́н; 22 June 1940 – 4 January 2008) was a Soviet footballer. A native of Moscow, he played midfielder and forward. He died in 2008 at the age of 67 after being hit by a motorist in Moscow.

Vyacheslav Ambartsumyan
Personal information
Full nameVyacheslav Miranovich Ambartsumyan
Date of birth(1940-06-22)22 June 1940
Place of birthMoscow, USSR
Date of death4 January 2008(2008-01-04) (aged 67)
Place of deathMoscow, Russia
Position(s)Striker/Midfielder
Youth career
FShM Moscow
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1959FC Spartak Moscow8(0)
1960–1962CSKA Moscow66(11)
1963–1971FC Spartak Moscow165(31)
1972FC Torpedo Kutaisi26(2)
International career
1961USSR2(0)
Managerial career
1973–1978FShM Moscow (assistant)
1979FC Pakhtakor Tashkent (director)
1982–1987SC EShVSM Moscow (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

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International career

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Ambartsumyan made his debut for USSR on 10 September 1961 in a friendly against Austria. He also played in a 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Turkey.

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