Arthur Yedigaryan

Artur Yedigaryan was born in Armenian capital Yerevan to a family of football players, being himself and his brother the third generation after his father and grandfather having been also professional footballers. Artur started playing football at the age of 6. The Yedigaryan's lived in a house located next to the Yerevan's Republican Stadium, the major stadium in the country. The first coach of Yedigaryan was Hovik Ghazanchyan. He is a graduate of football school Pyunik Yerevan which at time dominated Aemrnian football. Aged 19 he became part of the first team and, as part of Pyunik, Yedigaryan became Armenian champion four times in a raw, winning the Armenian Premier League in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, plus the Armenian Cup in 2009 and the Armenian Supercup in 2007 and 2008. Before the end of the Armenian Premier League in 2009, Yedigaryan was loaned to the PAS Hamedan club in the Iran Pro League. which was his first experience abroad. Upon termination of the contract with Hamedan, Yedigaryan, again on loan, went to Banants Yerevan, becoming the first rookie club in anticipation of the club to participate in the European Cup. Productively after playing six-month on the contract, Edigaryan returned to Pyunik. In December, Bulgarian media reported that the Bulgarian club Chernomorets Burgas is interested in his services. However, the coaching staff did not comment on this information, and the offer ended rejected. In early 2012, Khimki, a club from metropolitan area of…

Artur Yedigaryan made his debut for the Armenia national team on 2 February 2008 in an away friendly match against Malta. In 2015 he made his 41 appearances and ever since has been less active in the Amernian national team. Instead, in May 2018, Yedigaryan was called up to represent Western Armenia in the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup. In June 2018, Yedigaryan was called up to represent Western Armenia in the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.

Yedigaryan retired at the end of 2019, and on 20 January 2020, he was appointed assistant manager of Sevan FC.

Artur's younger brother Artak Yedigaryan also plays for the Armenia national team. Their father, Gegham Yedigaryan, was a Soviet football player and their grandfather Felix Veranyan was also a football player and is currently a football manager. Artur is married to a woman named Gayane. The couple were classmates and have a daughter.