Harutyun Vardanyan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harutyun Vardanyan | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Gyumri, Armenian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Lori Vanadzor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1997 | Shirak Gyumri | 225 | (56) |
| 1998–1999 | Lausanne Sports | 7 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Fortuna Köln | 33 | (1) |
| 2000–2003 | Young Boys Berne | 98 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Servette Geneva | 28 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | FC Aarau | 37 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Biel-Bienne | 15 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1994–2004 | Armenia | 62 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Harutyun Vardanyan (Armenian: Հարություն Վարդանյան, born 5 December 1970 in Gyumri, Armenian SSR) is a former Armenian football player who played defender for the Armenian national team and for Armenian, Swiss and German clubs. He spent most of his club career in the Swiss Super League, playing for Lausanne, Young Boys, Servette, and Aarau. Vardanyan was also a key defender for the Armenia national football team, having played 62 international matches. He scored 1 goal since his debut in an away friendly match on 15 May 1994.
Vardanyan was the most diverse player of Armenia in the national team captaincy. He possessed uncompromising universalism, could play in any position in the defense and had a decent transfer. He also had the disadvantage of underachievement. Vardanyan could not keep up with the fast forward, but because of his experience could take a correct position, which are crossed by this lack roots.
Harutyun Vardanyan was born in Leninakan (now Gyumri), but began his career as a football player in Lori Vanadzor. In 1989, he returned to Leninakan, where he played for the local Shirak Gyumri. It is for this club Vardanyan played the most seasons and matches in the history of the club. As part of Shirak, Vardanyan won the Armenian Premier League three times and the Armenian Supercup once. In 1997, he was voted the Armenian Footballer of the Year. This season was the last in his career for his native club, for which he spent 9 years playing. That year, he signed a contract with Lausanne Sports, where he played for a season. He then moved to Cologne, where he played for Fortuna Köln. Vardanyan stayed at Fortuna Köln for two seasons, then returned to Switzerland and played for Young Boys Berne.
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