Sports Commenter, Founder and Chief Editor of “Football+” Newspaper
Date and Place of Birth: January 12,1940, Stepanakert, Mountainous Karabagh
Education/Major:
1962-1969 Yerevan Polytechnic Institute; Department of Automatics and Remote Control Engineering
Career:
1971-present sports commentator; the first commentary from “Ararat”-“Pakhtakor” football match of USSR premier league (September 6, 1971)
1996-present founder and chief editor of “Football+” newspaper
1998-2002 head of the Armenian Football Federation press service
2000, 1996 commentator of Europe Football Championships
1998, 1994, 1982 commentator of World Football Championships
1996 commentator of Olympic Football Games, finals
Membership in Journalistic Associations and Their Governing Bodies:
Since 1974 Journalists Union of Armenia
Prizes/Awards:
1984 diploma for close cooperation with State TV and Radio of Armenia
1997 Honoured Worker of RA Physical Culture
2001 diploma of the International Olympic Committee for many-year sports popularization
Candidate for the master of sports in draughts and chess
1979 champion in chess among journalists
1965 2nd place in the Armenian Draughts Championship
Publications: State TV and Radio of Armenia, “Armenia“ TV company, the newspapers “Phizkulturnik Armenii“, “Sovetakan Hayastan“, “Avangard “, “Communist “, “Hayreniki Dzayn“, “Azg “, “Football+“
1998-present posters, official program-guides of the Armenian National Team football matches (Yerevan, Armenia)
Hobbies: draughts, chess
Languages: Armenian, Russian
Marital Status: married, three children, six grandchildren
Contact Information:
apt. 29, Dimitrov str., 76, Yerevan, Armenia
Tel. (374 10) 52 95 06 (office), 45 96 15 (home), (374 91) 42 87 45 (mob.)
Fax: (374 10) 52 95 06
E-mail: [email protected]
