Karlen Mkrtchyan - Armenian Gatuzo

Armenian footballer Karlen Mkrtchyan is today a player of Makhachkala football club "Anji". However, initially he was a footballer of the multiple champion of Armenia, the club "Pyunik". For his special style in the game, he was nicknamed the Armenian Gatuzo in his childhood.

Sports biography of Karlen Mkrtchyan

The future football midfielder was born in 1988 in Yerevan. According to the zodiac sign, he is Sagittarius, his birthday is November 25. Since childhood, he, along with studying in high school began to attend classes in the legendary football academy Pyunik. He always stood out among the other pupils with his agility and ingenuity. Trainers could not get enough of such a talented and quick little boy, and already from that time they predicted his sporting fame. By the age of fifteen, he was taken to the junior team of the football team Pyunik. By the way, this word is translated from Armenian as "phoenix". And in fact, this team has often seen ups and downs throughout its history, but every time it revived, it soared so high that it was difficult to catch up with it.

For four seasons in a row, from 2004 to 2008, Karlen Mkrtchyan held in the backup team "Pyunik". During this time he played in 13 games and scored a single goal. At the end of this period, he was transferred to the main staff. By the decision of the head coach of the team he began to play on an ongoing basis. In addition, Karlen was a part of the national football team. His first match as a player of the national team took place in the capital of Malta, Valletta. The game was successful for the Armenian team and ended with the score 1: 0 (Armenia - Malta). Like his idol, Gennaro Gatuzo, he played in midfield. Over the three-year period from 2008 to 2011, he took part in more than 80 matches, and scored 10 goals.

Karlen Mkrtchyan and "Metallurg"

In 2011, the game of a talented Armenian football player was appreciated in Ukraine. The coach of the Donetsk "Metallurg" decided to acquire Mkrtchyan under conditions of a transfer. The management of the native club did not interfere with the transfer of its midfielder to Metallurg, as the transfer conditions were more than profitable. Thus, in 2011 Karlen met in Donetsk as a midfielder Donetsk club "Metallurg". During the 2011-2012 season, the Armenian footballer strengthened his positions in the new club, successfully played in 25 matches. By the way, according to the results of the polls held among the fans of the club, Karlen Mkrtchyan was recognized as the best football player of the Donetsk club for 2011 three times (in October, November and December).

Makhachkala club "Anji"

Last year (2013) former midfielder of the Armenian club "Pyunik" Karlen Mkrtchyan rented the club "Anji". In the same year in a match against the Norwegian club "Tromsø", in the group stage of the European League (2013-2014), he became the hero of the meeting, scoring the only goal. Karlen really enjoyed living in Makhachkala, and he brought his family from Armenia here.

Personal information about Carlene Mkrtchyan

This footballer weighs 62 kilograms with a height of 179 cm. He acts at number 16. He has brown eyes and dark brown hair. Twenty-six-year-old footballer is married and has a little son. At the moment they live on the coast of the Caspian Sea, in the capital of Dagestan - Makhachkala. He has a birthmark on his face. And today in the world of football, when people talk about it, many people ask: "And, Karlen Mkrtchyan?" What's wrong with his face, any trauma? " However, this is not a trauma, but a stain that accompanies him all his life. His fans have long been accustomed to his appearance. After all, for a football player, the main thing is not the appearance, but the ability to play. By the way, all fans of this football player can soon enjoy his skill at the matches between the Armenian national team and the national teams of Germany and Algeria, which will take place in the near future.