Arsen Papikyan

Arsen Borisovich Papikyan (Russian: Арсен Борисович Папикян; born 1 January 1972) is a Russian professional football manager and a former player. He is an assistant coach with Sochi. He is of Armenian descent.

Arsen Papikyan

Papikyan managing Kuban in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Arsen Borisovich Papikyan
Date of birth	(1972-01-01) 1 January 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth	Armavir, Russian SFSR
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sochi (asst coach)
Youth career
	ShISP Stavropol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1990	Nart Cherkessk	58	(0)
1991–1992	Dynamo Stavropol	55	(0)
1992	Dynamo Izobilny	1	(0)
1993–1994	Dynamo Stavropol	43	(0)
1995	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	8	(0)
1995–1996	Dynamo Stavropol	23	(0)
1997	Torpedo Armavir	30	(0)
1998	Kuzbass Kemerovo	7	(0)
1998	Vityaz Shpakovskoye
1999	Dynamo Krasnodar
2000	KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny	30	(2)
2001	Nart Cherkessk (amateur)
2002–2003	Zhemchuzhina Budyonnovsk	70	(0)
2004	Spartak Kostroma	26	(0)
Managerial career
2009–2013	Torpedo Armavir
2013–2016	Kuban Krasnodar (assistant)
2016	Kuban Krasnodar (caretaker)
2016–2020	Armavir
2020–2025	Krylia Sovetov Samara (assistant)
2025–	Sochi (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

As a player, Papikyan made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for Nart Cherkessk.^[1] He was manager of Russian club Armavir from 2016 until the club went bankrupt and folded on 15 April 2020.^[2]