Vazgen Manasyan

Vazgen Ignatovich Manasyan (Russian: Вазген Игнатович Манасян; 13 March 1958 – 9 January 2024) was a Tajikistani professional football coach and a player.

Vazgen Manasyan

Personal information
Full name	Vazgen Ignatovich Manasyan
Date of birth	(1958-03-13)13 March 1958
Place of birth	Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR
Date of death	9 January 2024(2024-01-09) (aged 65)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1979	Politekhnik Dushanbe
1980–1992	Pamir Dushanbe	425	(123)
1992	Zenit Saint Petersburg	4	(0)
1992–1994	Vorskla Poltava	70	(19)
1995	FC Kolos Karapyshi
1995	Nyva-Cosmos Myronivka	2	(0)
1996	Industriya Borovsk	19	(6)
International career
1992	Tajikistan	1	(0)
Managerial career
2003	Volochanin-Ratmir Vyshny Volochyok (assistant)
2003–2004	Volochanin-Ratmir Vyshny Volochyok
2005	Chernomorets Novorossiysk
2008	Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk
2011	Lokomotiv Tashkent
2013–2015	Tajikistan (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Manasyan made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1980 for Pamir Dushanbe.^[1]

Coaching career

Between 2013 and 2015, Manasyan was the assistant head coach of Tajikistan.^[2]

Death

Manasyan died on 9 January 2024, at the age of 65.^[2]

Honours

• Soviet First League Golden Boot: 1986^[2]