Alyosha Abrahamyan

Alyosha Abrahamyan (; 29 August 1945 – 26 August 2018) was an Armenian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for FC Ararat Yerevan. He has been described as an Armenian football legend.

Information

He began his career with Shirak SC in 1964. He then moved over to FC Ararat Yerevan from 1965 to 1968, where during the 1965 season, he was named best USSR rookie goalkeeper by Smena magazine. He played a single game for Shirak SC in 1969 then resumed play with FC Ararat Yerevan. He stayed with the club until 1978 then finished off his playing career with Shirak SC in 1979. He was part of Ararat's 1973 Soviet Top League championship, which was the only Armenian team to capture the Soviet championship and helped the club win the Soviet Cup in 1973 and 1975. He died on August 26, 2018.

Personal life

His brother, Furman Abrahamyan, was also a professional football player and had played alongside his brother at FC Ararat Yerevan.