Andrey Akopyants

Andrey Akopyants (born 27 August 1977) is an Uzbekistani former football midfielder of Armenian descent. He last played for Neftchi Farg'ona.

Career He started his playing career at Pakhtakor in 1996. He played for Pakhtakor in 1996–1999. In 2000, he moved to FC Rostov and completed for club 6 seasons.

International Akopyants played 40 matches and scored 6 goals for the Uzbekistan national team between 1998 and 2005.

Career statistics International goals Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 3 December 1998 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand 3–3 Win 1998 Asian Games 2. 5 December 1998 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand 0–15 Win 1998 Asian Games 3. 7 December 1998 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 4–0 Win 1998 Asian Games 4. 3 May 2001 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan 2–5 Win 2002 World Cup qualifying 5. 20 August 2003 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia 0–3 Win Friendly 6. 6 November 2003 Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 4–1 Win 2004 Asian Cup qualifyingCorrect as of 7 October 2015

Honours

Club Pakhtakor Uzbek League (1): 1998 Uzbek League runners-up (1): 2008 Uzbek Cup (1) 1997 Uzbek Cup runners-up (1): 2008

Khimik RFPL West conference (1) 2012–13

Individual Uzbekistan Footballer of the Year: 1999