Yegishe Melikyan

Yeghishe Meliki Melikyan (, born on 13 August 1979) is a retired Armenian football defender and manager. He is the current manager of the Armenia national football team.

Career International Melikyan was a member of the Armenia national team, participating in 29 international matches since his debut in away Euro 2004 qualifying match against Greece on 16 October 2002.

Managerial career On 26 June 2017, Melikyan was appointed head coach of Stal Kamianske. On 25 September 2017, he left the club.

On September 2019, Melikyan was appointed assistant to head coach Volodymyr Mazyar at Lviv. On 31 October 2019, he was appointed head coach of this team. On 21 June 2020, Lviv decided to part ways with Melikyan upon the expiration of his contract.

On 28 June 2020, Melikyan was appointed as manager of Alashkert. On 5 January 2021, he left the club by mutual consent.

On 7 January 2021, Melikyan was appointed as manager of FC Pyunik. On 27 January 2025, Pyunik extended their contract with Melikyan until the end of the 2025–26 season.

On 6 August 2025, Melikyan left FC Pyunik and was appointed head coach of the Armenia national team.

International career statistics

Honours Player Araks Ararat Armenian Cup: 1999 Armenian Premier League: 2000

Banants Armenian Cup: 2007

Manager Pyunik Armenian Premier League: 2021–22, 2023-24

Individual Armenian Premier League Manager of the Season: 2021–22 , 2023–24