Arsen Khanamiryan

Arsen Khanamiryan (Armenian: Արսեն Խանամիրյանի; 27 January 1968 – 1 June 2016), also cited in some sources as Arsen Chanamirian, was an Armenian footballer who played as a forward.

Biography[]

He is known to have played football in Poland in 1995, arriving at Lechia Gdańsk from ASS-SKIF Yerevan.^[3] Khanamiryan made his debut against Amica Wronki, and played a total of 5 games for Lechia in the II liga.^[4] In the summer of 1995 he joined Jagiellonia Białystok. ^[5] Khanamiryan was recommended to the club by Armenian merchants, and was picked to play for Jagiellonia against Wisła Kraków. Due to the player having no kit the team provided the player with new boots and equipment in the form of a deposit, with the club taking his passport until the deposit was paid off. Khanamiryan scored on his debut against Wisła, and played the following game against Petrochemia Płock. Due to the club struggling to find housing arrangements the player and his wife stayed in the locker room. The player disappeared from Jagiellonia, taking with him valuable equipment from the club. While it is not totally known where Khanamiryan went after his time with Jagiellonia it was later known he had at least another two passports on him.^[6]

After his retirement Khanamiryan ran a taxi company called "Football" in the Armenian capital, Yerevan. Khanamiryan had three children. On 1 June 2016 Khanamiryan was stabbed, later dying in hospital. It was discovered that his murderer, Vahram Veranyan, had been having an affair with Khanamiryan's wife.^[7][8]

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