Vardan Martun Ghazaryan (; ; born 1 December 1969) is a football coach and former player. Born in Armenia, he played for the Lebanon national team.
Ghazaryan started his career in Armenia in 1989, playing for Spartak Hoktemberyan and Syunik Kapan. He moved to Lebanon in 1992, playing for Homenetmen Beirut and Sagesse, and represented Lebanon internationally from 1995 until 2001. Ghazaryan is the second-highest scorer in the Lebanese Premier League, with 129 goals, and the second-highest scorer for the national team, with 21 goals, having been surpassed by Hassan Maatouk in both instances.
Ghazaryan was appointed manager of Tripoli in 2017 for one year. He returned to Sagesse as head coach in 2021.
Club career Ghazaryan started his senior career in 1989 in Armenia, at Spartak Hoktemberyan, before moving to Kapan in 1990. In 1992 he moved to Lebanon, joining Homenetmen Beirut. Alt URL He stayed there for seven years, before moving to Sagesse in 1999. He spent three years there, before moving back to Homenetmen in 2002. Ghazaryan then joined Sagesse once again, in 2005, before retiring in 2009 aged 39.
His first goal in the Lebanese Premier League came on 23 January 1993, when he scored the second goal for Homenetmen against Tadamon Sour in the 54th minute. Ghazaryan was named AFC Player of the Month for January 1996.
On 16 November 2008, at 39 years old, Ghazaryan scored his 129th goal in the Lebanese Premier League against Tadamon Sour, becoming the all-time scorer in the league. His record was surpassed by Hassan Maatouk in 2026.
International career Having moved to Lebanon from Armenia, Ghazaryan obtained Lebanese citizenship through naturalisation in 1994. He was the top goalscorer in the history of the Lebanon national team, with 21 goals (four in World Cup qualifiers, three in Asian Cup qualifiers and 14 in friendlies). In 2023, Ghazaryan was surpassed by Hassan Maatouk.
Managerial career In 2009, Ghazaryan returned to his native Armenia where he trained an Armenian club; he moved back to Lebanon four years later. Ghazaryan became the assistant coach for Tripoli, before being appointed head coach in 2017.
In July 2021, ahead of the 2021 Lebanese Challenge Cup, Ghazaryan was appointed head coach of Lebanese Premier League side Sagesse, for whom he had already played as a player.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsLebanon1995101996141119971531998151199961200091200164Total6621
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ghazaryan goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Vardan GhazaryanNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–01–0Friendly2Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–01–0Friendly3Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan1–01–01996 AFC Asian Cup qualification4Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon2–03–51996 AFC Asian Cup qualification53–36Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–01–2Friendly7Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–12–1Friendly82–19Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–01–1Friendly10Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–24–2Friendly11Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon3–23–2Friendly12Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–12–2Friendly13Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1–21–2Friendly14Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon2–02–0Friendly15Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1–03–31998 Friendship Tournament16Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan1–01–21999 Pan Arab Games17International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon1–01–1Friendly18Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand2–08–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification196–120Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand1–05–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification21Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand1–02–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Player Syunik Kapan Armenian SSR League: 1991
Homenetmen Lebanese Second Division: 2002–03
Individual IFFHS All-time Lebanon Men's Dream Team AFC Player of the Month: January 1996 Lebanese Premier League Best Player: 1996–97 Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 1996–97, 1999–2000
See also List of Lebanon international footballers List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon
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External links
Vardan Ghazaryan at RSSSF