Edgar Manucharyan
Personal information
Date of birth	January 19, 1987 (age 20)
Place of birth	Isfahan, Iran
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Nickname	Manu
Playing position	forward
Club information
Current club	Ajax Amsterdam
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2005 2005-	FC Pyunik Ajax Amsterdam	53 (40) 7 (3)
National team2
2004-	Armenia	12 (1)
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Edgar Manucharyan (b. 19 January 1987, Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian-Armenian football striker currently with AFC Ajax Amsterdam. January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax, also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax(pronounced i-yax), is a football club from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ...

He joined the team before the 2005/06 season, and his contract ends 30 June 2011 ([1]). He is considered one of the best talents the Armenian National Team has ever known^{[citation needed]}. June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 2011 (MMXI) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The preceding season he played with Armenian champions Pyunik and became top goalscorer in the Armenian league with 21 goals in 22 games. He was also voted Footballer of the Year, and made his way to the Armenia national football team at a very young age. As of February 7 2007 he has been capped 12 times and scored 1 goal. FC Pyunik is an Armenian football team from Yerevan that currently plays in the Armenian Premier League. ... First international Armenia 0 - 0 Moldova (Yerevan, Armenia; 12 October 1992) Biggest win Armenia 3 - 0 Albania (Yerevan, Armenia; 6 September 1997) Biggest defeat Chile 7 - 0 Armenia (Viña del Mar, Chile; 4 January 1997) The Armenia national football team is the national football team of Armenia and is... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cap (sport). ...

On 12 July 2006, Manucharyan scored his first goal for Ajax by coming on as a substitute at the beginning of the second half and scoring after 10 minutes. This was a friendly match with a lower league Dutch team, where Ajax went on to win the match 18-0. He has currently scored 3 goals in total for Ajax, two of them in friendly matches. Manucharyan scored his first official goal for Ajax on 2 November against FK Austria Wien. July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... FK Austria Wien is an Austrian football club which plays in the capital, Vienna. ...

Manucharyan was also the player who assisted the first ever goal at Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium during Dennis Bergkamp's Testimonial match held on the 22nd July 2006. Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, north London, and the home of Arsenal Football Club since it opened in July 2006; the stadium has an all-seated capacity of 60,432. ... Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born May 10, 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch professional footballer. ...

Manucharyan also participated in the world famous Amsterdam Tournament 2006, which he came on as a substitute in the 73rd minute against Inter Milan and then the next day, he was in the starting line-up against Manchester United and played for the first half. During the first half, he played a good game and had a couple of moments of great skill to get past Manchester United defenders, to the delight of the crowd. After the match, Olympique Lyonnais and SL Benfica now seem to have an eye on Manucharyan and it is possible that they may want to sign him in the future ([2]), The Amsterdam Tournament is an annual association football tournament played in the pre-season, hosted by Ajax Amsterdam. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano (commonly, but incorrectly, known as Inter Milan) is an Italian football club, playing in the Serie A (first division). ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. ... Benfica redirects here. ...

On the 16th March 2007, Edgar Manucharyan committed to Ajax until the 30 June 2011 by signing a contract extension. The previous deal of the Armenian forward would have expired in the summer of 2008. "I am very pleased that Ajax have so much faith in me," Manucharyan said, after having signed his new deal. "I want to win the championship with Ajax and win trophies. I want to be part of that. Ajax are very important to me and I hope I can be just as important to Ajax."

References

External links

• Official Ajax profile