FOOTBALL EUROPE: ARMENIA SALUTES SHAHGELDYAN AGAIN

UEFA (English)

Dec 5 2006

FC MIKA striker Armen Shahgeldyan has been named as Armenia’s Player
of the Year for the second time having first landed the award while
at FC Ararat Yerevan 13 years ago.

Second award The experienced striker, who has scored eight times in
48 international appearances for Armenia, got 14 goals in 26 domestic
appearances this season. The 33-year-old, who was also Armenia’s Player
of the Year in 1993, received 191 points in the poll organised by the
Football Federation of Armenia in which coaches, club presidents,
referees and football writers all had a vote. FC Pyunik defender
Robert Arzumanyan came second with 161 points while third-placed FC
Banants midfielder Samvel Melkonyan earned 101 points.