ARARAT HAS NEW COACH

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[12:27 pm] 12 December, 2008

Ashot Kirakosyan has been appointed chief coach of Yerevan’s
Ararat. He will replace Varujan Sukiasyan who has recently tendered
his resignation, Ararat’s Executive Manager Karo Topuzyan informed A1+.

"The club’s president Hrach Kaprielyan appointed Ashot Kirakosyan as
the new chief coach of Ararat. The contract will be signed in a few
days. Anyway, it is already known that Kirakosyan will head the team
at the forthcoming championship," said Topusyan.

Ashot Kirakosyan is not a "newcomer" in Ararat. He headed Ararat-2
last year. Everybody is well aware of his professional background
as Kirakosyan started his sporting career 20 years ago. He worked
and lived in Syria from 1993 to 1997, later he headed Armenian teams
which never competed for higher awards.

Kirakosyan will be assisted by the former footballer of the Armenian
national football team Tigran Gspeyan, and Vahan Nikoyan.

It was rumoured that Karo Topuzyan had been fired.

"I have also heard the rumours. As you see I am here, and no one has
given me the sack."