Biography
Andrey Akopovich Akopyants was born on 27 August 1977 in Tashkent. He is a former Uzbek midfielder who began at Pakhtakor in 1996 and played there until 1999, winning the Uzbek Cup (1997) and the league title (1998); in 1999 he was named Uzbekistan's Footballer of the Year.
In 2000 he moved to Russia's Rostselmash (Rostov) and played six seasons for the club, a Russian Cup finalist in 2003. In 2006 he scored 15 goals for Chernomorets Novorossiysk, in 2007 he played for Latvia's Daugava and then Darida (winning the Latvian Cup in 2008). He spent half of 2008 back at Pakhtakor, winning his first Uzbek league silver, and then played for Dinamo Samarkand (2009), Nizhny Novgorod (2010), Luch-Energiya (2011) and Khimik Dzerzhinsk (2012-13, promoted to the FNL). His last club was Neftchi Fergana.
For the Uzbekistan national team he made 40 appearances and scored six goals between 1998 and 2005.
Career
- Pakhtakor Tashkent FKFootballer · Tashkent · 1996–1999
- Uzbekistan national football teamFootballer · 1998–2005
- FC RostovFootballer · 2000–2005
- FC Chernomorets NovorossiyskFootballer · 2006–…
- FK Daugava DaugavpilsFootballer · 2007–2008
- FK Dinamo SamarqandFootballer · Samarkand · 2009–…
- FC Fakel VoronezhFootballer · 2011–2012
Life path
- 1996Pakhtakor
Start of his career.
- 1997Uzbekistan Cup
Cup winner with Pakhtakor.
- 1998Uzbek champion
With Pakhtakor; start of his national team career.
- 1999Footballer of the Year
In Uzbekistan.
- 2000Rostselmash Rostov
Six seasons.
- 2006Chernomorets Novorossiysk
15 goals.
- 2008Pakhtakor; Latvian Cup
League silver; Latvian Cup.
- 2012Khimik Dzerzhinsk
Won the Second Division West zone, promoted to the FNL.
- 2005Last year with the national team
1998-2005: 40 caps, six goals.
Achievements
- 🥇Footballer of the YearUzbekistan (1999)
- 🥇Uzbek championPakhtakor (1998)
- 🥇Uzbekistan CupPakhtakor (1997)
- 🥈SilverUzbek league (Pakhtakor) (2008)
- 🥇Latvian CupLatvia (2008)
- 🥈Russian Cup finalistRostselmash (2003)