Harutyun Karapetyan (born 7 April 1972) is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a forward in Major League Soccer (MLS) for the Los Angeles Galaxy, the San Jose Clash, and the Tampa Bay Mutiny.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harutyun Karapetyan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Los Angeles Salsa | ||
| 1996–1998 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 73 | (18) |
| 1998 | San Jose Clash | 5 | (0) |
| 1999 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | San Jose Earthquakes | 24 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Armenia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Karapetyan holds the record for the fastest hat-trick in MLS history, scoring one in five minutes in June 1998 while playing for the Galaxy in a game against FC Dallas (originally the Dallas Burn); the Galaxy eventually won the match 8–1.[2]
Career
editKarapetyan played for the Los Angeles Salsa in the American Professional Soccer League in 1993 and 1994.[3] In February 1996, the Galaxy selected him in the 7th round (74th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. A resident of Van Nuys, he was so unknown that he was inadvertently omitted from the L.A. Times's 7 February 1996 account of the draft's opening rounds.[4] On 26 May 1996, Karapetyan scored his first two goals for the Galaxy, in a 3–2 victory over the Columbus Crew.[5] On 7 August 1998, the Galaxy traded him to the Clash in exchange for Lawrence Lozzano. The Clash waived Karapetyan on 2 November 1998.[6] In May 2000, he returned to MLS when he signed with the San Jose Earthquakes.[7] After retiring in 2000 due to injuries and coaching decisions,[8] Karapetyan became the general sales manager at Honda of Hollywood.[9]
References
edit- ^ Harut Karapetyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Major League Soccer: History: Games". Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ 1993 APSL Stats
- ^ Jones, Grahame L. (8 February 1996). "MLS Draft Not the Way to Get a Galaxy of Stars". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Shots of Galaxy Longshot Karapetyan Finally Going In". Los Angeles Times. 31 May 1996. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ 2 November 1998 Transaction
- ^ Borg, Simon (31 May 1996). "California Clasico: Top 10 players who starred for SJ & LA". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Wykes, Tris (5 May 1996). "Midfield of Dreams : Karapetyan, Who Emigrated From Armenia With His Family, Makes It With the Galaxy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Serrano, Adam (13 August 2013). "Where Are They Now? LA Galaxy forward Harut Karapetyan". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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