Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Soccer: Gyulbudaghyants Aiming High With Banants

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Soccer: Gyulbudaghyants Aiming High With Banants

    GYULBUDAGHYANTS AIMING HIGH WITH BANANTS
    by Khachik Chakhoyan

    UEFA.com
    Jan 7 2009
    Switzerland

    After becoming the first Armenian coach to receive a UEFA PRO Licence,
    Armen Gyulbudaghyants is determined to put theory into practice and
    lead FC Banants to the title for the first time in 2009.

    Dream come true "I've attended every UEFA coaching seminar over the
    course of the year and now I'm happy as my dream has been achieved,"
    Gyulbudaghyants told uefa.com. "If I want to make the most of what
    I have learnt I have to work very hard and I'm ready for that." The
    42-year-old will have his work cut out as he looks to loosen FC
    Pyunik's eight-year grip on the Armenian title. Gyulbudaghyants
    left Pyunik by mutual consent eleven games into last season to join
    Banants, but his replacment Vardan Minasyan still acknowledges the
    role he played in the champions' success. "I didn't change anything
    in the way the team played," he said. "I used the same tactics as
    Gyulbudaghyants."

    Faith in youth As a player Gyulbudaghyants helped Banants win the
    inaugural Armenian Cup in 1992 and returned as coach for a first
    stint in charge at the end of his playing career after first taking
    charge of the Armenian Under-21 side. He has worked at various youth
    levels with the Football Federation of Armenia and is best known in
    the country for his work with young players. That faith in youth was
    key to Pyunik's title success last season.

    Forward thinking Gyulbudaghyants has since set about instilling
    the same policy at Banants, though it was too late to salvage a
    disappointing campaign last season that ended with Banants fifth
    in the eight-team league. Club president Sargis Israelyan, however,
    believes Banants are now on the right track. "We made several mistakes
    last year," he told uefa.com. "I'm talking about the signings of
    some players and coaches. To be honest, I wanted Gyulbudaghyants
    to join us earlier but he was busy in Pyunik. As soon as I got the
    opportunity to appoint him I did. In 2002 he helped the team finish
    third but this time I believe he will do even more."

    New team Gyulbudaghyants concurs. "We have to believe in ourselves,"
    he said. "There are a lot of talented players in our academy and we
    will definitely use them." So good, in fact, that Gyulbudaghyants
    hopes they might soon be helping the national side as well. "When
    the club is winning only our fans are happy," he said. "However,
    when the national team wins three points the whole nation is happy."
Working...
X