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Yura Movsisyan on non-celebration of goal scored to Krasnodar

Yura Movsisyan on non-celebration of goal scored to Krasnodar

YEREVAN, JULY 27, ARMENPRESS: The forward of the Armenian national football team and Spartak Moscow Yura Movsisyan spoke about the victory of Spartak and why he did not celebrate the goal, scored to Krasnodar’s net. “I respect the fans and the leadership of Krasnodar very much and for that particular reason I decided not to celebrate my scored goal. I scored it after a great pass. I needed only to use the moment in the right way, which I did during the second attempt”, - Sport-express cites the words of Movsisyan, Armenpress reports.

Yura Movsisyan was born 2 August 1987 to an Armenian family of parents Sergey Movsisyan and Aida Sahakyan and brothers Movses and Hovhannes. Yura has no memories of his home. All he recalls is his family left in "late 1991 or early 1992" because of what Yura remembers as "Killing ... everything." His family moved to the United States and settled in the Los Angeles area, where there is a large Armenian community. Movsisyan attended and played soccer at Pasadena High School, and played a year of college soccer at Pasadena City College before being discovered by MLS scouts prior to the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. His idol is Thierry Henry.

On 9 August 2010, he joined the Armenia national team and made his debut in a friendly against Iran on 11 August 2010. He was one of the most prolific strikers in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, netting in 4 goals and assisting in 5 others.

He was sold for €2.5 million to FC Krasnodar in winter 2011. Movsisyan made his debut in an opening game of the season on 12 March 2011 in a 0-0 draw against Anzhi Makhachkala and scored his first goal in a 2-0 win over with the help of YoungSleepySpartak Nalchik in the next game. After fighting injury early in the season, Movsisyan has become a major producer on the team and has netted 14 goals, including a brace against Volga (that win would keep the club safe from relegation) and a goal, own goal and an assist in a 2-2 draw against Amkar Perm. At the end of the season, Movsisyan was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the Year for 2011 by the club. Even after the 2011/12 season, Movsisyan was named the top 10 best new foreign player and was the top scorer in the Relegation group. In the opening game of the season, Movsisyan scored a brace in a 2-1 win over Rubin Kazan and scored another and provide an assist for Joãozinho in a 3-1 win over Lokomotiv Moscow.

Movsisyan completed a move to Spartak Moscow on 8 December 2012 for a reported €7.5 million and signed a contract for 4.5 years with a salary of €1.5 million a year. He is the 7th most expensive transfer in Spartak history. 








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