'Armenian team's mom' - MIR 24's story about Mkhitaryan's motherNovember 27, 2017 - 12:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Football fans around the world are haunted by a question: how a young man from Armenia became a midfielder for Manchester United and the captain of the national team? MIR 24 TV channel met with Henrikh Mkhitaryan's mother and prepared a material about the Armenian footballer. "She is known as 'the mother of the Armenian team'. This summer she received the 'Armenian of the Year' award for the development of national football. Marina Tashyan's whole life and career has been connected with this sport. The widow of famous striker (Hamlet Mkhitaryan) and the mother of the famous midfielder now heads one of the departments of the country's football federation," the TV channel said. Henrikh was the second child in the family and was born there months after Tashyan's father died. "There was a strong depression after his death, and Henrikh filled this void. He was named after my father," Marina says. A few years later, Tashyan's beloved husband - Hamlet Mkhitaryan - died. In the final years of his life, he played for the French club Valence, but due to the serious illness, the family returned to Armenia. After Hamlet's death, Henrikh started playing football and went on to be become the first Armenian player to win a trophy in the Premiere League. Related links: Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |