Armenian midfielder signs contract with FC Ural

January 11, 2010 - 13:50 AMT

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Midfielder of Armenian national football team Artak Aleksanyan has signed a contract with Russian FC Ural, the club's official Web site reported.



According to Russian team's chief coach Vladimir Fedotov, the club is becoming replenished with new sportsmen.



The contract with Pyunik ended in December and Artak Aleksanyan conducted a training session with Ural in Yekaterinburg. On January 13, the team will leave for Turkey to participate in endurance training exercises.

Artak Aleksanyan

Artak Aleksanyan was raised in Spartak's sports school and in January, 2009 was transferred to Armenian club Pyunik. Apart from being a midfielder of Armenian national team, he is also a member of the Armenia U-19 and Armenia U-21 teams.

FC Ural

FC Ural is a Russian football club based in Yekaterinburg. It was founded in 1930 and was known as Avangard (1930-1943, 1947-1948, 1953-1957), Zenit (1944 -1946), Mashinostroitel (1958-1959), and Uralmash (1949-1952, 1960-2002). The club participated in the Soviet championships beginning in 1945 and reached the quarterfinals of the Soviet Cup in 1965/66, 1967/68, and 1990/91.

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