Adrian Sarkissian
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Carlos Adrián Sarkissian Balerio (born 13 February 1979 in Montevideo
) is a retired Uruguay
an footballer who played as a side midfielder or winger. He is of Armenian
descent.
.
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
) is a retired Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an footballer who played as a side midfielder or winger. He is of Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
descent.
Career
Sarkissian began his career with River Plate de Montevideo, and had a spell with C.D. Veracruz in Mexico. He last played for AS Nancy-Lorraine in France's Ligue 1Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
.
Clubs
- 1997–2001 :
CA River Plate - 2001–2003 :
CD VeracruzCD VeracruzTiburones Rojos de Veracruz, known as Veracruz, is a Mexican professional football club. Veracruz plays in the Liga de Ascenso de México. Their nickname "Tiburones Rojos" means red sharks. The club was founded in 1943 after two clubs from the city state of Veracruz, Iberia de Córdoba and Veracruz... - 2003–2005 : CA River Plate
- 2004–2005 :
Al-Ahli (Jeddah) - 2005–2008 :
AS Nancy-Lorraine - 2011: CRAU - Richard Anderson Universitario