Harut Karapetyan

Harut Karapetyan
Personal information
Full name Harutyun Karapetyan[1]
Date of birth (1972-04-07) 7 April 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Los Angeles Salsa
1996–1998 Los Angeles Galaxy 73 (18)
1998 San Jose Clash 5 (0)
1999 Tampa Bay Mutiny 2 (0)
2000 San Jose Earthquakes 24 (2)
International career
1997 Armenia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harutyun Karapetyan (born 7 April 1972) is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a forward in Major League Soccer (MLS) for the Los Angeles Galaxy, the San Jose Clash, and the Tampa Bay Mutiny.

Karapetyan holds the record for the fastest hat-trick in MLS history, scoring one in five minutes in June 1998 while playing for the Galaxy in a game against FC Dallas (originally the Dallas Burn); the Galaxy eventually won the match 8–1.[2]

Career

Karapetyan played for the Los Angeles Salsa in the American Professional Soccer League in 1993 and 1994.[3] In February 1996, the Galaxy selected him in the 7th round (74th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. A resident of Van Nuys, he was so unknown that he was inadvertently omitted from the L.A. Times's 7 February 1996 account of the draft's opening rounds.[4] On 26 May 1996, Karapetyan scored his first two goals for the Galaxy, in a 3–2 victory over the Columbus Crew.[5] On 7 August 1998, the Galaxy traded him to the Clash in exchange for Lawrence Lozzano. The Clash waived Karapetyan on 2 November 1998.[6] In May 2000, he returned to MLS when he signed with the San Jose Earthquakes.[7] After retiring in 2000 due to injuries and coaching decisions,[8] Karapetyan became the general sales manager at Honda of Hollywood.[9]

References

  1. ^ Harut Karapetyan at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Major League Soccer: History: Games". Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  3. ^ 1993 APSL Stats
  4. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (8 February 1996). "MLS Draft Not the Way to Get a Galaxy of Stars". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Shots of Galaxy Longshot Karapetyan Finally Going In". Los Angeles Times. 31 May 1996. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. ^ 2 November 1998 Transaction
  7. ^ Borg, Simon (31 May 1996). "California Clasico: Top 10 players who starred for SJ & LA". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  8. ^ Wykes, Tris (5 May 1996). "Midfield of Dreams : Karapetyan, Who Emigrated From Armenia With His Family, Makes It With the Galaxy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  9. ^ Serrano, Adam (13 August 2013). "Where Are They Now? LA Galaxy forward Harut Karapetyan". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 18 January 2021.


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