Hagop Donabedian


Hagop Donabedian is a professional football manager and former footballer, who works as a coach at Lebanese football academy Athletico SC. Born in the Armenian SSR, Donabedian moved to Lebanon at an early age; he represented Lebanon internationally at senior level for three years.

Club career

Donabedian started his career in 2001 playing for Homenetmen Beirut. After five years, Belarusian club Lokomotiv Vitebsk bought him. He played four matches in the 2006 Belarusian Premier League season, before returning to Lebanon with Nejmeh, in 2011 Hagop surprised the media by signing back for his first team Homenetmen Beirut. 2 years with Homenetmen he signed with Salam Zgharta after a successful seasons he came back to Homenetmen Beirut once again where he started his footballing career.

International career

Donabedian has represented the Lebanon national football team, appearing in five 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.