Karapet Mikaelyan is a former Russia born Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

n football striker

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

. Karapet was also a member of Armenia national team

Armenia national football team

The Armenia national football team represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia, the governing body for football in Armenia...

, participated in 20 international matches and scored 2 goals since his debut on 5 October 1996, in away match against Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland national football team

The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...

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Health problems

In September 2011, Mikaelyan has been diagnosed with severe heart failure and is in urgent need of heart transplantation

Heart transplantation

A heart transplant, or a cardiac transplantation, is a surgical transplant procedure performed on patients with end-stage heart failure or severe coronary artery disease. As of 2007 the most common procedure was to take a working heart from a recently deceased organ donor and implant it into the...

. The fans of his former clubs FC Zvezda Irkutsk

FC Zvezda Irkutsk

FC Zvezda Irkutsk was a Russian football club based in Irkutsk. Zvezda finished first in the Russian Second Division East in 2006, winning promotion to the Russian First Division...

 and FC Krylia Sovetov Samara are raising funds to finance his heart surgery. However, the president of Armenian Football Federation Ruben Hayrapetian has announced that the heart operation will be financed by his federation.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 October 1996	Armenia Armenia Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...		1-5	Loss	1998 WCQ 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone .A total of 50 UEFA teams entered the competition. The European zone was allocated 15 places in the final tournament...
2	8 September 1999	Armenia Armenia Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...		2-3	Loss	2000 ECQ

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