Hiraç Yagan (, born 3 January 1989) is a retired football midfielder. Born in Belgium, he represented Armenia at international level. He is currently the sporting director of Stade Lausanne Ouchy.

Club career

Standard Liège

Yagan began his career with Lierse S.K. and was scouted by Standard Liège in July 2006. He scored on his debut for Standard Liège against Tubize on 14 February 2009. In January 2010, he was loaned out to Tubize until July 2010.

Hiraç Yagan

International career

Armenia U21

Though born in Belgium, Yagan chose to represent his country of descent and was called up for Armenia U-21 on 17 April 2009, just three days later played his first international match here. He scored his first goal on his second game against Switzerland U-21 on 4 September 2009.

Hiraç Yagan

Armenia national team

He made his debut for Armenia against Moldova on 12 August 2009.

Hiraç Yagan

Western Armenia

Yagan has also turned out for Western Armenia, a team representing the Armenian indigenous people primarily from the region of Western Armenia which lays in today's Turkey.

Management career

From 2017 to the end of 2019, Yagan was the president of Armenian club FC Ararat Yerevan.

Yagan retired at the end of the 2018–19 season and was appointed sporting director of FC Stade Nyonnais.

Honours

Standard Liège

Belgian First Division: 1

2008/09

References

External links

Profile at standard.be

Living people

1989 births

Armenian men's footballers

Armenia men's international footballers

Armenian expatriate men's footballers

Belgian people of Armenian descent

People from Etterbeek

Belgian men's footballers

Belgian expatriate men's footballers

Footballers from Brussels

Standard Liège players

Royale Union Tubize-Braine players

FC Gandzasar Kapan players

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players

FC Meyrin players

Servette FC players

FC Stade Nyonnais players

Belgian Pro League players

Challenger Pro League players

Swiss Promotion League players

Swiss Challenge League players

Armenian Premier League players

Men's association football midfielders

Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland

Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland

RAAL La Louvière players

Western Armenia men's international footballers