Levon Ishtoyan

Soviet footballer

Levon Ishtoyan
Personal information
Full name	Levon Arutyunovich Ishtoyan
Date of birth	(1947-10-31) 31 October 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth	Leninakan, Soviet Union
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967	FC Shirak	91	(8)
1968 – 1975	FC Ararat Yerevan	196	(28)
International career
1971 – 1974	USSR	8	(0)
Managerial career
1984 – 1985	FC Ararat Yerevan (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Levon Arutyunovich Ishtoyan (Armenian: Լեվոն Իշտոյան, Russian: Левон Арутюнович Иштоян, born 31 October 1947 in Leninakan, Soviet Union) is a retired Soviet football striker. He emigrated to the United States in the late 1980s and opened a private sportschool in Los Angeles in 2008 called Ishtoyan Soccer Academy.

Honours

Soviet Top League winner: 1973.
Soviet Cup winner: 1973, 1975.

International career

Ishtoyan made his debut for USSR on 18 September 1971 in a friendly against India. He played in UEFA Euro 1972 qualifiers, but was not selected for the final tournament squad. He also played in a 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier against France.