Knee surgery for Egdar Manucharyan
08 May: Edgar Manucharyan underwent knee surgery in
Amsterdam on Monday. The operation was necessary because there
was a tear in his right kneecap. The 19 year-old Armenian will
need most of the summer break for his recovery, but
is expected to be fit for Ajax's first training of the new
season on Tuesday 04 July.
Everyone at Ajax firmly believes in the talent of Edgar
Manucharyan, but the young Armenian has been very injury-prone
in his first season in the Dutch capital. Manucharyan, who can
play as a 'number 10' but also at every position in the forward
line, joined Ajax on a try-out in late 2004. His first
appearance for Ajax-1 was in the 14 December 2004 friendly
against
FC Barcelona, but the unfortunate youngster broke a
metatarsal after precisely 13 minutes of action.
The club promised Manucharyan a second chance after his
rehab. He got it in April 2005, impressed the technical staff
and penned a three-year contract on
15 April 2005. In his first season as an Ajacied
Manucharyan had four official appearances in the Eredivisie and
one in the Champions League. He only had one full game: at
Sparta Rotterdam on
02 October 2005. He made an excellent impression as a left
winger, but his injuries turned out to be persistent. They
haunted him throughout the year.
July 2006 will hopefully mark the real start of
Edgar Manucharyan's career at Ajax. (MP)
Source: Ajax.nl
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