{{Short description|Lebanese footballer (1936–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Family name hatnote|Aram|Altounian|lang=Lebanese}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Levon Altounian | image = Levon Altounian Lebanon, 1963.png | image_size = 150 | caption = Altounian with [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] at the [[1963 Arab Cup]] | fullname = Levon Aram Altounian | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|02|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Beirut]], [[Greater Lebanon|Lebanese Republic]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|09|06|1936|02|15|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Roumieh]], [[Lebanon]] | height = 1.70 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Winger (association football)|Right winger]], [[attacking midfielder]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Homenetmen Beirut FC|Homenetmen]] | years1 = 1952–1973 | clubs1 = [[Homenetmen Beirut FC|Homenetmen]] | caps1 = | goals1 = 33+ | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 1956–1967 | nationalteam1 = [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] | nationalcaps1 = 18+ | nationalgoals1 = 17+ }} '''Levon Aram Altounian''' ({{langx|ar|ليون ارام التونيان}}; 15 February 1936 – 6 September 2020) was a Lebanese [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder#Winger|right winger]] or an [[midfielder|attacking midfielder]].
Altounian played his whole club career at Homenetmen, between 1952 and 1973, finishing as top scorer of the [[Lebanese Premier League]] twice: in [[1962–63 Lebanese Premier League|1962–63]] and in [[1966–67 Lebanese Premier League|1966–67]]. Altounian also represented the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]], [[Captain (association football)|captaining]] them to a third-place finish at the [[1963 Arab Cup]].
== Club career == Born on 15 February 1936 in [[Beirut]], Lebanon,<ref name=":1" /> Altounian played his whole club career at Homenetmen, between 1952 and 1973.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=اللواء|first=جريدة|title=الموت يغيب ليفون هداف الدوري اللبناني السابق|url=http://aliwaa.com.lb/رياضة/الموت-يغيب-ليفون-هداف-الدوري-اللبناني-السابق/|access-date=2020-09-07|website=جريدة اللواء|language=ar-lb}}</ref> He was awarded [[List of Lebanese Premier League top scorers|top scorer]] of the [[Lebanese Premier League]] twice, during the [[1962–63 Lebanese Premier League|1962–63]] and [[1966–67 Lebanese Premier League|1966–67]] seasons, scoring respectively 14 and 19 goals.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|author=Mubarak, Hassanin|title=Lebanon - List of Topscorers|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lebtops.html|accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref>
== International career == Altounian played for the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Mubarak, Hassanin|title=Lebanon - International Results - Early History|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/leb-intres-prehist.html|accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref> scoring two goals in the [[1957 Pan Arab Games]] and helping Lebanon reach third place.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=2nd Pan Arab Games, 1957 (Beirut, Lebanon)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabgam57.html|access-date=2020-09-07|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> He also participated in the [[1963 Arab Cup]] as Lebanon's [[Captain (association football)|captain]]; he scored six goals, with Lebanon coming in third place in the competition.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arab Cup 1963 Details|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabcup63det.html|access-date=2019-01-02|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
== Style of play == Altounian started out as an [[Midfielder|attacking midfielder]], before developing as a [[Midfielder#Winger|right winger]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=LEON ALTONIAN|url=https://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/leon_altonian.html|access-date=2019-01-01|website=www.abdogedeon.com|archive-date=2 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102051124/https://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/leon_altonian.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was known for his speed, [[dribbling]], and technical ability, as well as for scoring difficult top-corner goals.<ref name=":0" />
== Personal life == Levon's favourite player was [[Mardik Tchaparian]] in Lebanon, and [[Pelé]] worldwide; his favourite coach was [[Joseph Nalbandian]].<ref name=":0" /> His brother, [[Manuel Altounian|Manuel]], also played football,<ref name=":0" /> and represented Lebanon internationally.<ref>{{FA Lebanon player|25429|Manuel Altounian|access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref>
== Death == On 6 September 2020, Altounian died in the Daher El Bachek Hospital in [[Roumieh]], Lebanon.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Abdallah|first=Rakan|date=2020-09-07|title=Remembering Levon the great|url=https://www.falebanon.com/remembering-levon-the-great/|access-date=2020-09-07|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Career statistics ==
=== International=== {{Expand list|date=August 2020}} :''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Altounian goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Levon Altounian |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center" |1 | rowspan="2" |24 October 1957 | rowspan="2" |Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | rowspan="2" |{{fb|JOR}} | align="center" |– | rowspan="2" align="center" |6–0 | rowspan="2" |[[Football at the 1957 Arab Games|1957 Arab Games]] |- | align="center" |2 | align="center" |– |- | align="center" |3 |26 January 1962 |[[Kuwait University Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait |{{fb|KUW}} | align="center" |3–0 | align="center" |5–0 |[[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- | align="center" |4 | rowspan="2" |31 March 1963 | rowspan="2" |Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | rowspan="2" |{{fb|KUW}} | align="center" |2–0 | rowspan="2" align="center" |6–0 | rowspan="2" |[[1963 Arab Cup]] |- | align="center" |5 | align="center" |6–0 |- | align="center" |6 |4 April 1963 |Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |{{fb|SYR|1963}} | align="center" |2–3 | align="center" |2–3 |1963 Arab Cup |- | align="center" |7 | rowspan="2" |6 April 1963 | rowspan="2" |Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | rowspan="2" |{{fb|JOR}} | align="center" |1–0 | rowspan="2" align="center" |5–0 | rowspan="2" |1963 Arab Cup |- | align="center" |8 | align="center" |4–0 |- | align="center" |9 | rowspan="2" |3 April 1966 | rowspan="2" |[[Al-Kashafa Stadium]], [[Baghdad]], Iraq | rowspan="2" |{{fb|BHR}} | align="center" |– | rowspan="2" align="center" |6–1 | rowspan="2" |[[1966 Arab Cup]] |- | align="center" |10 | align="center" |– |- | align="center" |11 |5 June 1966 |[[Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor]], [[Dakar]], Senegal |{{fb|SEN}} | align="center" |– | align="center" |3–2 |Friendly |- | align="center" |12 |3 October 1967 |[[Tokyo National Stadium]], [[Tokyo]], Japan |{{fb|JPN}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" |1–3 |[[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|1968 Summer Olympics qualification]] |- | align="center" |13 | rowspan="4" |6 October 1967 | rowspan="4" |Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | rowspan="4" |{{fb|PHI|1936}} | align="center" |– | rowspan="4" align="center" |11–1 | rowspan="4" |1968 Summer Olympics qualification |- | align="center" |14 | align="center" |– |- | align="center" |15 | align="center" |– |- | align="center" |16 | align="center" |– |- | align="center" |17 |9 October 1967 |Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |{{fb|TAI}} | align="center" |– | align="center" |5–2 |1968 Summer Olympics qualification |}
== Honours == '''Homenetmen''' * [[Lebanese Premier League]]: [[1954–55 Lebanese Premier League|1954–55]], [[1962–63 Lebanese Premier League|1962–63]], [[1968–69 Lebanese Premier League|1968–69]] * [[Lebanese FA Cup]]: 1961–62
'''Lebanon''' * [[Football at the Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]] third place: [[Football at the 1957 Pan Arab Games|1957]] * [[Arab Cup]] third place: [[1963 Arab Cup|1963]]
'''Individual''' * [[List of Lebanese Premier League top scorers|Lebanese Premier League top goalscorer]]: [[1962–63 Lebanese Premier League|1962–63]], [[1966–67 Lebanese Premier League|1966–67]]
==See also== * [[List of association football families]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * {{FA Lebanon|25416}} * {{GSA player|levon-altounian/435404}}
{{Lebanese Premier League top scorers}}
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