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YEREVAN, AUGUST 26, ARMENPRESS. Spartak Moscow starting lineup in the match against Amkar has been announced. The Forward of the Armenian National Football Team Yura Movsisyan and the Winger of the Armenian National Football Aras Özbiliz have been included in the team's starting lineup. As reports "Armenpress" the Head Coach of Spartak Moscow has introduced the following football players for the upcoming match against Amkar - S. Pesyakov, S. Parshivlyuk, J. Insaurralde, Joao Carlos, D. Kombarov, J. Jurado, D. Glushakov, T. Costa, A. Ozbiliz, Y. Movsisyan, and P. Yakovlev.
Aras Ozbiliz is an Armenian football player who currently plays right-winger for the Armenian national team and for Russian Premier League club FC Kuban Krasnodar. Aras was born on 9 March 1990 in the Bakırköy district of Istanbul, Turkey to Armenian parents. He was named after the Aras River, a body of water in Armenia. His ancestors adopted the surname "Özbiliz". Their family name was once Zbilizyan. In the early 1990s, his family emigrated from Turkey to the Netherlands. Five years later, he started playing football for the youth team of HVV Hollandia. When he was eight years old, Araz joined the youth team of Ajax. Aras was raised in Hoorn, Netherlands and holds both Dutch and Armenian citizenship. He received his Armenian passport on 4 October 2011, as he wanted to represent the Armenian national team, making his debut for Armenia on 29 February 2012.
On 26 July 2013 it was announced that Özbiliz had signed a multi-year contract with Spartak Moscow, with Kuban Krasnodarearning €10 million on the transfer fee.