Yura Movsisyan was born 2 August 1987 in Baku , Azerbaijan SSR , to an Armenian family of parents Sergey Movsisyan and Aida Sahakyan and brothers Movses and Hovhannes . His family left for the United States between late 1991 and early 1992 due to the Pogrom of Armenians in Baku , settling in the Los Angeles area , where there is a large Armenian community . Movsisyan attended Pasadena High School , and played a year of college soccer at Pasadena City College before being discovered by MLS scouts prior to the 2006 MLS SuperDraft . He stated that his football idol was Thierry Henry
Pogrom of Armenians in Baku
Baku pogrom
Yura Movsisyan