Andranik Teymourian
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Andranik Teymourian | |
| Date of birth | March 6, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | |
| Nickname | Ando | |
| Position | Defensive Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Bolton Wanderers |
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| Number | 16 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Esteghlal Javan | ||
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| ?-? ?-? 2002-2004 2004-2006 2006-present |
FC Ararat Tehran Keshavarz FC Oghab FC Abu Moslem Bolton Wanderers |
? (3) 1 (0) |
| National team** | ||
| 2005-present | Iran | 17 (1) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Andranik Teymourian (also spelt Andranik Teimourian, Persian: آندرانيک تيموريان , Armenian: Անդրանիկ Թէյմուրեան , born 6 March 1983 in Tehran, Iran) is an Armenian-Iranian footballer currently playing for Bolton Wanderers in the FA Premier League. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder. He is noted for being the only Christian footballer in the Iranian national team, in which he has excellent relations with all of his team-mates.[1]
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[edit] Club career
He started with Oghab FC in Iran's Azadegan League, and continued his professional career playing for Abu Moslem in the Iranian Premier League. In IPL 2005/06 season, Andranik made 26 appearances for Abu Moslem and scored one goal. In late August 2006 he signed a two-year deal with FA Premier League club Bolton Wanderers F.C., for an undisclosed fee, after being granted a work permit.[2]
[edit] International career
At the age of 23 Andranik has already built up an impressive CV. He has played for Iran's national football teams at every single youth level, before being drafted into the senior side. The midfielder played for Iran national under-23 football team in last year’s Islamic Solidarity Games where his prompting from midfield helped the young Team Melli to a third-placed finish.
He was a member Iranian national team during 2006 World Cup. Pictures of an emotionally and physically drained Teymourian at the end of Iran's last game of the 2006 World Cup have begun to take the shape of Iranian football's most notable photograph from the event. Teymourian dropped to the grass and began sobbing while trainers attended to him. He has started to be recognised as a national hero in Iran because of the passion he showed for his country in the 2006 World Cup.
[edit] Trivia
- Andranik's older brother Serjik Teymourian, (born May 25, 1975) was also a football player and played for 1. FSV Mainz 05 as a defensive midfielder.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Andranik Teymourian plays in the Iranian football team. Azad-Hye Middle East Armenian portal. Retrieved on 2006-08-29.
- ^ Trotters tie up Teymourian deal. Sky Sports. Retrieved on 2006-08-29.
[edit] External links
- Andranik Teymourian career stats at Soccerbase
- Andranik Teymourian at Fifa World Cup Official Site
- Andranik Teymourian at TeamMelli.com
- His profile at National Football Teams site
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Iran squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Mirzapour | 2 Mahdavikia | 3 Bakhtiarizadeh | 4 Golmohammadi | 5 Rezaei | 6 Nekounam | 7 Zandi | 8 Karimi | 9 Hashemian | 10 Daei | 11 Khatibi | 12 Roudbarian | 13 Ka'abi | 14 Teymourian | 15 Borhani | 16 Enayati | 17 Kazemian | 18 Navidkia | 19 Sadeqi | 20 Nosrati | 21 Madanchi | 22 Talebloo | 23 Shojaei | Coach: Ivanković |
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| Bolton Wanderers F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Al Habsi | 2 Hunt | 4 Nolan | 5 Méïté | 6 Speed | 7 Stelios | 8 Campo | 9 Pedersen | 11 Gardner | 12 Walker | 14 Davies | 16 Teymourian | 17 Fortune | 20 Vaz Té | 21 Diouf | 22 Jääskeläinen | 23 Tal | 24 O'Brien | 25 Faye | 26 Ben Haim | 31 Sinclair | 39 Anelka | 41 Fojut | 42 Smith | 46 Jamieson | Manager: Allardyce |
