Andranik Teymourian
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| Andranik Teymourian | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Andranik Timotian Samarani | |
| Date of birth | March 6, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | unattached | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1998–2000 2000–02 |
Ararat Tehran Esteghlal |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002–04 2004–06 2006–2008 |
Oghab Aboomoslem Bolton Wanderers |
? (3) 20 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005– | Iran | 28 (2) |
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Andranik Teymourian (also spelt Andranik Teimourian, Persian: آندرانيک تيموريان, Armenian: Անդրանիկ Թէյմուրեան, born Andranik Timotian Samarani, on March 6, 1983 in Tehran, Iran) is an Armenian-Iranian football player currently a free agent having played most recently for Bolton Wanderers in the FA Premier League and the Iran national football team. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a winger. 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 F.C. in Iran's Azadegan League, and continued his professional career playing for F.C. Aboomoslem in the Iranian Premier League. In the 2005–06 season, Andranik made 26 appearances for F.C. Aboomoslem and scored one goal. In late August 2006 he signed a two-year deal with FA Premier League club Bolton Wanderers, for an undisclosed fee, after being granted a work permit.[2] He scored his first two goals for Bolton Wanderers in the FA Cup third round in a 4–0 win over Doncaster Rovers on January 6, 2007. Those goals were scored in his 3rd performance for his team. Andranik then went on to make his full FA Premier League debut against Fulham on the February 11, 2007. Since then he has made a number of impressive substitute appearances and is already a firm favourite at the Reebok. His first 2 Premier league goals came during a man of the match performance against local rivals Wigan Athletic on 7 April 2007.
Iranian international Andranik Teymourian has claimed Arsenal are among the clubs to have shown an interest in him.[3]
In May 2008 he was not offered a new contract by Bolton and joined the likes of Ivan Campo and Stelios Giannakopoulos in leaving the club. His lack of inclusion in the 2007-08 season by Sammy Lee and Gary Megson left the Bolton supporters puzzled.
[edit] International career
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. He played in 2007 AFC Asian Cup Qualification and played in all the games in 2007 Asian Cup.He has been called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying.
[edit] Club career stats
Last update: 2 February 2007
| Season | Team | Country | Division | Apps | Goals |
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| 03/04 | Oghab |  Iran |
? | ?? | ?? |
| 04/05 | Aboomoslem | Iran |
1 | ?? | ?? |
| 05/06 | Aboomoslem | Iran |
1 | 26 | 1 |
| 06/07 | Bolton Wanderers |  England |
1 | 17 | 2 |
| 07/08 | Bolton Wanderers | England |
1 | 3 | 0 |
[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] Club statistics
| Club | Season | Premiership | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||||||||
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| App | Goals | Assists | App | Goals | Assists | App | Goals | Assists | App | Goals | Assists | App | Goals | Assists | App | Goals | Assists | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2006-07 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |
[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.
- ^ Iran ace reveals interest. Sky Sports. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
[edit] References
- PFDC Exclusive: interview with Andranik Teymourian. PFDC. Retrieved on January 17, 2006.
- (Persian) شيوا بلوريان، بازيگر، رودرروي آندو تيموريان، بازيكن. Chelcheragh. Retrieved on September 04, 2007.
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