Andranik Teymourian

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Andranik Teymourian
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Personal information
Full name Andranik Timotian-Samarani[1]
Date of birth 6 March 1983 (1983-03-06) (age 28)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club Esteghlal
Number 14
Youth career
1998–2000 Ararat Tehran
2000–2002 Esteghlal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2004 Oghab
2004–2006 Aboumoslem 44 (3)
2006–2008 Bolton Wanderers 20 (2)
2008–2010 Fulham 1 (0)
2009 → Barnsley (loan) 11 (0)
2010–2011 Tractor Sazi 21 (1)
2011– Esteghlal 14 (1)
National team‡
2005 Iran B 6 (0)
2005– Iran 64 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:06, 17 December 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:53, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Andranik Timotian-Samarani (Persian: آندرانيک تيموريان, Armenian: Անդրանիկ Թէյմուրեան, born 6 March 1983), more commonly known as Andranik "Ando" Teymourian is an Armenian Iranian footballer. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a side midfielder. He is notably the only Christian footballer in the Iranian national team.[2]

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Andranik was born in Tehran, Iran to ethnic Armenian parents. Teymourian 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.

[edit] Bolton Wanderers

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.[3] 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, in only his third appearance.[4] Andranik then went on to make his full Premier League debut against Fulham on February 11, 2007. He then made a number of impressive substitute appearances and became a firm favourite at the Reebok Stadium.[citation needed] His first two league goals came during a man-of-the-match performance against local rivals Wigan Athletic on 7 April 2007.[5][6]

[edit] Fulham

On 12 June 2008, Andranik signed a two-year contract with Fulham.[7] He made his Fulham debut against Arsenal, in which he helped secure a 1–0 victory.[8] On 2 February 2009 he went on loan to Barnsley until the end of the season.[9] He later stated that he wanted to stay with Fulham for the 2009–10 season. On the 1 July 2010 Fulham announced that Andranik had been released from his contract with Fulham.[10]

In July 2010, Teymourian was named in Blackburn Rovers' team to face Southport FC in a pre-season friendly.[11]

On the 22 July 2010 Teymourian began talks with Sheffield United F.C. after turning down a tour with Blackburn Rovers across Australia. Blades coach Gary Speed is believed to have recommended Teymourian to Blades boss Kevin Blackwell as Speed and Teymourian played together at Bolton Wanderers.[12] However Teymourian began talks with Blackburn Rovers about a deal to stay with the Premier League club possibly on a short-term deal.[13] However, the move broke down as he was denied a work permit.

[edit] Tractor Sazi

On September 19, 2010 Teymourian had returned to Iran to join Tabriz-based club Tractor Sazi, the move marked the end of his career in England.[14]

[edit] Esteghlal

It was confirmed in mid-July 2011 that Teymourian had signed a contract with Tehran and IPL club Esteghlal. He made his debut for club against Sepahan. On 9 November 2011 he was named as one of the 10 finalists for the Asian Player of the year.[15]

[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

He was a member of the 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 played in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification for Team Melli. He also played in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification and West Asian Football Federation Championship 2010. He has played in two of team melli's three Group D games in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup missing one due to a virus. Andranik captained Iran for the first time against the UAE.

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 February 2006 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Chinese Taipei 1–0 4–0 2007 ACQ
2 18 July 2007 Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 2–0 2–0 2007 Asian Cup
3 12 August 2009 Asim Ferhatovic, Sarajevo  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2 3–2 Friendly
4 18 November 2009 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Macedonia 1–0 1–1 Friendly
5 3 September 2010 Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium  China PR 1–0 2–0 Friendly
6 28 September 2010 Amman International Stadium  Oman 2-2 2-2 2010 WAFF
7 2 September 2011 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Indonesia 3–0 3–0 2014 WCQ
8 11 October 2011 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Bahrain 4–0 6–0 2014 WCQ

[edit] Club career statistics

Last Update 30 December 2011

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup League Cup Asia Total
2004–05 Aboomoslem Persian Gulf Cup 18 2 5 0 N/A N/A - - 23 2
2005–06 26 1 0 0 N/A N/A - - 26 1
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2006–07 Bolton Premier League 17 2 2 2 2 0 - - 21 4
2007–08 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 8 0
2008–09 Fulham 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2008–09 Barnsley Championship 11 0 0 0 0 0 - - 11 0
2009–10 Fulham Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iran League Hazfi Cup League Cup Asia Total
2010–11 Tractor Sazi Persian Gulf Cup 21 1 1 0 N/A N/A - - 22 1
2011-12 Esteghlal 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
Total Iran 80 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 84 5
England 32 2 2 2 3 0 5 0 42 4
Country 108 7 10 2 3 0 5 0 126 9

[edit] Personal life

Andranik's elder brother Serjik Teymourian, was also a football player and played for 1. FSV Mainz 05 as a defensive midfielder.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

  • Hazfi Cup
    • Runner up:1
      • 2004/05 with Aboomoslem

[edit] National

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 405. ISBN 9781845964740. 
  2. ^ "Andranik Teymourian plays in the Iranian football team". Azad-Hye Middle East Armenian portal. http://www.azad-hye.net/news/viewnews.asp?newd=190. Retrieved 2006-08-29. 
  3. ^ "Trotters tie up Teymourian deal". Sky Sports. http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=413016&CPID=8&clid=30&lid=2&title=Trotters+tie+up+Teymourian+deal. Retrieved 2006-08-29. 
  4. ^ Hughes, Ian (6 January 2007). "Doncaster 0–4 Bolton". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6213927.stm. Retrieved 14 September 2009. 
  5. ^ Phillips, Owen (7 April 2007). "Wigan 1–3 Bolton". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6513361.stm. Retrieved 14 September 2009. 
  6. ^ "Wigan 1-3 Bolton: Andranik at the double". ESPN Soccernet. 2007-04-04. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=199402&cc=5739. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 
  7. ^ "Andranik Signs". Fulham FC. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2008/June/AndranikSigns.aspx. Retrieved 12 June 2008. 
  8. ^ "Match: Fulham vs Arsenal". ESPNsoccernet. 23 August 2008. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=241914&cc=5739. Retrieved 11 August 2010. 
  9. ^ "Andranik Loan". Fulham FC. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2009/February/AndranikLoan.aspx. Retrieved 2 February 2009. 
  10. ^ "Player Contract Round-Up". Fulham FC. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/June/PlayerContractRound-Up.aspx. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 
  11. ^ "SOUTHPORT 0-3 BLACKBURN ROVERS". http://www.southportfc.net/Home/tabid/36/mid/400/newsid400/1725/Default.aspx. 
  12. ^ "Blades consider Teymourian" skysports.com 26 July 2010 Link retrieved 26 July 2010
  13. ^ Blackburn Rovers closing in on first signing lancashiretelegraph.co.uk 03 August 2010 Link retrieved 03 August 2010
  14. ^ "Tractor takes Teymourian on board". AFC. http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-news/30414-fa-anderanik-teymourian. Retrieved 2010-09-20. 
  15. ^ http://fcesteghlal.ir/NewsView.aspx?id=3002

[edit] External links

Iran squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
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Esteghlal Tehran FC – current squad
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