Erol Bekir
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erol Bekirovski | ||
Date of birth | 25 January 1974 | ||
Place of birth | SR Macedonia,Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Malmö FF | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1995 | Malmö FF | 1 | (0) |
1995–1999 | Young Boys | 76 | (11) |
1999 | FC Lugano | 8 | (1) |
2000 | Reggiana | ||
2001–2002 | FC Thun | ||
2003 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 3 | (1) |
2004–2009 | IF Limhamn Bunkeflo | ||
Managerial career | |||
2009–2012 | IF Limhamn Bunkeflo | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Erol Bekir,formerly known asErol Bekirovski,(born 25 January 1974) is a Turkish-Swedishfootballmanager and former player ofTurkishorigin with roots fromMacedonia.[1]
Playing career[edit]
Club[edit]
He started out playing for his hometown clubMalmö FFin Sweden[2]but spent most of his career playing abroad for clubs likeBSC Young Boys,FC Lugano,Reggiana,FC ThunandSV Waldhof Mannheim.
Managerial career[edit]
Upon returning to Sweden he signed with lower divisionMalmöclubIF Limhamn Bunkeflowhere he also becameplayer managerbefore retiring as a player and focusing only on the manager part at the end of 2009.[3]In August 2012, IF Limhamn Bunkeflo and Bekir went their separate ways after the club announced that they could not match Bekirs level of ambition.[4]
References[edit]
- ^Malmström, Håkan."Bekir träffade gamla Thun-kompisen"(in Swedish). Sydsvenskan.Retrieved9 December2012.
- ^Alsjö, Martin (2011).100 år med Allsvensk fotboll(in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. pp. 307–309.ISBN978-91-977326-7-3.
- ^Jönsson, Kent."Erol Bekir slutar spela"(in Swedish). Sydsvenskan.Retrieved9 December2012.
- ^Cederlund, Christer."Sjunnesson ersätter Bekir i LB07"(in Swedish). Skånskan.Retrieved9 December2012.
External links[edit]
- Erol Bekirat theSwedish Football Association(in Swedish)(archived)
- German career stats- FuPa
Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Macedonian people of Turkish descent
- Macedonian Turks
- Turkish people of Macedonian descent
- Swedish people of Turkish descent
- Swedish people of Macedonian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Swedish men's footballers
- Macedonian men's footballers
- Malmö FF players
- BSC Young Boys players
- FC Lugano players
- LFA Reggio Calabria players
- FC Thun players
- SV Waldhof Mannheim players
- IF Limhamn Bunkeflo (men) players
- Allsvenskan players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Serie C players
- Superettan players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany