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DeutschErol Bekir
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 as Erol Bekirovski, (born 25 January 1974) is a Turkish-Swedish football manager and former player of Turkish origin with roots from Macedonia.[1]
Playing career
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[edit]He started out playing for his hometown club Malmö FF in Sweden[2] but spent most of his career playing abroad for clubs like BSC Young Boys, FC Lugano, Reggiana, FC Thun and SV Waldhof Mannheim.
Managerial career
[edit]Upon returning to Sweden he signed with lower division Malmö club IF Limhamn Bunkeflo where he also became player manager before 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. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ Alsjö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk fotboll (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. pp. 307–309. ISBN 978-91-977326-7-3.
- ^ Jönsson, Kent. "Erol Bekir slutar spela" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ Cederlund, Christer. "Sjunnesson ersätter Bekir i LB07" (in Swedish). Skånskan. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- Erol Bekir at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- German career stats - FuPa