Andranik Teymourian

Infobox Football biography
playername = Andranik Teymourian


fullname = Andranik Timotian Samarani‎
height = height|m=1.80
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|3|6
cityofbirth = Tehran
countryofbirth = Iran
currentclub = Fulham
clubnumber = 6
position = Defensive midfielder
youthyears = 1998–2000
2000–2002
youthclubs = Ararat Tehran
Esteghlal
years = 2002–2004
2004–2006
2006–2008
2008–
clubs = Oghab
Aboomoslem
Bolton Wanderers
Fulham
caps(goals) =
0540 (3)
0200 (2)
0010 (0)
nationalyears = 2005–
nationalteam = Iran
nationalcaps(goals) = 00310 (2)
pcupdate = 07 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 07 September 2008 (UTC)

Andranik Teymourian (PerB|آندرانيک تيموريان, _hy. Անդրանիկ Թէյմուրյան, born Andranik Timotian Samarani, on March 6, 1983 in Tehran) is an Armenian-Iranian football player currently playing for Fulham of 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. [cite web
title=Andranik Teymourian plays in the Iranian football team
url=http://www.azad-hye.net/news/viewnews.asp?newd=190
publisher=Azad-Hye Middle East Armenian portal
accessdate=2006-08-29]

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. [cite web
title=Trotters tie up Teymourian deal
url=http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=413016&CPID=8&clid=30&lid=2&title=Trotters+tie+up+Teymourian+deal
publisher=Sky Sports
accessdate=2006-08-29] 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.Fact|date=July 2008 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. [cite web
title=Iran ace reveals interest
url=http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=468654&CPID=8&clid=3&lid=&title=Iran+ace+reveals+interest
publisher=Sky Sports
accessdate=2007-05-25]

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. On June 12, 2008 Andranik signed a 2-year contract with Fulham. [cite web
title=Andranik signs
url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2008/June/AndranikSigns.aspx
publisher=Fulham FC
accessdate=2008-06-12]

Club career stats

Last update: 12 June 2008

Trivia

* Andranik's elder brother Serjik Teymourian, (born May 25, 1975) was also a football player and played for 1. FSV Mainz 05 as a defensive midfielder.

Notes

References

* cite web
url=http://persianfootball.com/pfdcnews20070117424133450348.htm
title= PFDC Exclusive: interview with Andranik Teymourian
work=PFDC
accessdate=January 17
accessyear=2006
* cite web
url=http://www.40cheragh.org/40cheragh/News.aspx?NID=522
title=fa icon شيوا بلوريان، بازيگر، رودرروي آندو تيموريان، بازيكن
work=Chelcheragh
accessdate=September 04
accessyear=2007

External links

*soccerbase|id=43842|name=Andranik Teymourian
* [http://www.teammelli.com/Roster/TeymoorianRoster.htm Andranik Teymourian] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]