- Pascal Bedrossian
Football player infobox| playername= Pascal Bedrossian
fullname = Pascal Bedrossian
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|11|28
cityofbirth =Marseille
countryofbirth =France
height = 1.73 / 5'8"
currentclub = unattached
position = Attacking Midfielder /Striker
youthclubs =AS Cannes
youthyears = 1992-1994
years = 1992–19971997-19981998-20042004–20052006-2007
clubs =AS Cannes RennesLorientAngersChicago Fire
caps(goals) = 84 (7)6 (0)58 (4)18 (1)7 (0)
pcupdate = 2 January 2008Pascal Bedrossian (born
November 28 ,1974 inMarseille ,France ) is a French-Armenian professional footballer who last played with the Chicago Fire ofMajor League Soccer .Bedrossian began his playing career for the Under-15 French national team, representing them to the Under-21 level. He then played club football on the youth squad of
AS Cannes in 1993, and played in the same youth squad that produced the likes ofDavid Jemmali ,Patrick Vieira , andJohan Micoud . After enjoying spells withAS Cannes and Stade Rennais, Bedrossian was involved in tworelegation campaigns and one promotion campaign toLigue 1 for Lorient, and, more prominently, was a member of the Lorient squad that won the 2002Coupe de France , the team's first and only championship in the history of the tournament. Later that year, Bedrossian appeared in both legs in Lorient'sUEFA Cup exit from qualification at the hands of Turkish sideDenizlispor , losing 3-3 on aggregate. In 2004, Bedrossian joinedLigue 2 sideAngers SCO . At the end of that campaign, he suffered an injury that has kept him away from football for the 2005 season. He has now signed with the American side Chicago Fire.Bedrossian's idol is basketball star
Michael Jordan , and one of the first things Bedrossian did after arriving in Chicago was to find Jordan's house and take a photograph of it.Bedrossian was released from the Chicago Fire in June 2007
ee also
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur2553.html L'Equipe profile - Pascal Bedrossian]
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