Ara Bedrossian
Ara Bedrossian (born 2 June 1967)[1] is a Cypriot former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 June 1967 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AYA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kingstonian | |||
| APOEL | |||
| 1992–1993 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Fulham | 42 | (1) |
| Stevenage Borough | |||
| APOEL | |||
| Olympiakos Nicosia | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Early and personal life
He is of Armenian descent.[2] His father was a Cypriot tennis champion.[2] He moved to England in 1974 following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.[2]
Career
Early career
In England, Bedrossian played youth football with AYA before playing semi-professionally with Kingstonian.[2] He spent his early career in Cyprus with APOEL, playing for them for 8 years.[2]
Playing in England
He moved from Queens Park Rangers to Fulham at the end of the 1992–93 season.[3] While playing with Fulham he has trials at Birmingham City and Middlesbrough.[3] Bedrossian made a total of 42 league appearances for Fulham, scoring 1 goal.[4] He also played for Stevenage Borough.[4]
Later career
Bedrossian later played in Sweden before returning to Cyprus, playing for APOEL and Olympiakos Nicosia, where he retired from playing at the age of 35.[2][3]
He later ran the Arsenal Soccer School in Cyprus as well as being Arsenal's scout for Eastern Europe.[3] He also managed AGBU Ararat, a futsal team.[3]
References
- Ara Bedrossian at Soccerbase
- "AN INTERVIEW WITH ARA BEDROSSIAN". Artsakank. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- "Cult Hero". Fulham F.C. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- "FULHAM : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 19 January 2016.