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]
| 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 | |||
Playing career edit
Club 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