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Erol Bekir

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Erol Bekir
Personal information
Full name Erol Bekirovski
Date of birth (1974-01-25) 25 January 1974 (age 52)
Place of birth Sweden, Malmö
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position 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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Club

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Malmström, Håkan. "Bekir träffade gamla Thun-kompisen" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  2. ^ Alsjö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk fotboll (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. pp. 307–309. ISBN 978-91-977326-7-3.
  3. ^ Jönsson, Kent. "Erol Bekir slutar spela" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  4. ^ Cederlund, Christer. "Sjunnesson ersätter Bekir i LB07" (in Swedish). Skånskan. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
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