Edmond Bezik Explained

Edmond Bezik
Fullname:Edmond Bezik
Birth Date:1975 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Tehran, Iran
Years1:1994–1996
Years2:1996–2001
Years3:2001–2006
Years4:2006–2007
Years5:2007–2009
Clubs2:Persepolis[1]
Clubs5:Ararat Tehran
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1990–1994
Youthclubs1:Ararat Tehran
Goals1:22
Caps2:133
Goals2:40
Goals3:30
Goals4:1
Nationalyears1:1999–2005
Nationalteam1:Iran
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:14 December 2009
Ntupdate:2 July 2005
Manageryears1:2015–2016
Managerclubs1:Ararat Tehran
Manageryears2:2017–2018
Managerclubs2:KIA Academy

Edmond Bezik (Persian: ادموند بزيک; Armenian: Էդմունդ Բազիկյան, born 12 August 1975 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Armenian-Iranian footballer and coach. He played for Persepolis, Sepahan and Ararat Tehran and was a member of Iran national football team. He is currently head coach of Persepolis's under-23 team.[2]

Club career

Bezik originally started his play in the FC Ararat Tehran, which has a policy of recruiting young Iranian footballers of Armenian ancestry. There he was noticed for his impressive finishing skills, and was soon transferred to Persepolis Tehran. There he was able to please fans and scored some memorable goals. Arguably his most memorable game may have been in 1996 during the Tehran derby between Persepolis FC and Esteghlal. Persepolis had not beaten Esteghlal for seven seasons, but Bezik was able to score the last minute winner in that match to claim a spot in many Persepolis fan's hearts.

Success was short-lived though and after a couple of very poor seasons, he along with many other Persepolis players were let go from the team. Bezik was immediately signed by Foolad Sepahan. His move to Isfahan was just what his career needed. In the 2002–03 season of the IPL, Bezik became the league's top goalscorer with 13 goals, and led the team to the league championship. He was deservedly called up to the national team and was starting to make his way into the squad when he became injured. He has come back from his injury but has not been able to score consistently. When new Sepahan manager, Luka Bonačić was hired, he deemed that Bezik was not needed for the squad.

Bezik signed a one-year contract with Azadegan League outfit, Shahrdari Bandar Abbas, with whom he will be playing until the end of the 2006–07 season.

Bezik's work ethic, and hard work is always a positive point for his clubs.

Top goalscorer

Having scored 22 goals for Ararat, 32 goals for Persepolis and 30 goals for Sepahan, he scored a total number of 84 goals during his time in Iran's top division football league,[3] becoming the top division's all-time top goalscorer.

Honours

Club

Persepolis
Sepahan

Individual

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ده گلزن برتر تاریخ پرسپولیس - Tabnak.IR | تابناك . 2012-11-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304005657/http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/pages/?cid=54714 . 4 March 2012 . dmy-all .
  2. http://www.varzesh3.com/news.do?itemid=1010960&title=%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B2%D9%8A%DA%A9_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D9%87%D9%86_%D8%B4%D8%AF ادموند بزیک سرمربی تیم امید راه آهن شد
  3. Web site: fa:شهريار به‌ بزيک، مديرروستا و عنايتى‌ نرسيد على‌ دايى‌ در 72 متوقف‌ شد . http://khabars.net/Detail.aspx?cid=111125&catid=468&iid=2336 . Khabar Varzeshi Sports Newspaper . Persian . 2007-07-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201144214/http://khabars.net/Detail.aspx?cid=111125&catid=468&iid=2336 . 1 February 2014 . dmy .