Ara Bedrossian

Ara Bedrossian (born 2 June 1967)[1] is a Cypriot former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Ara Bedrossian
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-06-02) 2 June 1967
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Playing 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]

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References
  1. Ara Bedrossian at Soccerbase
  2. "AN INTERVIEW WITH ARA BEDROSSIAN". Artsakank. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. "Cult Hero". Fulham F.C. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. "FULHAM : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 19 January 2016.


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