Kiran Bechan
Winand Kiran Madhankumar Bechan (born 12 September 1982 in Amsterdam), simply known as Kiran Bechan, is a Dutch retired professional football midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Winand Kiran Madhankumar Bechan | ||
Date of birth | 12 September 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
SV Amstelland United | |||
Ajax | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2004 | Ajax | 1 | (0) |
2003–2004 | → Sparta (loan) | 48 | (9) |
2005–2006 | Groningen | 18 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Den Bosch (loan) | 37 | (9) |
2007–2008 | Hércules | 9 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Emmen | 24 | (3) |
2009–2010 | Ermis Aradippou | 6 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Muaither SC | 15 | (8) |
2011 | FC Atyrau | 24 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2015 |
Club career
Bechan was a product of the Ajax football academy and made his senior debut on 1 April 2001 against Roda JC. He did not make the grade at Ajax and was loaned to Sparta in January 2003,[1] only to be recalled by Ajax and sold to FC Groningen in November 2004.[2] He was then sent on loan to FC Den Bosch in summer 2006[3] and in summer 2007 Bechan was released by Groningen and moved abroad to join Spanish side Hércules Alicante,[4] where his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. He then returned to Holland to play for Eerste Divisie club Emmen.[5]
He tried his luck abroad once more when he joined Ermis Aradippou of Cyprus and he had a season at Muaither SC in Qatar. After spending time at Kazakh side FC Atyrau, Bechan retired when he could not find a new club.
References
- Ajax leent Bechan uit aan Sparta - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Kiran Bechan per direct naar FC Groningen - Ajax (in Dutch)
- FC Den Bosch huurt Kiran Bechan - Omroep Brabant (in Dutch)
- Kiran Bechan verhuist naar Alicante - RTV Noord Holland (in Dutch)
- Kiran Bechan tekent bij FC Emmen - Rijmond (in Dutch)
External links
- Profile at HerculesCF.es (in Spanish)
- Profile at VI.nl (in Dutch)
- Ronald Zwiers Profile
- Kiran Bechan at Soccerway