| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erol Bekirovski | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-01-25) 25 January 1974 (age 50) | ||
| 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) |
| 0000–1995 | 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.
Playing career
Club
He started out playing for his hometown club Malmö FF in Sweden 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
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. 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.
References
- 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
- Erol Bekir at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- German career stats - FuPa
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Macedonian people of Turkish descent
- Macedonian Turks
- Turkish people of Macedonian descent
- Swedish people of Turkish descent
- Swedish people of Macedonian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Swedish men's footballers
- Macedonian men's footballers
- Malmö FF players
- BSC Young Boys players
- FC Lugano players
- AS Reggina 1914 players
- FC Thun players
- SV Waldhof Mannheim players
- IF Limhamn Bunkeflo (men) players
- Allsvenskan players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Serie C players
- Superettan players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany