Andranik Eskandarian

Andranik Eskandarian

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Career

He won the Iranian league in 1975 and reached the second place in 1974. Further he won the Hazfi Cup in 1977. He played six years for Taj SC. Taj's fans called him Barbed Wire. Eskandarian was a member of the Iranian team winning the Asia Cup 1976 in Tehran and reaching the quarterfinals of the Olympic Tournament in Montreal in 1976. He also played for Iran in the 1978 World Cup, the country's first appearance in the tournament. He was the first member of Iran's team to score in the World Cup: an own-goal in a match against Scotland that his team later tied, 1‍–‍1. The game was still considered a success for Iran, including Eskandarian's play as a defender against Kenny Dalglish and Joe Jordan, and an embarrassment for Scotland. Soon after that, he moved to America to play for the highest-profile team in the country, the New York Cosmos, beginning in the 1979 season. After the Cosmos folded in 1984, Eskandarian played for the New York Express during its half-season in the Major Indoor Soccer League. From 1989 through 1990, he played for the New Jersey Eagles of the American Soccer League.

Club
Esteghlal F.C. (1972–1978)
Club
F.C. Ararat Tehran (1970–1972)
Club
New York Express (1986–1987)
Club
New Jersey Eagles (1989–1990)
Club
New York Cosmos (1978–1984)
Club
New York Cosmos (1984–1985)
Club
Iran men's national football team (1975–1978)
League
North American Soccer League
National team
Iran

Legacy

Honours

Club

Taj Iranian Football League: 1974–75 Hazfi Cup: 1976–77 New York Cosmos North American Soccer League: 1978, 1980, 1982

National

Iran AFC Asian Cup: 1976

Clubs

  • F.C. Ararat Tehran1970–1972
  • Esteghlal F.C.1972–1978
  • Iran men's national football team1975–1978
  • New York Cosmos1978–1984
  • New York Cosmos1984–1985
  • New York Express1986–1987
  • New Jersey Eagles1989–1990

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Description

Iranian footballer

Position

defender

Extract from Wikipedia

Andranik Eskandarian is an Iranian former footballer. He played as a defender for the F.C. Ararat Tehran, Taj SC and New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.

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