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Iran World Cup midfielder to move to Bolton
Jul 26, 2006, 21:07 GMT
Tehran - Iran midfielder Andranik Teymourian - the only Christian on an otherwise Muslim national team - is moving to English Premier League club Bolton Wanderers, the ISNA news agency reported Wednesday.
The 23-year old Iranian-Armenian, widely known as Ando, will leave the Abu Moslem club in Mashad, northeastern Iran, and play in England next season, ISNA said.
Ando was among his side's best at this year's World Cup, where Iran lost two games and drew one, dropping out in the group stage.
ISNA said Abu Moslem president Nasser Shafaq confirmed the transfer and said that the Bolton manager would come to Iran next week to finalise the contact.
After Karim Baqeri, who played for Charlton Athletic in the 2000- 2001 season, Ando would be the second Iranian to play in the Premier League.
He was the second Iranian-Armenian to play for Iran in a World Cup final round.
In 1978, defender Andranik Eskandarian played at the World Cup in Argentina. He was signed by New York Cosmos to play with football legends such as Franz Beckenbauer and Pele.
© 2006 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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