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Andranik Eskandarian
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| Andranik Eskandarian | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andranik Eskandarian | |
| Date of birth | December 31, 1951 (age 55) | |
| Place of birth |  Tehran, Iran |
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| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1970-1972 1972-1979 1979-1984 1985-1986 |
F.C. Ararat Tehran Taj New York Cosmos New York Express |
164 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1975-1978 | Iran |
29 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andranik Eskandarian (Armenian: Անդրանիկ Էսքանտարեան, born December 31, 1951 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian American football (soccer) player of Armenian descent, who played defender for the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.
Eskandarian played for Iran in the 1978 World Cup. 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 of the Major Indoor Soccer League for a few years.
Eskandarian played in the United States at the height of tensions between the United States and Iran. Despite these tensions, Eskandarian was still admired by American Soccer fans and was a fan favorite.
Eskandarian became a U.S. citizen in 1984. Andranik's son, Alecko, currently plays striker for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer.
Nowadays he helps out in Hubert Birkenmeier's football shop in Hackensack, New Jersey, he also owns his own shop in Ramsey, New Jersey.
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Iran squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Hejazi | 2 Danaeifard | 3 Fariba | 4 Bishkar | 5 Allahverdi | 6 Nayebagha | 7 Parvin | 8 Ghasempour | 9 Sadeghi | 10 Rowshan | 11 Ghesghayan | 12 Movadat | 13 Tajmuri | 14 Nazari | 15 Eskandarian | 16 Nurai | 17 Jahani | 18 Faraki | 19 Shojaei | 20 Abdollahi | 21 Kazerani | 22 Korbekandi | Coach: Mohajerani |
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