{{Short description|Iranian footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Edmond Bezik | fullname = Edmond Bezik | image = Edmond Bezik 1.jpg | image_size = | caption = Bezik in 2013 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|8|12}} | birth_place = [[Tehran]], Iran | years1 = 1994–1996 | years2 = 1996–2001 | years3 = 2001–2006 | years4 = 2006–2007 | years5 =2007–2009 | clubs1 = [[F.C. Ararat Tehran|Ararat Tehran]] | clubs2 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/pages/?cid=54714 |title=ده گلزن برتر تاریخ پرسپولیس - Tabnak.IR | تابناك |accessdate=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304005657/http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/pages/?cid=54714 |archivedate=4 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | clubs3 = [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] | clubs4 = [[Shahrdari Bandar Abbas F.C.|Shahrdari Bandar Abbas]] | clubs5 =[[F.C. Ararat Tehran|Ararat Tehran]] | currentclub = | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | youthyears1= 1990–1994 | youthclubs1= [[F.C. Ararat Tehran|Ararat Tehran]] | caps1 = | goals1 = 22 | caps2 = 133 | goals2 = 40 | caps3 = | goals3 = 30 | caps4 = | goals4 = 1| caps5 = | goals5 = | nationalyears1= 1999–2005 | nationalteam1= [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | nationalcaps1= 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 14 December 2009 | ntupdate = 2 July 2005 | manageryears1 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs1 = [[F.C. Ararat Tehran|Ararat Tehran]] | manageryears2 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs2 = [[KIA Football Academy|KIA Academy]] }}
'''Edmond Bezik''' ({{langx|fa|ادموند بزيک}}; {{langx|hy|Էդմունդ Բազիկյան}}, born 12 August 1975 in [[Tehran]], Iran) is a retired [[Armenian-Iranians|Armenian-Iranian]] [[soccer|footballer]] and [[Coach (sport)|coach]]. He played for [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]], [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] and [[F.C. Ararat Tehran|Ararat Tehran]] and was a member of [[Iran national football team]]. He is currently head coach of [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]'s under-23 team.<ref>[http://www.varzesh3.com/news.do?itemid=1010960&title=%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B2%D9%8A%DA%A9_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D9%87%D9%86_%D8%B4%D8%AF ادموند بزیک سرمربی تیم امید راه آهن شد]</ref>
==Club career== Bezik originally started his play in the [[FC Ararat Tehran]], which has a policy of recruiting young Iranian footballers of Armenian ancestry. There he was noticed for his impressive finishing skills, and was soon transferred to [[Persepolis FC|Persepolis Tehran]]. There he was able to please fans and scored some memorable goals. Arguably his most memorable game may have been in 1996 during the Tehran derby between Persepolis FC and [[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]]. Persepolis had not beaten Esteghlal for seven seasons, but Bezik was able to score the last minute winner in that match to claim a spot in many Persepolis fan's hearts.
Success was short-lived though and after a couple of very poor seasons, he along with many other Persepolis players were let go from the team. Bezik was immediately signed by [[Sepahan|Foolad Sepahan]]. His move to [[Isfahan (city)|Isfahan]] was just what his career needed. In the [[2002–03 Iran Pro League|2002–03]] season of the [[Iran's Premier Football League|IPL]], Bezik became the league's top goalscorer with 13 goals, and led the team to the league championship. He was deservedly called up to the [[Iran national football team|national team]] and was starting to make his way into the squad when he became injured. He has come back from his injury but has not been able to score consistently. When new Sepahan manager, [[Luka Bonačić]] was hired, he deemed that Bezik was not needed for the squad.
Bezik signed a one-year contract with [[Azadegan League]] outfit, [[Shahrdari Bandar Abbas]], with whom he will be playing until the end of the 2006–07 season.
Bezik's work ethic, and hard work is always a positive point for his clubs.
===Top goalscorer=== Having scored 22 goals for Ararat, 32 goals for Persepolis and 30 goals for Sepahan, he scored a total number of 84 goals during his time in [[Iran's Premier Football League|Iran's top division football league]],<ref>{{cite web|script-title=fa:شهريار به بزيک، مديرروستا و عنايتى نرسيد على دايى در 72 متوقف شد |url=http://khabars.net/Detail.aspx?cid=111125&catid=468&iid=2336 |publisher=Khabar Varzeshi Sports Newspaper |language=Persian |accessdate=2007-07-25 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201144214/http://khabars.net/Detail.aspx?cid=111125&catid=468&iid=2336 |archivedate=1 February 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> becoming the top division's [[List of Iran Pro League all-time top goal scorers|all-time top goalscorer]].
==Honours== ===Club=== ;Persepolis *[[Iranian Football League]] (3): [[Azadegan League 1996–97|1996–97]], [[Azadegan League 1998–99|1998–99]], [[Azadegan League 1999–2000|1999–2000]] *[[Hazfi Cup]] (1): [[1998–99 Hazfi Cup|1998–99]]
;Sepahan *[[Iranian Football League]] (1): [[2002–03 Iran Pro League|2002–03]] *[[Hazfi Cup]] (1): [[2003–04 Hazfi Cup|2003–04]]
===Individual=== *[[Iran Pro League]] Top Goalscorer: [[2002–03 Iran Pro League|2002–03]]
==References== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060318201810/http://www.persianfootball.com/readstory.php?storyid=EEpuylEpyyuCYHiPIf "Close-Up on Edmond Bezik"] Persianfootball.com, 2 January 2005, Retrieved 18 July 2006 *{{in lang|fa}} [http://www.tebyan.net/Teb.aspx?nId=2252 "مصاحبه با ادموند بزيك"] Tebyan.net, 29 May 2003, Retrieved 18 July 2006 {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060518165919/http://www.teammelli.com/Roster/BizikRoster.htm Edmond Bezik] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com] *[http://www.football-tehran.com/samane/i-user/1015427277/ Edmond Bezik] at Tehran Football Committee
{{Iran Pro League Top Scorers}}
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