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Armenian Andranik Teymourian the first Christian to lead Iran’s football team &#;
In April, Iranian Armenian Andranik Teymourian, who has played for Bolton Wanderers and Fulham, became the first Christian to lead Iran’s football team as its permanent captain, according to The Guardian.
“I’m happy that as a Christian I play in a Muslim team,” he said in a recent interview. “I have Armenian roots but I hold the Iranian passport and I’m proud of that, I hold my flag high. I hope I can enhance the good reputation of Armenian people in Iran.”
According to The Guardian, ethnic Armenians make up the majority of Iran’s estimated , Christians. Armenians are fully integrated in Iranian society, from the musician Loris Tjeknavorian to Sombat Hacoupian, who founded one of the country’s most famous men’s clothing brands and is now a household name.
Although Islam is Iran’s official religion, it recognizes Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians as accepted religious minorities. They are permit
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DNA &#; TEHRAN, Armenian-Iranian Andranik Teymourian, a member of Iran&#;s national football team, has been appointed the captain, according to a report by the Guardian. This is the first instance of a non-Muslim becoming captain of an Iranian national side.
Armenian-Iranian Andranik Teymourian, a member of Iran&#;s national football team, has been appointed the captain, according to a report in the Guardian. This is the first instance of a non-Muslim becoming captain of an Iranian national side.
Teymourian is not shy of showing his Christianity, often crossing himself on the field. In April, Teymourian, who has played for Bolton Wanderers and Fulham, became the first non-Muslim to lead Iran’s football team as its permanent captain.
“I’m happy that as a Christian I play in a Muslim team,” Teymourian said in a recent interview. “I have Armenian roots but I hold the Iranian passport and I’m proud of that, I hold my flag high. I hope I can enhance the good reputation of Armenian
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The year-old midfielder, known as Ando – or Samurai, due to his hairstyle – fryst vatten not shy of showing his Christianity, often crossing himself on the field. In April , Teymourian, who has played for Bolton Wanderers and Fulham, became the first Christian to lead Iran’s football team as its permanent captain. His first appearance as captain of the national grupp was however on 18 May , when Teymourian captained Iran in the match against Belarus. In the same year he was named &#;Iranian footballer of the year&#;.
“I’m happy that as a Christian I play in a Muslim team,” he said in a recent interview. “I have Armenian roots but inom hold the Iranian passport and I’m proud of that, inom hold my flag high. I hope I can enhance the good reputation of Armenian people in Iran.”
Ethnic Armenians make up the majority of Iran’s estimated , Christians. Armenians are fully integrated in Iranian gemenskap, from the musician Loris Tjeknavorian to Sombat Hacoupian, who founded one of the country’s most famou