Erol Bekir, formerly known as Erol Bekirovski, (born 25 January 1974) is a Turkish-Swedish football manager and former player of Turkish origin with roots from Macedonia.

Playing career

Club

He started out playing for his hometown club Malmö FF in Sweden but spent most of his career playing abroad for clubs like BSC Young Boys, FC Lugano, Reggiana, FC Thun and SV Waldhof Mannheim.

Managerial career

Upon returning to Sweden he signed with lower division Malmö club IF Limhamn Bunkeflo where he also became player manager before retiring as a player and focusing only on the manager part at the end of 2009. In August 2012, IF Limhamn Bunkeflo and Bekir went their separate ways after the club announced that they could not match Bekirs level of ambition.

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German career stats
- FuPa {{DEFAULTSORT:Bekir, Erol 1974 births Living people Macedonian people of Turkish descent Macedonian Turks Turkish people of Macedonian descent Swedish people of Turkish descent Swedish people of Macedonian descent Men's association football midfielders Swedish men's footballers Macedonian men's footballers Malmö FF players BSC Young Boys players FC Lugano players AS Reggina 1914 players FC Thun players SV Waldhof Mannheim players IF Limhamn Bunkeflo (men) players Allsvenskan players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Serie C players Superettan players 2. Bundesliga players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Footballers from Malmö