SOCCER PLAYER
Andranik Teymourian
1983 - Today

Andranik Teymourian
Andranik "Ando" Timotian-Samarani, commonly known as Andranik Teymourian (Armenian: Անդրանիկ Թէյմուրեան; Persian: آندرانيک تیموریان, romanized: Ândrânik Teymuryân, born 6 March 1983) is a former Iranian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is notably the first Christian to captain the Iran national team. From 2006 to the end of 2010, he played for three clubs in England, namely Bolton Wanderers and Fulham in the Premier League and Barnsley in the Football League Championship. Teymourian played his first match for Iran in 2005 and has featured in their squads for the 2006 and 2014 World Cups, as well as also the 2007, 2011 and 2015 Asian Cups. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Andranik Teymourian is the 9,753rd most popular soccer player (down from 8,225th in 2024), the 506th most popular biography from Iran (down from 490th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Iranian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Andranik Teymourian ranks 9,753 out of 21,273. Before him are Edson Álvarez, Patrick Sylvestre, Tonny Vilhena, Rodrigo Mendes, Derlis Gómez, and Hugo Gastulo. After him are Thompson Oliha, Diomansy Kamara, Kentaro Ishikawa, Mami Yamaguchi, Irene Paredes, and Aiden McGeady.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdson Álvarez
1997 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 9,753
Patrick Sylvestre
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 9,754
Tonny Vilhena
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 9,755
Rodrigo Mendes
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 9,756
Derlis Gómez
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 9,757
Hugo Gastulo
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 9,758
Andranik Teymourian
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 9,759
Thompson Oliha
1968 - 2013
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 9,760
Diomansy Kamara
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 9,761
Kentaro Ishikawa
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 9,762
Mami Yamaguchi
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 9,763
Irene Paredes
1991 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 9,764
Aiden McGeady
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 9,765
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1983, Andranik Teymourian ranks 495. Before him are Ana Rucner, Nadine Koutcher, Didier Ovono, Ayako Kitamoto, Meseret Defar, and Justin Verlander. After him are Rafe Spall, André Bahia, Michael Turner, Katia Winter, Carlos Corberán, and Aditi Sharma.
Others Born in 1983
Go to all RankingsAna Rucner
MUSICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 489
Nadine Koutcher
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 490
Didier Ovono
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 491
Ayako Kitamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 492
Meseret Defar
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 493
Justin Verlander
BASEBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 494
Andranik Teymourian
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 495
Rafe Spall
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 496
André Bahia
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 497
Michael Turner
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 498
Katia Winter
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 499
Carlos Corberán
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 500
Aditi Sharma
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 501
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Andranik Teymourian ranks 506 out of 631. Before him are Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan (null), Helly Luv (1988), Karim Ansarifard (1990), Atousa Pourkashiyan (1988), Abbas Jadidi (1969), and Masoud Shojaei (1984). After him are Abdolmalek Rigi (1979), Rasoul Khadem (1972), Parvin Ardalan (1967), Laleh (1982), Saeid Mollaei (1992), and Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (1972).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsKilling of Neda Agha-Soltan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 500
Helly Luv
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 501
Karim Ansarifard
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 502
Atousa Pourkashiyan
CHESS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 503
Abbas Jadidi
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 504
Masoud Shojaei
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 505
Andranik Teymourian
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 506
Abdolmalek Rigi
POLITICIAN
1979 - 2010
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 507
Rasoul Khadem
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 508
Parvin Ardalan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 509
Laleh
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 510
Saeid Mollaei
WRESTLER
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 511
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 512
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Iran
Among soccer players born in Iran, Andranik Teymourian ranks 24. Before him are Vahid Hashemian (1976), Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (1966), Ashkan Dejagah (1986), Ehsan Hajsafi (1990), Karim Ansarifard (1990), and Masoud Shojaei (1984). After him are Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (1972), Reza Ghoochannejhad (1987), Rahman Rezaei (1975), Hamid Estili (1967), Behrang Safari (1985), and Mohammad Khakpour (1969).
Vahid Hashemian
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 18
Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 19
Ashkan Dejagah
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 20
Ehsan Hajsafi
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 21
Karim Ansarifard
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 22
Masoud Shojaei
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 23
Andranik Teymourian
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 24
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 25
Reza Ghoochannejhad
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 26
Rahman Rezaei
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 27
Hamid Estili
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 28
Behrang Safari
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 29
Mohammad Khakpour
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 30













































