Kennedy Bakircioglü
Bakırcıoğlu Kennedy ( born November 2, 1980 in Södertälje ) is a Swedish football player Assyrian / Aramaic origin. The midfielder, who was standing outside Sweden in Greece, the Netherlands and Spain under contract ran since his debut in 2001 several times for the Swedish national team.
Career
Career start in Sweden
Bakırcıoğlu, whose father had immigrated from Turkey and one of the founders of Assyriska Föreningen was played in youth with this club. He made his debut in 1996 in the Superettan and a year later was invited by Manchester United for a trial.
In 1999 Bakırcıoğlu to Hammarby IF in the Allsvenskan. Right away he was able to establish himself in the team and missed in his first season, only one of the 26 season games. Through his consistent performances, he played himself in the national team, where he made his debut on 1 February in the 0-1 defeat against the Finnish national selection. In the same year he missed in the league no season game. With eight goals he helped the team to players like Christer Fursth, Andreas Hermansson, Suleyman Sleyman and Jonas Stark was able to celebrate winning the Swedish championship title in the club's history Hammarby IF the first time.
Bakırcıoğlu came in two games against Partizan Belgrade in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League action, but had to accept the resignation, despite a goal from Fredrik Wisnes after a 1-1 draw and a 0-4 defeat. He was unable to repeat last year's success, finishing with her ninth place in the standings in the league despite eleven goal of the season with the team. In the season of 2003 he led the club with twelve gates to the runner-up behind Djurgårdens IF.
Stations abroad
In January 2004 Bakırcıoğlu moved abroad to Iraklis Thessaloniki. When trained by his countryman Mats Jingblad club he could not enforce. Therefore, he went to one and a half seasons with FC Twente in the Dutch Eredivisie, where he again met with the players Daniel Majstorovic and Sharbel Touma to countrymen. Under coach Fred Rutten, he established himself as a regular force and regular goalscorer. In the season 2006/ 07 he placed with 15 goals this season in the top ten scorers in the league and qualified the club for the Dutch playoffs at the Champions League qualifiers, but failed there at AZ Alkmaar.
Thanks to his scoring prowess to Bakırcıoğlu made known nationally and, after rumors had arisen through a transfer to PSV Eindhoven, he signed a valid starting from the season 2007/2008 contract with the record champions Ajax Amsterdam. With the club he won in August 2007 with a 1-0 win over PSV Eindhoven in the Amsterdam Arena, the Johan Cruyff Schaal. In the autumn of that year he was injured and missed several games. With the club he was at the end of the season runner-up, but missed in the playoffs against his former club Twente Enschede by a 1-2 defeat and a 0-0 draw to take part in qualifying for the Champions League.
Although Bakırcıoğlu not belonged in 2008 to the regular players at Ajax, coach Lars Lagerback appointed him in May 2008 as a replacement for the injured before the tournament Tobias Linderoth on-demand in the Swedish squad for Euro 2008, should not apply in time to form this. . Ultimately, it was not included in the final squad.
Even after the summer break Bakırcıoğlu belonged only to supplement the players at Ajax. In December, the club decided to reduce his squad from 28 to 24 players. Among the players were screened alongside the Swede his teammates Dennis Gentenaar, Dennis Rommedahl and Laurent Delorge. However, in February the following year, he returned to the squad. In the 2-0 win over Feyenoord Rotterdam on 15 February, he was in the starting lineup and did prompt the groundwork for temporary 1-0 lead with Thomas Vermaelen. After only three operations in the second half, there were reports of a change of club, where was speculated he would go just before the Allsvenskan season 2009 on loan back to Sweden to Hammarby IF. The midfielder said, however, to want to succeed at Ajax.
After Bakırcıoğlu was initially brought in summer 2010 with a move to Turkey in connection, he signed a contract in early July with a two -year term at the Spanish side Racing Santander. On the side of the loan at Werder Bremen compatriot Markus Rosenberg he established himself as a regular player in the middle of the club. In his second year at the club he fell from long-term injury, the team was relegated at the end of the season than in the Segunda División Table from.
Return to Sweden
In summer 2012 Bakırcıoğlu moved back to his homeland. At his former club Hammarby IF, who took now in its second-rate Superettan, he signed shortly before the end of the summer transfer period the end of August until the end of 2014 a valid contract. With the club he stood for a long time in the race for promotion to the Allsvenskan, ultimately he missed out in fourth the relegation place in the top league with seven points behind Halmstad BK but relatively clear.
Achievements
- Swedish Championship with Hammarby IF: 2001
- Johan Cruyff Schaal with Ajax Amsterdam: 2007